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13 rooms in a converted medina house five minutes from Jemaa El Fna, with a courtyard plunge pool and an on-site restaurant open all day.

Riad Yamina52 is a 13-room guesthouse in the Dabachi quarter, about five minutes on foot from Jemaa El Fna. Each room looks onto the central courtyard and has its own sitting area — a layout that keeps the house feeling like a converted private home rather than a purpose-built hotel. The courtyard holds a small plunge pool, and the property runs an on-site restaurant serving Moroccan cuisine for all three meals rather than breakfast alone, which several reviewers flag as unusual for a riad this size.

Guest scores are strong and consistent across platforms: 9.3/10 on Booking.com and 4/5 on TripAdvisor from 267 reviews, ranking 43rd of 1,312 Marrakech B&Bs and guesthouses. Reviewers repeatedly describe it as a quiet retreat from the noise outside, praising the food and staff by name. One gap worth flagging: specific building history isn't published anywhere the riad or major booking platforms disclose, so this reads as a well-run modern guesthouse conversion rather than a documented historic restoration.

Why we chose it

• 13 rooms overlooking a central courtyard, each with its own sitting area; five-minute walk from Jemaa El Fna Square
• On-site restaurant serving Moroccan cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner — unusual for a riad this size to run all three meals
• Rated 9.3/10 on Booking.com; 4/5 on TripAdvisor from 267 reviews, ranked #43 of 1,312 Marrakech B&Bs

Amenities

• Courtyard plunge pool
• On-site restaurant (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
• Rooftop terrace
• Free WiFi
• 24-hour front desk

Getting there

Riad Yamina52 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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