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A 7-room Mouassine quarter riad with carved cedar ceilings, bone-inlaid furniture, and a rooftop terrace jacuzzi, 200m from Jemaa el-Fna.

Riad Ilayka sits in the Mouassine quarter, about 200 metres from Jemaa el-Fna — guests repeatedly note it's tucked away enough to be hard to find on a first visit, with several recommending the property's own airport transfer for that reason. The seven bedrooms are decoratively dense: carved cedar ceilings, marble, bone-inlaid furniture, tadelakt, and zellige sourced from Fes, alongside a central patio, a small pool, a traditional hammam, and a rooftop terrace with a jacuzzi and solarium.

Booking.com rates it 9.4/10 from 278 verified reviews, with staff attentiveness and the rooftop terrace singled out most often. It's not spotless in the record, though: one detailed TripAdvisor review describes a 3am power outage during a fully-booked night; the property's public response states it holds first-category safety-inspection status and disputes the guest's framing. It reads as an isolated incident rather than a pattern, but is worth an honest mention rather than omission.

Why we chose it

• 7 bedrooms individually decorated with antique furniture, carved cedar ceilings, bone-inlaid pieces, and Fes zellige tilework
• On-site pool, traditional hammam, and rooftop terrace with jacuzzi and solarium
• Booking.com Guests' Choice property, rated 9.4/10 from 278 reviews, ranked #167 of 1,304 hotels in Marrakech

Amenities

• Pool
• Traditional hammam
• Rooftop terrace with jacuzzi and solarium
• Central garden patio
• Free WiFi

Getting there

Riad Ilayka 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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