Fez, Morocco
Bronze Price Level Show Details
Price Level Key:
| Safari camps & resorts | City Hotels | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | $300-500 | |
| Silver | $500-800 | $100-200 |
| Gold | $800-1200 | $200-400 |
| Platinum | $1200+ | $400+ |
| Based on high season rates (non-Christmas) | ||
Step back in time and lose yourself in the smells and sounds of the labyrinthine medina. Fez is a city that that still feels directly connected to its past, founded by Moulay Idriss in 789. The winding streets and alleys form the world's largest car-free urban area, the widest streets allowing only 2 mules to pass one another.
The 400 year old Riad is named after the descendants of the city's founder. Having acquired the property from the Idrissy's in 2006 an epic preservation and renovation project was undertaken, restoring the palatial Fassi architecture and combining it with 21st century comfort. Over the years successive generations added their mark to the interior; painted cedar ceilings, pierced plasterwork, carved cedar doors. The furnishings have been chosen to highlight the Riad's evolution as well as its position in Africa and the Arab world. There are 5 suites all with private bathrooms, containing rain showers, mist-free mirrors, hair dryers & heated towel rails. In each room there is a personal safe-deposit box and reversible air-conditioning as well kaftans & slippers. To preserve the feeling of traditional medina life there are no televisions or telephones, but there is wifi throughout the house and garden. Everything has been either sourced, designed or made in Morocco. There are many places to relax. Enjoy a sundowner on the terrace while watching the play of light over the whole medina and Mount Zalagh. Escape the mid-day heat in the cool seclusion of the courtyard. Ease yourself into the day in the ruined garden with its plashing fountains, faded zellige and crumbling columns, feeling as it might have on a grand tour.