Riad Jardin Chrifa, Fes

The 3-star Riad Jardin Chrifa occupies a traditional riad in the Fes El Bali Medina, just inside the historic medina and a 5-minute walk from Bab Boujloud Square and the Batha Museum. Rooms are air-conditioned and feature Moroccan décor and tiled floors, most overlooking the garden, and each has a private bathroom with bathtub. Riad Jardin Chrifa's restaurant serves Moroccan specialities in a bright dining room or in the courtyard beside a mural fountain, and breakfast is provided daily in guest rooms or dining areas. A hammam and spa services are on site, including massages, body treatments, and beauty treatments such as facials, manicures, and pedicures. The outdoor terrace has a tented Moroccan living room, while the garden offers a sun terrace, outdoor fireplace, BBQ facilities, and a picnic area. Evening entertainment, cooking classes, and local-culture tours can be arranged. The riad is near Bab Guissa and the Blue Gate, and taxis can drop guests just outside the medina entrance; airport pickup/drop-off, shuttle service, car hire, and valet parking are available. At Riad Jardin Chrifa, the 24-hour front desk provides a tour desk, concierge service, currency exchange, luggage storage, and express check-in/out. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout, and business centre and meeting/banquet facilities are on site. Family rooms are offered, pets are accepted, and wheelchair-accessible facilities are provided, along with daily housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, ironing, packed lunches, and special-diet menus.

The staff, in particular receptionist Rabab, were described as kind, helpful, and fluent in English and French, offering tips and helping with luggage and parking.

Rooms were spacious, comfortable, and spotlessly clean, with extra blankets and working air conditioning cited by guests.

The home-cooked breakfast was a highlight, and the kitchen prepared a special 8-10 person rfissa platter on request.

Couples and families praised the riad as a calm escape from the medina's busy streets while remaining easy to reach.

Some room fixtures are dated; one guest noted the shower in the bathroom needed attention.

Light sleepers may want to bring earplugs and a sleeping mask, as one guest recommended.