Riad Les Hirondelles Boutique Hotel and Spa

Past the Ben Youssef Medersa, a five-minute walk through Zaouit Lahdar's narrow derbs leads to Riad Les Hirondelles, a restored courtyard house on Derb Khal in Marrakech's northern medina. Tucked away from souk traffic, it suits couples and travellers seeking a quiet base near the Marrakech Museum and Almoravid Koubba.

Rooms open onto a central patio with a plunge pool and citrus trees; a rooftop terrace and small spa with hammam round out the property. Jemaa el-Fna lies roughly twenty minutes on foot, reachable via Rue Assouel once past the tanneries district.