Illustrative photo of the region — the property's own gallery is on the booking page.

Seven suites in a 17th-century merchant house, restored over a decade — serene, sculptural, quietly spectacular.

Karawan is the quiet masterpiece of the Fes medina: a 17th-century merchant's palace that its owners spent the better part of a decade restoring, resisting every temptation to over-decorate. The courtyard is monumental but the palette is soft — stone, plaster, pale textiles — and with only seven suites the house is nearly always silent.

Dinner on the roof, arranged with the kitchen earlier in the day, is one of the best meals in the old city. This is the Fes riad for travellers whose favourite luxury is calm.

Why we picked it

• A decade-long restoration of a 17th-century merchant palace
• Just seven suites — calm, spacious and individually designed
• Rooftop dinners above the Fes medina