Hotel Maram

Perched above the Petit Socco in Tangier's medina, Hotel Maram occupies a converted merchant house on Rue de la Marine, steps from Place Souk Dakhel and a five-minute walk down to the port. Narrow medina lanes rule out car access, making it a fit for travellers packing light rather than wheeled luggage.

A rooftop terrace overlooks the medina's flat roofs toward the Strait of Gibraltar, clear enough on bright days to pick out the Spanish coast. Rooms keep traditional tadelakt plasterwork and carved cedar doors rather than a modernized finish.

The Kasbah and American Legation Museum sit within a ten-minute walk uphill.