Dar Yanis Médina · Rabat

Restored in 2011

The house

A traditional medina house, restored in 2011 with Salé stone, cedar and thuya wood, traditional tiles and wrought iron, and run by a Franco-Moroccan family.

The entrance hall: carved stone arch, tiles, a cedar cabinet and plants
The entrance
Fig. 1.1The fountain, in Salé stone
Fig. 1.2Cedar balustrades on the gallery
Fig. 1.3Fountain basin on its star

Fig. 1

The patio and its fountain

The house opens around a three-storey courtyard: carved sandstone columns, cedar balustrades, a stone fountain you can hear from the galleries. Cedar moucharabieh screens let you make a corner of your own for tea.

Fig. 2.1Salon « Essaouira »
Fig. 2.2Books and a brass lantern

Fig. 2

The blue lounge « Essaouira »

The library lounge: coffee-table books, French TV channels including Canal+, Wi-Fi — and a printer you can use from your USB stick.

Fig. 3.1Salon « Marrakech »
Fig. 3.2Striped sofas, caravan painting

Fig. 3

The red lounge « Marrakech »

Quieter, for finishing a piece of work or resting before — or after — a day in the medina’s thousand shops.

Fig. 4.1The terrace and the medina roofs
Fig. 4.2Wall fountain and geraniums
Fig. 4.3Loungers behind the cedar screen

Fig. 4

The roof terrace

Up on the roof: red walls, parasols and loungers, a tiled wall fountain among pots of geraniums, and the medina’s rooftops around you. The sunny place to be, depending on the season.

Breakfast on the terrace
Fruit baskets and blue-and-white porcelain

Breakfast

Served every morning and included in your stay:

What the house does for you

Ask us

We live in Rabat and know it well. We’ll gladly advise you on…

  • what to visit, and in which order
  • where to shop
  • cafés with a terrace in the sun
  • restaurants to suit you
  • the best pâtisseries in Rabat
  • Moroccan bookshops
  • the Institut français and its exhibitions of Moroccan artists

Practical

Check-in
14:00 – 00:00
Check-out
08:00 – 12:00
Spoken
Arabic, French, English
Wi-Fi
Free, throughout

Please tell us your arrival time in advance. Children of all ages are welcome.

Under 3: cot or extra bed free on request. Extra beds for older children in Jasmin, Roses and Lavande, on request and subject to availability. Pets are not allowed.

The whole riad, for your group

The house can be hired in full — eight rooms around one patio. Tell us your dates and how many you are.

Ask about the whole riad

Tell us your dates.

Send a request straight to the house by e-mail or phone, or check live availability on Booking.com.

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