Riad Konouz

Slotted into the Bab Doukkala quarter's tangle of derbs, Riad Konouz occupies a restored courtyard house on Rue Elgza Derb Zemmouri, its zellige-tiled patio hidden behind an unmarked wooden door typical of the medina's residential lanes. A ten-minute walk south reaches Jemaa el-Fnaa, making the location suited to travelers wanting medina immersion without staying inside the square's noise.

Rooms open onto the courtyard rather than a corridor, with tadelakt plaster walls and carved cedar ceilings. Breakfast is served on the rooftop terrace, which looks over the Bab Doukkala mosque minaret. Staff arrange taxi pickup at the nearest square, since cars cannot enter the derb.