The quiet side
of Marrakech.
An eight-room riad and spa behind a plain door in the Kasbah — a cool courtyard, a sunlit rooftop, and the Saadian Tombs a few minutes' walk away.
A small house
with a long memory.
A riad turns its back on the street. The noise of the medina stays outside; within, the house opens around a courtyard — water, shade, and a square of sky.
Sultan Suleiman is one of these houses, restored room by room in the Kasbah quarter. Zellige laid by hand, walls finished in tadelakt, carved cedar above the doors. Eight rooms only, so the day moves at the pace of a household rather than a hotel — breakfast carried up to the roof, mint tea poured when you return from the souks, the spa lit when you ask for it.
restored by hand
The Courtyard
The cool heart of the house — tilework, a fountain, and the shade you come back to between excursions.
The Rooftop
Breakfast above the Kasbah, the Koutoubia minaret in the distance, the Atlas on a clear day.
The Spa
A private hammam and treatment room — black soap, rhassoul clay, and a long warm rinse.
The staff, the breakfast, and how close everything is.
The Courtyard Suite
The largest of the eight, opening onto the courtyard gallery — a carved bed, a seating corner, and a bathroom finished entirely in tadelakt.
Best rate, always
Book on this page and you pay less than any travel site — no commission added, guaranteed.
Airport pick-up
Complimentary transfer from Menara airport on direct stays of three nights or more.
Flexible & human
Free cancellation up to 7 days before arrival, and a real person on WhatsApp to answer first.
Little extras
A late checkout when the house is quiet, and a glass of mint tea waiting whenever you arrive.
81 Derb El Hammam,
Méchouar Kasbah.
In the heart of the Kasbah, the old royal quarter in the south of the medina — quieter than the centre, and walkable to almost everything that matters.
- Saadian Tombs4 min walk
- Kasbah Mosque3 min walk
- Bahia Palace10 min walk
- Jemaa el-Fnaa15 min walk
- Le Jardin Secret20 min walk
- Menara Airport10 min drive
The house, and
the hands that kept it.
What a riad is, why the Kasbah, and the craft you'll find in every room.
A house built
around the sky.
The word riad comes from the Arabic for garden. For centuries the merchant families of Marrakech built inward: blank walls to the lane, and a green, watered courtyard at the centre where the whole household lived. No windows faced the street — privacy, shade, and a pocket of calm in a city that never quite stops.
Sultan Suleiman keeps that logic intact. You step from a narrow derb in the Kasbah through an unremarkable door, and the city falls away. What's left is tilework underfoot, the sound of water, and light moving down the walls through the day.
Zellige
Hand-cut terracotta tiles, glazed and chiselled to shape, then set face-down into geometric mosaic. The floors and the fountain are laid this way.
Tadelakt
A lime plaster polished with river stones and sealed with black soap — seamless, faintly luminous, and waterproof enough for a bathroom wall.
Cedar
Carved and painted Atlas cedar above the doors and along the gallery — the warm scent you notice on the first floor in summer.
Run like a household,
not a hotel.
With eight rooms, the team knows your name by the second morning. Breakfast is made to order and carried wherever you'd like it — the courtyard, the gallery, the roof. Tea appears when you come back hot from the souks. The hammam is heated when you ask, not on a timetable.
It's the part guests write home about: not a feature, just attention. Staff scored 9.6.
Eight rooms.
No two alike.
Each finished in tadelakt and tile, with air-conditioning, a private bathroom, and the quiet that comes from facing inward.
Every room includes air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV, a safe, fresh fruit on arrival, and a walk-in shower with robes. Breakfast is included on every rate. Prices below are indicative starting rates.
Classic Room
An intimate room on the courtyard level — a comfortable double, warm tadelakt walls, and everything you need close at hand.
Superior Room
A larger room with a seating corner and a private balcony onto the courtyard gallery — the carved cedar at its best in the afternoon.
The Courtyard Suite
The largest of the eight — a carved bed, a sitting area, and a full tadelakt bathroom. The room couples return for.
The Rooftop Suite
Just below the terrace, with the best light in the house and a few steps up to breakfast with a view over the Kasbah.
Take the whole riad.
Travelling as a family or a group? All eight rooms can be yours, with the courtyard, roof and spa to match. Ask us for a private-house rate.
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Steam, soap,
and slow time.
A private hammam and a treatment room within the house — booked when you want it, for as long as you want it.
The oldest ritual
in the city.
The hammam is where Marrakech goes to be still. Heat first, then black savon beldi worked into the skin, a scrub with the kessa glove, a rinse of warm water poured from a bucket, and a long cool-down. Centuries old, and the best possible answer to a day on your feet in the souks.
Ours is private — your appointment alone, in the house, with no schedule but your own. Tell us at breakfast and it'll be warm by the afternoon.
Traditional Hammam
Steam, black-soap cleanse, kessa exfoliation and rinse. The essential ritual.
Hammam & Rhassoul
The full hammam followed by a wrap of mineral-rich rhassoul clay drawn from the Atlas.
Argan Oil Massage
A relaxing full-body massage with warm Moroccan argan oil, pressure to your liking.
The Long Afternoon
Hammam, rhassoul wrap and massage in sequence, with mint tea and a place to rest after.
Couples Ritual
The hammam and massage for two, side by side. Popular for honeymoons and last evenings.
Treatments are booked on request and subject to availability. Prices are indicative — confirm when you reserve your room or with the team on arrival.
Breakfast on
the roof.
Made to order each morning and carried wherever you'd like it — and a Moroccan dinner, on request, by candlelight in the courtyard.
The best meal
of the day.
Breakfast is the thing guests mention first. Fresh pastries and Moroccan breads, msemen and pancakes, fruit and juice, eggs as you like them, and coffee or mint tea — set out on the terrace as the city wakes, or in the courtyard if the morning is cool.
It's included on every rate. If you're leaving before dawn for the desert or the mountains, say so the night before and we'll pack it to take with you.
Moroccan Dinner
A home-cooked tagine or couscous, salads and bread, dessert and tea — served in the courtyard. Order by mid-afternoon.
The Snack Bar
Light plates, sandwiches and drinks through the day, on the terrace or sent to your room.
Packed Breakfast
For early departures to the desert, Atlas or coast — taken with you, no charge.
The kitchen is halal. Vegetarian, vegan and allergy needs are happily accommodated — just let us know in advance.
The house,
in pictures.
Courtyard to rooftop, room to hammam. Tap any image to view it larger.
Tell us when,
and we'll do the rest.
Send an enquiry and a real person answers — usually within the hour. Best rates are always here, direct.
A real person,
fast.
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40000 Marrakech, Morocco
Aggregate scores from 1,000+ verified stays. Couples rate the riad 9.6 for a two-person trip.
Yes — a full made-to-order breakfast is included on every rate, served on the rooftop terrace or in the courtyard. Leaving early? We'll pack it to take with you.
We arrange private transfers from Menara airport (about a ten-minute drive). On direct bookings of three nights or more, the arrival pick-up is complimentary. Send us your flight details when you reserve.
Like most medina houses, the riad is on a pedestrian lane. Vehicles stop a short walk away and a member of the team meets you to help with bags the final stretch. Share your arrival time and we'll be ready.
Direct bookings are cancellable free of charge up to seven days before arrival. We'll confirm the exact terms for your dates when we reply to your enquiry.
Yes — a private hammam and treatment room in the house. Reserve treatments with your room or simply ask at breakfast; we heat the hammam for your appointment, not on a fixed schedule.
Families are welcome, and with only eight rooms the whole riad can be booked privately for a group — courtyard, roof and spa included. Ask us for a private-house rate.
You'll pay less here than on any booking platform — no commission is added — and you deal with the house directly, which makes transfers, the spa and special requests far simpler.