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StaysApril 12, 20264 min read
The art of the riad: staying like a local
Behind an unmarked door in the medina, a courtyard opens to the sky. The riad is Morocco's quiet masterpiece of hospitality.
A riad turns inward by design — thick walls against the heat, a fountain at the centre, rooms wrapped around a courtyard open to the stars. The street noise vanishes the moment the door closes.
We hand-pick each one for character over scale: a handful of rooms, a rooftop for mint tea at dusk, and hosts who treat you like family.
