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A courtyard riad by Dar El Bacha restored by architect Christophe Simeon, with a zellige-tiled fireside salon and a candlelit indoor plunge pool.

Riad Adore sits just off Dar El Bacha, the 20th-century pasha's palace-turned-museum in the northern medina, and was renovated under English ownership with architect Christophe Simeon leading a contemporary reworking of the traditional riad shell. The result is ten rooms that lean modern-Moroccan rather than heritage-pastiche — antique kaftans on the walls, Berber rugs, softly lit lanterns — plus a small indoor plunge pool, hammam, and treatment room.

Review platforms are consistently strong but not uniform: Booking.com shows 8.8/10 from 294 verified reviews, and TripAdvisor rates it 4/5 from roughly 640 reviews. Guests repeatedly single out attentive staff and breakfast, but multiple reviews flag that the courtyard design lets sound carry between rooms — a real trade-off of the open riad layout, not a one-off complaint.

Why we chose it

• Restored by architect Christophe Simeon; 10 individually decorated rooms including the "Victoria Suite", with antique kaftans and Berber rugs as decor
• Indoor plunge pool, traditional hammam, and a rooftop massage/treatment room
• Ground-floor salon with zellige tiling and a fireplace; à la carte restaurant served under a pergola on the terrace

Amenities

• Indoor plunge pool
• Hammam
• Rooftop massage/treatment room
• Restaurant (pergola terrace, à la carte)
• Air conditioning
• Free WiFi

Getting there

Riad Adore is in Marrakech, about 25 minutes from Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK). From here, Marrakech's highlights are within reach, including Jemaa el-Fna square, Bahia Palace and Ben Youssef Madrasa — see the full Marrakech guide for more on what to see nearby.

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