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This beautiful super cool 220m2 titled riad is crying out to be snapped up – especially now its price has been slashed by a third and it is an absolute steal.

It has to be one of the coolest riads I have ever seen – and bananas come free!

It is bursting with character and beautiful original design features – such as its array of decorative arches, columns and matching colonnades, its two feature bhous, antique doors, windows and iron work. However its defining and utterly unique feature, which sets the riad apart from any other Medina property this size on the market, is its stunning first floor apartment that boasts an unbelievably fat chunk of space set between four open interconnecting rooms.

The apartment has plenty of original detailing too, but its most eye-catching has to be the fabulous antique hand painted wooden ceilings and hand sculpted plaster dome, which are exquisite.

Normally most riads suffer from the perennial problem of having long thin rooms, but in this riad, the first floor extends right over the alleyway outside, thereby providing an extraordinary size and width to the four rooms in the apartment. It is also worth noting that because of this extra width, the terracing on the roof above the apartment is unusually generous too.

The apartment could be used in a number of ways. The most obvious of which would be to convert into a sumptuous apartment with a private salon, master suite, bathroom and proper dressing room.

This space is a real selling point.

The riad is the perfect square shaped, four sided riad, which is not altogether common now. Its room and spatial configuration is very interesting – with scope to add a well placed pool and hammam. It is structurally sound – so the potential restoration is comparatively modest. Also interestingly, it offers an unusually open feel – with its plentiful outside seating space overlooking the attractive planted courtyard in the ground floor and first floor seating alcoves – (or bhous as they are known) and the lofty colonnaded balcony.

There are plenty of other pluses to this riad.

It is conveniently situated on the first derb in from the major Riad Larouss thoroughfare and parking – which has 24/7 parking and parking attendants – so it is incredibly accessible for the Medina and easy to find, it is nestled in amongst an agglomeration of smart commercial riads, it is positioned en-route to the souks and La Place in a very interesting tourist spot, and it is in one of the best mid-market areas.

The price has been reduced to 1.7m dhs to sell.