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A family-run riad where the owner's home cooking routinely gets called the best breakfast guests had anywhere in Morocco.

Ryad Bahia is a working family home turned guest house at Tiberbarine, run hands-on by Bouchra Jamai and her husband Abdul; reviewers describe the property and its furnishings as having stayed in the family across four generations. Bouchra is a trained cook who also runs cooking classes and has been named by Lonely Planet as one of Meknes's best local guides — that personal ownership shows most in the breakfast, which multiple reviewers call the best they had anywhere in Morocco.

The rating record backs it up: 9.6/10 "Exceptional" on Hotels.com and a solid 4/5 on TripAdvisor across 367 reviews. Guests can use an on-site hammam and steam room, and rooms include air conditioning and heating. The honest drawback: several reviewers note the air conditioning doesn't fully work in some rooms, and at least one flagged the property as good but overpriced relative to comparable options nearby.

Why we chose it

• 9.6/10 "Exceptional" on Hotels.com; 4/5 on TripAdvisor across 367 reviews, ranked #4 of 52 Meknes B&Bs
• Run in person by owners Bouchra Jamai, a trained cook and Lonely Planet-listed local guide, and her husband Abdul
• On-site hammam and steam room — not offered by most riads in this batch

Amenities

• Free WiFi
• Air conditioning & heating
• On-site hammam/steam room
• Restaurant/breakfast service
• Patio

Getting there

Ryad Bahia 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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