La Maison Arabe Hotel, Spa & Cooking Workshops
Two garden pools and fireplace suites in the Medina
About this hotel
La Maison Arabe sits in the Medina, a ten-minute walk from Jamaâ El Fna Square, and runs two swimming pools set in its own garden alongside a full spa. Every air-conditioned room and suite comes with free WiFi, an LCD TV and a seating area built around a fireplace, with some rooms overlooking the gardens and others including a private spa bath. Les Trois Saveurs, the property's restaurant, serves French, Moroccan and Asian cuisine, with meals available in the dining room or on a terrace overlooking the pools. The combination of two garden pools and fireplace-equipped suites is unusual for a Medina address at this scale, giving guests both a resort-style pool day and a cooler-evening comfort a typical riad courtyard doesn't offer.
- Two garden pools
- Spa facilities
- Fireplace suites
- Medina location
Our take
This suits travellers who want Medina walking access alongside genuine resort touches, two garden pools and a spa, that most old-town riads can't match. The in-room fireplace also makes it a strong pick for a cooler shoulder-season trip. Guests wanting a single, larger resort-style pool deck rather than two garden pools split across the grounds may prefer a Palmeraie or Hivernage property instead.
- Book a garden-view suite with a fireplace if travelling in the cooler months, since desert-adjacent evenings drop faster than expected.
- Reserve a table at Les Trois Saveurs on the terrace overlooking the pools for a dinner that captures the property's garden setting.
- Use the ten-minute walk to Jamaâ El Fna Square for an evening out, since the distance is genuinely manageable on foot.
Why we love it
- Two swimming pools in the garden
- Suites with private terrace and fireplace
- Les Trois Saveurs restaurant
- Ten-minute walk to Jamaâ El Fna Square
Why guests love itLa Maison Arabe keeps two swimming pools in its gardens, so families can usually find a quieter corner than a single central pool would allow. Its Medina address puts Jamaâ El Fna Square about ten minutes away on foot, close enough for a short outing with children before dinner. Some suites have a private terrace and a fireplace, a real plus on winter evenings. I would recommend it to families who want riad character with the space of a larger hotel, spa included.