Five-star One MICHELIN Key Zerbtana, medina, Fes
Riad Fès
A fourteenth-century palace in the Zerbtana quarter of the medina, grown into thirty rooms across five buildings, with a pool and a roof terrace over the old city.
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- MICHELIN
- One Key
- Rooms
- 30, including eight suites
- Building
- A palace of the 14th century
- From the airport
- About 30 minutes from Fès-Saïss
The hotel
A family palace in the medina.
The core of Riad Fès is a palace of the fourteenth century in the Zerbtana quarter, once the house of a notable family of the city. The hotel restored it and has welcomed guests for some twenty years; today it belongs to a Moroccan architect. It is a member of Relais & Châteaux, and the sister of Hotel Sahrai on the hill outside the walls.
Over time the house spread into five buildings, each in its own manner: Moroccan, modern, Baroque or Andalusian. The MICHELIN Guide calls it a full-service hotel in the shape of a riad. Behind the old walls are a 14-metre pool by the French designer Christophe Pillet, a spa with a hammam and a roof terrace looking across the medina to the mountains.
- The pool Fourteen metres long, heated and open all year, designed by Christophe Pillet, with the African lounge overlooking it.
- The Rooftop A terrace bar from late afternoon, with the roofs of the medina and the hills beyond.
- Spa Riad Fès Treatments by Cinq Mondes and marocMaroc, with a hammam.
Rooms & suites
Rooms in five styles.
Thirty rooms and suites, each building decorated in its own manner.
- Rooms Classic, Deluxe and Deluxe Superior Spread across the five buildings, in Moroccan, modern, Baroque or Andalusian style.
- Suite L'Ambassadeur One of eight suites in the hotel.
- Signature suite La Royale Suite The top suite, furnished with sofas by Piero Lissoni.
Dining
Gayza and the roof.
Venues as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Gayza French with Moroccan flavours Head chef Lalla Abida; three dining rooms
- Gayza Le Bar Bar Open from noon to midnight
- The Rooftop Drinks A panoramic terrace over the medina
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-out by noon. Sources differ on check-in, 2 pm or 3 pm; we confirm it with the hotel.
- Children Welcome at any age. Babysitting on request, and children must be supervised in the pool.
- Pets Not accepted.
Getting there
Flying to Fes.
Fès-Saïss Airport is about thirty minutes by road, and the hotel can send a car. Private jets use the same airport, which is open day and night.
- Madrid 1 h 20
- Geneva 2 h 30
- Paris 2 h 40
- London 2 h 55
- Dubai 8 h 00 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Riad Fès have?
- One. The MICHELIN Guide lists Riad Fès with one Key.
- Does Riad Fès have a swimming pool?
- Yes. A heated pool of fourteen metres, designed by Christophe Pillet, open all year.
- How far is Riad Fès from the airport?
- About thirty minutes by road from Fès-Saïss, which takes both scheduled flights and private jets.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Fes?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Fes, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Fes
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Hotel Sahrai Fifty rooms and a suite designed by Christophe Pillet, on a hill between the old and new towns, with an infinity pool and a Givenchy spa.
- Palais Faraj Suites & Spa Thirty-one suites on a hillside at the rim of the old city, several looking straight down over its roofs.
- Karawan Riad Seven suites in a seventeenth-century harem palace that took a decade to restore, with a French-Fassi kitchen and a MICHELIN Key.
- Riad Laaroussa Thirteen rooms around a courtyard of citrus trees and a fountain, each suite with its own wood fire; one MICHELIN Key.
Staying at Riad Fès?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Fes, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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