Dar Roumana
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A prime position, friendly young owners, rooftop dinners and elegantly ornate rooms add up to our favourite riad-hotel in Fes’ vast medina The ‘house of the pomegranate’ is a spectacular residence just inside the medina's upper walls, with biblical views from its crows nest over close-packed rooftops and minarets. It was only after moving in that US-born Jennifer discovered these views – and knew she’d struck gold. But she also worked hard for it. For 3 years she supervised the pain-staking restoration of its ornate, tall-ceilinged bedrooms. Minutely-carved wooden screens and stucco friezes were cleaned with toothpicks and wire wool; the splendid court gleams with blue-white Fassi tiling. Besides the burbling fountain is a ceremonial bartal (alcove), cosy with guides, city maps, a sleeping cat and Sebastian’s guitar. His flawless flamenco accompanies you as you wind up steep stairwells to the roof terrace, now strewn with leather pouffes and inviting sofas. You can take dinner up here – a happy fusion of Jennifer’s Cordon Bleu training and her many years in the Arab world – and if the mood takes you, replicate it on one of her full-day shopping and cooking tutorials. read more and book at i-escape
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