Illustrative photo of the region — the property's own gallery is on the booking page.

An 18th-century riad in Meknes's medina with carved cedar and zellige interiors, though recent reviews flag cleanliness lapses.

Riad Yacout occupies an Arabo-Andalusian-style historic house in the heart of Meknes medina, with sculpted and painted ceilings, cedar-wood furniture, and marble-and-zellige floors that reviewers consistently call out as unusually refined for the price. The rooftop solarium looks out over the old medina and the Royal Golf Course, within a couple of minutes of Bab Mansour, one of Morocco's most famous gates.

The honest counterweight: alongside strongly positive reviews, a meaningful minority of recent complaints describe a sewage smell in rooms, ant and cockroach sightings, and inconsistent hot water. Separately, at least one detailed review describes a booking dispute — a confirmed pay-on-arrival reservation the property allegedly tried to charge in advance without authorization, then cancelled when the guest pushed back. This appears isolated but serious — worth flagging, and travellers should keep booking confirmations and be alert to any pre-arrival payment requests that contradict their original terms.

Why we chose it

• 4.5-star TripAdvisor (702 reviews), #5 of 58 Meknes B&Bs; building dates to the 18th century, renovated 2008
• 2-minute walk to Bab Mansour gate and the Moulay Ismail Mausoleum
• Courtyard patio with a reflecting pond, rooftop solarium; carved cedar-wood furnishings, marble, zellige tiling

Amenities

• Courtyard reflecting pond
• Rooftop terrace/solarium
• Cedar woodwork and zellige tiling
• On-site restaurant
• Breakfast

Getting there

Riad Yacout is in Meknes, about 45 minutes from Fès–Saïss Airport (FEZ). From here, Meknes's highlights are within reach, including Bab Mansour, Heri es-Souani & the Agdal Basin and Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail — see the full Meknes guide for more on what to see nearby.

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