Riad Mouna

Twenty-four steps off Riad Zitoune Lakdim, Riad Mouna hides behind an unmarked wooden door in the Marrakech Medina, its rooms built around a citrus-shaded courtyard where a plunge pool replaces any street noise. Souks and the Bahia Palace lie within a ten-minute walk, making it a practical base for travellers who want the Medina's density without facing it from a main road.

Breakfast is taken on the roof terrace, with Koutoubia's minaret visible above the neighbouring rooftops. Staff arrange taxi pickup from Jemaa el-Fna, since the derb's narrow turns are hard to find after dark.