Riad Asma

Lined with orange trees inside its central courtyard, Riad Asma occupies a traditional house in the Bouzamarn quarter of Taroudant — a walled Berber market town that sees a fraction of the coach traffic Marrakech absorbs daily.

The riad's nine-point-five guest rating across thirty-seven reviews points to attentive personal service rather than polished facilities. Rooms wrap the courtyard on two levels, with hand-painted zellige tilework and carved stucco typical of southern Moroccan craft rather than imported design trends.

Taroudant's souks sit inside the 16th-century ramparts, a short walk from the address. The town functions as a quieter alternative base for exploring the western High Atlas foothills and the Souss plain below.