This fully restored dar is focused around its traditional courtyard, which, with its original marble floor, patterned tiles (zellig) and plaster carving, provides natural air conditioning and is the heart of the house around which all accommodation is based.

Dar El Menia is run and owned by an Englishman, Graham Coules. He has employed an old medina family who reside nearby.  Um Klthum is the maid and is a superb traditional Moroccan cook, Jamal speaks English, French and a little Spanish and enjoys sharing his knowledge of the medina, Mostapha is the custodian of the house, he worked on the restoration project and is always on hand with a smile and a few words of Arabic to teach. One of the unique features of Dar El Menia is the opportunity this local family provides for further in-depth exploration of the people and culture of Fes.

Dar El Menia sleeps ten and its accommodation and amenities consists of:

• Four bedrooms over three floors all having access to a private or en-suite bathroom
• Free WiFi available to all our guests
• Breakfast included
• Evening meals by arrangement (additional information given upon booking)
• One additional ground floor toilet with wash facilities
• Two kitchens – one on ground floor, one on roof-terrace (both fully equipped with tea and coffee provided)
• Moroccan communal salon
• Internal balcony overlooking marble floored, open air, inner courtyard
• Large roof-terrace with kitchen, sitting and dining areas – views over the Merenid tombs, Medina and mosques
• Additional dinning area adjoining the ground floor kitchen and Moroccan salon with locally hand crafted cedar banquets and matching tables
• Evening meals by arrangement (additional information given upon booking)
• Chambermaid service
• Three of our rooms have double king-size bed which can be split into singles as per guest’s instruction and two of our rooms can be arrange to accommodate three people per room
• Travel cots/stair gates available upon request
• Heaters are provided for the winter months in every bedroom and lots of warm blankets
• There is a cinni fan in every room
• Taxis arranged to and from airport/train station