Reference RR03

This 133m2 riad is a beautiful Medina property.

The riad was renovated in 2007 and it has since become a design classic here featuring in design books such as Marrakesh Style and Maisons du Maroc, along with magazines on interiors like Elle Decor, Elle Decoration France, House & Garden and Cote Sud to name but a few.

The riad is centrally located and a short distance from the main tourist spots and the souks.

It is a traditional riad in an unlikely spot. To enter it, you pass through the main door of the Sidi Ben Slimane mosque; the front door of the house is on the left, down a passageway. Walk straight on, and you would arrive in the prayer hall of the mosque. Built in the early 1760’s, it was probably once the home of the imam.

The interior – with its white walls, carefully edited furniture and crisp patterns and colours, is a wonderful surprise after the narrow shaded alleys of the Medina. So totally unexpected, it is a haven of comfort, with an undeniable feeling of glamour.

From the entrance hall, you enter a light filled, double storey courtyard. Three horseshoe arches lead, from the left, into the kitchen and dining room, a chic sitting room, and a TV room with a huge plasma screen. Upstairs, there are three bedrooms – each with windows overlooking the courtyard.

One of the main design features of the riad are the striking and playful Moroccan cement tiles from Popham Design that adorn many of the rooms; from the coral branch tiles on the wall of the spare bedroom, to a simple but effective zigzag pattern on the courtyard floor.

The riad is being sold partially furnished. This includes an equipped fitted kitchen and a tented lounge on the terrace. The hot water is run from solar paneling and unusually there is radiant under floor heating in the courtyard to compliment the insulation of the plastic roof cover in the winter months.

The price is now just 170,000 €.