A restored Protectorate-era residence twenty steps from Jemaa el-Fna. Six rooms, a courtyard pool and a rooftop facing the Koutoubia.

Médina de Marrakech · Quartier Laksour

A century of stories
behind one door

Six rooms in a restored Protectorate-era residence, twenty steps from Jemaa el-Fna.

Scroll

The House

Where history breathes through ancient walls

Once the private residence of a high-ranking French Protectorate officer, Riad Hantata has been meticulously restored to its original splendor. Every hand-painted cedar ceiling, every zellige mosaic, every sculpted plaster arch tells the story of a building that witnessed the crossroads of Moroccan and European history. Today, original artifacts still grace these halls — a living testament to the master craftsmen of Marrakech.

Read our story
Carved wooden doors with geometric arabesques
Rooms
6
from Jemaa el-Fna
20 m
Rooftop terrace
150 m²
Years of history
100+

The Rooms

Six rooms, six faces of Marrakech

Each room is named for a place we love — the minaret on the horizon, the gardens, the Médina at our door. No two are alike; all share the silence of the Médina's thick walls.

A pool at the heart of the house

“Behind the humblest door in the Médina, history has left its most extraordinary treasures — you only have to step inside.”

Guest Book

“From the moment we stepped through the carved wooden doors, we knew this was unlike any place we'd ever stayed. The attention to detail, the warmth of the staff, the rooftop sunsets — Riad Hantata is not a hotel, it's an experience you carry with you forever.”
Marie-Claire D. · Paris, France

Begin Your Story

Your private Marrakech awaits

Book directly for the best rate, a welcome tea ceremony, and our full attention from the moment you land.