Riad Ibn Battouta

Set just outside the medina walls in Fès, close to the Batha Museum and the Bab Boujloud gate, Riad Ibn Battouta occupies a traditional courtyard house built around a central patio. Rooms are air-conditioned and fitted with separate bathrooms and satellite television. The Ispahan room spans three floors and opens onto a private terrace with views over the surrounding lanes. A hammam and massage room sit off the patio, offering traditional steam treatments and body scrubs. A rooftop terrace looks out over the rooftops of the medina toward the hills beyond. You can hear the call to prayer drift up from the old city at dusk. It remains a compact, family-run stay rather than a large hotel, built for travellers who want to be a short walk from Fès's souks and monuments while returning each evening to a still, tiled courtyard.