Dar Jameel

This beautifully restored, traditional riad guest house offers traditional Moroccan-style accommodation on the edge of the medina. It features a panoramic terrace with views over the bay and the medina, like a sanctuary amidst the bustle of Tangier. Guests are welcomed in the lobby, which has a 24-hour reception and check-out service. Additional communal spaces include the café and dining room. Internet access is available throughout, and a laundry service is also provided.

The house is built on five levels with eight large bedrooms leading from a central courtyard. Richly decorated in traditional Fes style, rooms feature magnificent stucco ceilings, four-poster beds and traditional divans. We have both standard and superior rooms. Our standard rooms are situated on the ground and first floor. The ground floor room has a private bathroom situated just outside of the room, the standard rooms on the first floor share one external bathroom.Our Superior rooms are located on the 2nd and 3rd floors all with private ensuite bathrooms and are air conditioned.

A continental breakfast is served daily. Local, organic food is used whenever possible.

Getting there: There are several scheduled flights each week to Tangier from London Heathrow with Royal Air Maroc. There are also scheduled and charter flights to Malaga, approximately 1.5 hours from Algeciras, or from most parts of the UK. Gibraltar is within sight of Tangier and there are flights from London Gatwick, London Luton & Manchester each day. There is an infrequent ferry service from Gibraltar to Tangier but the neighbouring Spanish port of Algeciras has ferries every hour and has recently added fast ferries taking about 90 minutes for the trip.