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  RIAD EL FENN IS A LARGE RIAD TOWN HOUSE SITUATED A FEW METRES DOWN A LITTLE DERB, CLOSE TO THE BAB EL KSOUR IN THE STREET OF THE PALACES AND ONLY FIVE MINUTES WALK FROM THE MAIN SQUARE, JEMMA EL FNA. THE HOUSE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT LIKE A FORTRESS, THE ANCIENT WALLS ARE OVER A METRE THICK, ALL SOUND OF THE BUSTLING MEDINA IS SHUT OUT, AND YOU ENTER A BUILDING OF BEAUTY AND PEACE.

  THE HOUSE WAS BOUGHT IN THE SUMMER OF 2002 AND WE SET ABOUT CREATING RIAD EL FENN - AWARE OF OUR OBLIGATION TO RESTORE A HOUSE OF SUCH HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE TO THE HIGHEST OF STANDARDS WE HAVE GIVEN EVERY STAGE OF THE RESTORATION LOVE AND ATTENTION. ALL MATERIALS ARE NATURAL, ALL LOCALLY SOURCED AND ALL PUT IN PLACE BY THE WONDERFUL LOCAL CRAFTSMEN.

  THERE ARE 18 ROOMS AND SUITES, ALL QUITE DIFFERENT BUT EACH WITH BEDROOM, SMALL OR LARGE SITTING AREA AND BATH SHOWER EN SUITE. THE LARGEST SUITES TOP AT 900 SFT WITH PRIVATE TERRACE AND SMALL PLUNGE POOL ENJOYING WONDERFUL VIEWS.

  WE DESIGNED A HOUSE OF WHICH WE COULD BE TRULY PROUD, SO THE SHOWERS HAVE POWER, THE BATHS ARE DEEP, THE HEATING/AIR-CON IS EFFECTIVE AND DISCREET, THE MATTRESSES FIRM, THE PILLOWS PLENTIFUL, THE LINEN FINE, THE BEDS HUGE, THE BATH OILS DELICIOUS, THE CANDLES SCENTED.

  OUR FOOD POLICY IS TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, FRESH MADE OF LOCAL PRODUCTS ONLY. WE ARE ESTABLISHING AN ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDEN ON A FARM, IN THE FOOT HILLS OF THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS, TO PROVIDE RIAD EL FENN WITH HOME GROWN PRODUCE.

  OUR CHARMING MOROCCAN STAFF PREPARES YOU A BREAKFAST OF FRESHLY SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE, STRONG COFFEE AND THE FRESHEST CROISSANTS THIS SIDE OF BORDEAUX. FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, DRINKS, SNACKS, LUNCH AND DINNER ARE READILY ON HAND.

  ONE OF OUR SECRETS IS TO HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF PRIVATE AREAS AROUND THE HOUSE, FOR READING, EATING, DRINKING, SUNBATHING, OR SNOOZING. THE LUSH GARDENS OF THE TERRACE AND COURTYARDS ATTRACT A MASS OF SONGBIRDS AND ALSO OFFER PLENTIFUL PRIVACY. THE 2 HIGH COLONNADES, THE SNUG SALON WITH ITS OPEN FIRE AND ITS 'MOUCHARABIA' WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE COURTYARD. THE MAGNIFICENT TERRACE IS THE PLACE TO PASS THE DAY. HUGE AND COMFORTABLE WITH A VAST SHADED SOFT SEATED AREA HIGH ABOVE THE CITY, A ROSE GARDEN, DAYBEDS, CORNERS TO MAKE YOUR OWN AND A GOOD SIZED PLUNGE POOL. A 20M LONG PUTTING GREEN AS WELL SUITABLE TO PLAY BOULES OR CROQUET, IT HAS THE BEST VIEWS IN TOWN, A PANORAMA OF THE ATLAS, MARRAKECH'S BEAUTIFUL MOSQUE THE KOUTOUBIA, AT DUSK THE CITY LIGHTS UP AND GLOWS AROUND YOU - YOU EVEN SEE THE STEAM RISING FROM THE FOOD STALLS IN THE SQUARE - THEN THE MOON RISES.

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