Hotel Sahrai

Ghost-whispered corridors hide fragments of Marshal Lyautey’s summer palace—seek the original horseshoe arches in the back hallways

Book an after-hours hammam session under candlelight—ask the spa manager for the “secret slot”

The Amaraz courtyard holds an unmarked alcove: request the hidden table for a private tasting beneath jasmine vines

 Perched atop Fez’s Ville Nouvelle, Hotel Sahrai marries contemporary minimalism with Moroccan grandeur. From the moment you step into the vaulted lobby—sculpted plaster arches kissing zellige-mosaic floors—you sense Christophe Pillet’s deft touch. Each room is a sun-lit canvas of warm greys, ochre leather headboards, and glass-walled bathrooms that frame cityscape vistas

By mid-afternoon, ascend to the sky-high infinity pool, where the medina’s ochre roofs stretch to the horizon. Come evening, the Amaraz Restaurant becomes a theatre of flame-kissed tagines and inventive mezzes, served under lantern-lit beams. Later, the rooftop Jungle Bar beckons with bespoke cocktails and a soundtrack of desert-wind jazz

Whether you’re unwinding in a private hammam, mastering Arabic script with a local calligrapher, or gazing at 12 centuries of city sprawl, Hotel Sahrai delivers an experience that’s as intellectually beguiling as it is sensory-rich