Ranging from boutique experiences with just a few rooms to ornate palaces with otherworldly luxuries, these traditional Moroccan guest houses come adorned with beautiful carvings and hand-crafted ornaments often sourced locally from the neighbouring workshops.

Here, you’ll be welcomed with the same hospitality and warmth as you might expect from family, with carefully prepared garden breakfasts and tree-filled courtyards offering a cool respite from the beating sun. Cool off in the courtyard, take a dip in the pool, or simply lay back, relax, and enjoy the best of Moroccan hospitality.

Although it’s a bit of a mystery what caused the town to paint itself blue — some say the color is intended to keep mosquitoes away, others say it was painted by the Jews who settled there after escaping the Spanish Inquisition, and still others maintain that the blue simply symbolizes the sea or the sky — one thing is evident: Chefchaouen looks good in it.