Dar Al Hassouni

Twelve rooms wrap a central riad courtyard on Derb El Awraoui, a narrow lane inside Rabat's medina reached only on foot from the nearest car access point. Dar Al Hassouni keeps original zellige tilework and a carved cedar staircase original to the house's conversion from a private residence.

Breakfast is served on the roof terrace, looking over the medina's flat rooftops toward the Bou Regreg estuary. The Kasbah des Oudayas is a ten-minute walk north; the medina's souks surround the door.

This suits travellers wanting a walkable, car-free base over one near Rabat's modern Agdal business district.