Best for
Travelers who want medina exploration with space to pause afterward will appreciate this hillside setting, where terraces look across the old city.
Best for
Travelers who want medina exploration with space to pause afterward will appreciate this hillside setting, where terraces look across the old city.
What makes it special
Painted cedar, zellij and decorative plaster give the interiors a distinctly Fassi character, keeping local craftsmanship part of the stay beyond sightseeing.
Room to consider
If medina views matter, ask the concierge which suite offers the outlook you want before booking, since views vary across the accommodation.
Insider tip
If you want a private dinner, ask about a tasting menu in the Fireplace Lounge and share your preferences with the team.
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Palais Faraj Suites & Spa is a 31-suite palace hotel in Fez, set on a hillside by the old medina with wide views over the city. It is built around Moroccan craft, Fassi architecture, rooftop dining, a pool, and Essencia Spa. The hotel is best for travelers who want Fez with atmosphere, views, and enough comfort to balance the intensity of the medina.
The building dates from the early 20th century and was restored as a hotel in 2012. Its strongest features are visual: zellij tilework, carved cedar, painted ceilings, arches, courtyards, terraces, and the panorama across Fez. This is not a plain modern hotel. It is a palace-style stay where the setting and craftsmanship are central to the experience.
Access is by stairs only; there is no lift.
Handmade furniture, painted woodwork and colourful zellige tiles bring a traditional Moroccan style to this riad room. The bathroom is fitted with a walk-in shower. Bathrobes and slippers are provided for use during your stay.
Room designs can pair an orange curved upholstered headboard with turquoise bedside tables. A small turquoise sofa and an ornate low table can sit together beneath a window fitted with a green grille. White panels can line the walls, with a border of carved plaster running around the ceiling.
Geometric tiles can continue across the floor and around the lower part of the walls. An arched doorway and a chandelier with hanging glass drops can also feature in these designs. This is a non-smoking room. If you are staying with an infant, you can request a baby cot for an additional charge.
Handmade furniture, painted woodwork and colourful zellige tiles bring a traditional Moroccan style to this riad room. The bathroom is fitted with a walk-in shower....
A baby cot can be requested; the room cannot accommodate an extra bed.
Craftspeople from Fez painted the Atlas cedar ceiling in this suite. Interior designs can include walls finished in a pale grey-green colour, with white panels alongside them. A border of carved plaster can follow the line of the ceiling. Geometric floor tiles can continue up the lower walls.
The room also has a sitting area away from the bed. A dark sofa and a chair in floral upholstery can sit around a low, round plum-coloured table. The seating area can be framed by an ornamental recessed arch.
A dark dresser and a mirror in a frame can feature in the room, along with a screen of wood lattice. An arched doorway can have carved detailing around its frame.
The bathroom has both a bathtub and an Italian-style shower. Bathrobes and slippers are supplied for your stay in the suite. Smoking is not permitted in the suite.
Craftspeople from Fez painted the Atlas cedar ceiling in this suite. Interior designs can include walls finished in a pale grey-green colour, with white panels...
This suite is on the ground floor and cannot accommodate an extra bed.
The bedroom and the private lounge occupy separate areas of the suite. The bathroom is private to the suite and contains a bathtub as well as an Italian-style shower. Bathrobes and slippers are supplied for you to use during your stay.
The lounge decor can include a sofa with pale upholstery, together with a rounded armchair. Cushions in shades of purple and gold can accompany the seating. Lounge designs can also have a low, round purple table positioned between the sofa and the armchair. Tall glazing is dressed with taupe curtains and sheers, alongside smaller wood-framed windows with carved shutters.
Traditional decorative work can extend from the dark patterned wooden ceiling to the white carved plaster panels below it. Geometric tiling adds pattern to the floor and walls around the seating. A minibar is provided for in-room refreshments. Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the accommodation.
The bedroom and the private lounge occupy separate areas of the suite. The bathroom is private to the suite and contains a bathtub as well...
Some suites have an extra walk-in shower. Request one in advance; availability must be confirmed.
The bedroom is separate from the generous lounge. Moroccan design brings carved plaster and patterned surfaces into the rooms. The bathroom has a combined bathtub and shower. Bathrobes and slippers are supplied for use during your stay.
Lounge designs can include a pale blue-grey banquette with a red patterned cushion. Shaded lamps can have gold-toned bases. Wood lattice screens sit beside white carved plaster panels. The ceiling can have a dense pattern in green and gold, above geometric tiles across the floor.
A rounded arch can form the passage from the lounge into the bedroom. Carved wooden doors sit between these two rooms. The suite also has a minibar for in-room refreshments.
The bedroom is separate from the generous lounge. Moroccan design brings carved plaster and patterned surfaces into the rooms. The bathroom has a combined bathtub...
The second bedroom is separate from the main suite and has its own entrance and bathroom.
The main suite combines a bedroom with a lounge, bringing Moroccan decorative work into both spaces. Its bathroom has a bathtub and an Italian-style shower, with bathrobes and slippers provided for use during your stay. A minibar is also included in the room's facilities.
Bedroom designs can include a curved headboard finished in pale upholstery. The walls can be grey-green, with white panels also appearing in the room. A border of carved plaster can follow the edge of the ceiling. Wood lattice screens and panelled doors can also feature in the bedroom. Multicoloured geometric tiles can cover the floor beneath the furniture in this part of the suite.
A rounded arch can open from this bedroom into the lounge. Dark plum seating, a low green table and a dark chair can furnish the lounge. Smoking is not allowed within this accommodation.
The main suite combines a bedroom with a lounge, bringing Moroccan decorative work into both spaces. Its bathroom has a bathtub and an Italian-style shower,...
Moroccan design shapes a suite with a separate bedroom and a large living room. The bathroom has marble finishes, with a bathtub and shower combined. Bathrobes and slippers are also supplied for your stay. The size given for this suite includes both the interior and its outdoor space.
Bedroom layouts can have a curved headboard in dark upholstery, paired with pale bedding and blue cushions. A dark writing desk can stand beside green glazed doors. White carved plaster can follow the ceiling border above. Geometric tiles add pattern to the lower walls around the bed.
In a balcony layout, two chairs with dark frames and a small table can furnish the outdoor space. They sit behind turned balusters, with green door frames linking the balcony to the bedroom.
Moroccan design shapes a suite with a separate bedroom and a large living room. The bathroom has marble finishes, with a bathtub and shower combined....
A traditionally carved wooden door separates the living room from the bedroom. The suite sits high in the palace, with Borj Sud among its outlooks. Its outdoor spaces are additional to the stated floor area.
Lounge furnishings can combine a pale sofa with red and green cushions, a rounded pale armchair and a purple circular coffee table. A red-orange rug adds another layer of colour beneath the seating. Tall green windows and an arched green doorway frame the furnished space outside.
White carved plaster panels can sit below a dark coffered ceiling, with geometric mosaic surfaces along the walls and floor. The bathroom has a walk-in shower and a large bathtub, as well as a separate WC. Bathrobes and slippers are provided alongside these bathing facilities.
A traditionally carved wooden door separates the living room from the bedroom. The suite sits high in the palace, with Borj Sud among its outlooks....
Moroccan design here includes painted cedar ceilings and carved wooden doors. Colourful zellige tiles cover the walls and floors around a spacious living room. The bedroom sits in a separate space. Outdoor space is extra to the interior floor area shown above.
The sitting room can have a sofa with a curved shape, accompanied by an armchair and an ottoman. The seating can be covered in dark fabrics with a floral pattern. These pieces can have carved frames in a light colour. A rectangular table with carved detail stands among the seats. Tall arched openings can have green doors with glazed panels and long curtains. White carved plaster and patterned tiles can sit around these openings.
The bathroom has a large bathtub and a walk-in shower. Bathrobes and slippers are available for your stay, and a minibar forms part of the room's facilities.
Moroccan design here includes painted cedar ceilings and carved wooden doors. Colourful zellige tiles cover the walls and floors around a spacious living room. The...
Palais Faraj sits near the medina, high enough to give guests a broad view over Fez. That position is one of its main advantages. Guests can reach the old city, but they return to a calmer address with air, space, and easier vehicle access than many deep-medina riads.
Fez is a city that rewards guidance. The medina can be dense, beautiful, confusing, and tiring all at once. Staying slightly above it gives guests a practical rhythm: explore with a guide, return for a swim or terrace drink, then decide whether to go back out for dinner or stay at the hotel.
Travelers who want to be fully inside the narrowest medina lanes may prefer a traditional riad. Travelers who want easier arrivals, views, hotel services, a pool, and spa support will likely find Palais Faraj more comfortable.
The hotel offers 31 suites. Some have the most direct views over the medina, while others focus more on the palace's interior details and quiet corners. The suites are individually styled with Moroccan materials, art, decorative plaster, carved wood, textiles, and contemporary comforts.
Choice matters because view and layout shape the stay. A medina-view suite can become the reason to book, especially at sunrise, dusk, or after a long day of walking. Guests who value space should compare categories carefully, because the hotel has a more personal rhythm than a standard large property.
The design is rich but not meant to be minimal. If a guest wants a simple white room, this may not be the right match. If a guest wants Fez through craft, color, old palace architecture, and a sense of local identity, the hotel has a strong point of view.
L'Amandier, also written L Amandier in simple text, is the hotel's main restaurant and one of its defining spaces. The restaurant and Roof Top Garden focus on Moroccan and Mediterranean flavors, with Fez's culinary heritage at the center. Regional produce, Moroccan wines, and traditional flavor references shape the menu.
The rooftop setting is important. Fez is not only about monuments and lanes; it is also about the way the city unfolds from above. Dining with a view gives guests a calmer way to absorb the scale of the medina after spending the day inside it.
The restaurant is also practical. Many visitors to Fez have full days with guides, workshops, mosques seen from outside, madrasas, markets, and artisans. Having a strong in-house restaurant means the evening can stay easy. Guests can still explore the city, but they do not have to force every dinner into another transfer.
Essencia Spa gives the hotel a wellness layer that fits Fez well. Treatments include hammam-style rituals, massages, beauty services, and body care. After the heat, noise, and walking of the old city, that kind of recovery space can be more useful than guests expect.
The outdoor pool is another clear advantage. Many riads in Fez are beautiful but have limited leisure space. Palais Faraj feels more like a small palace hotel because it adds pool time, spa time, terraces, and garden moments to the medina experience.
This does not turn the hotel into a resort. Fez remains the main event. The value is balance: city in the morning, craft and history in the afternoon, then a swim, spa, or rooftop meal before the next day begins.
Fez is one of Morocco's most important historic cities. Guests can explore the medina, Al Quaraouiyine area, Nejjarine Museum, Bou Inania Madrasa, tanneries, souks, fondouks, artisan workshops, and old city gates. A guide is useful for many first-time visitors because the medina is layered and easy to misread alone.
The hotel's hillside position helps because guests can step out of the maze. Fez can feel intense if every hour is spent inside the medina. Palais Faraj gives the trip a more measured pace without disconnecting guests from the city.
Cooking classes, craft visits, pottery, zellij workshops, and day trips can also fit well. The hotel is a good base for travelers who want to understand Fez through food, craft, and architecture rather than simply pass through for one night.
Compared with Riad Fes, Palais Faraj Suites & Spa feels more open and view-led. Riad Fes offers a classic Relais & Chateaux medina-riad atmosphere with deep interior charm. Palais Faraj has the edge for hillside views, pool access, rooftop dining, and a more spacious palace-hotel rhythm.
Compared with Hotel Sahrai, Palais Faraj feels more traditional and more connected to Moroccan craft. Hotel Sahrai is more contemporary and design-forward, with a different kind of city view. Palais Faraj is better for travelers who want Fassi architecture, medina atmosphere, and a stronger historic-palace identity.
Compared with smaller riads inside the medina, Palais Faraj offers more services and easier breathing room. A small riad may feel more intimate and more deeply placed in the old lanes. Palais Faraj suits guests who want Fez close, but with spa, pool, dining, views, and a more complete hotel setup.
Service should feel personal because the hotel is small, but it has more structure than many riads. Guests may need help with guides, transfers, restaurant timing, workshops, airport plans, and medina routes. That guidance matters in Fez.
The atmosphere is romantic, historic, and calm above the city. Terraces and views are part of the emotional pull. The hotel is at its best when guests slow down enough to use those spaces, rather than treating Fez as a checklist.
Book Palais Faraj Suites & Spa if you want a 31-suite hotel in Fez with medina views, Moroccan craftsmanship, L'Amandier, Roof Top Garden, Essencia Spa, outdoor pool, terraces, and easier access than many deep-medina riads. It is especially good for couples, first-time Fez visitors, culture-focused travelers, and guests who want historic atmosphere with hotel comfort.
Do not book it if you want a sleek modern hotel, a large resort, or the feeling of sleeping deep inside the medina lanes. Smaller riads may suit guests who want that full immersion. Palais Faraj Suites & Spa is best for travelers who want Fez with views, craft, food, spa time, and a calmer return after the city.
At L'Amandier and Roof Top Garden, Moroccan and Mediterranean cooking brings Fez's culinary heritage into dinner, with the medina spread out below.
Arcaded shade beside the swimming pool gives tea, juice or a light lunch its own setting, away from the rooftop dining room.
Essencia Spa combines a traditional hammam with black-soap scrubs and rhassoul wraps, giving a bathing ritual a place within your Fez city stay.
Bab Ziat, Quartier Ziat, 30000 Fès, Morocco
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Yes. Palais Faraj Suites and Spa is a strong choice for travelers who want Fes views, Moroccan design, spa, and dining. It suits couples, culture travelers, food lovers, riad fans, and guests who want comfort near the medina.
Palais Faraj Suites and Spa is located in Fes, Morocco, on the edge of the historic medina. The hillside position gives guests wide views over the old city while keeping medina access practical.
Palais Faraj has 31 luxury suites in a palace-style setting above the Fes medina. The small suite count helps the hotel feel intimate, personal, and connected to Moroccan craftsmanship.
Palais Faraj is known for medina views, traditional architecture, zellige, painted wood, art, and spacious suites. It feels more like a restored Moroccan palace than a standard city hotel, especially from the terraces.
Yes. Palais Faraj is a practical base for exploring the Fes medina with a guide or private driver. The location offers easier access than many hidden riads while still keeping the old city close.
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