Thanks for your response but I am not asking for reviews Of riads. What I a m asking for is general descriptions of neighbourhoods. For example (east of the square are restaurants and west of the square is residential. Etc) I have been contacting previous reviewers as well.

Thanks.

It's not a straight-forward question to answer as a large portion of the medina is 10-15 minutes walk from Jemaa El Fna.

Once inside a riad you are unlikely to hear the bustle from outside, even if it is manic on the streets. I have been in many riads over the years and I still marvel at this!

South Jemaa El Fna square is the Kasbah and the Mellah areas with the Royal Palace, Bahia Palace, Badi Palace and Saadian Tombs.

North of the square are the main souks and Ben Youssef Madrasa.

West of the square is the Bab Doukkala area with the Dar Bacha.

East of the square are the tanneries.

There are residential houses, guest houses and cafes and restaurants in all areas.

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Hi,

Personal observations only;

The Kasbah area has many Riads in derbs leading off a busy road lined with cafes where local people hang out in the evening.

Dar el Bacha and Mouassine have some smart gallery type shops and broad pedestrian streets (motos have recently been banned on Mouassine and it seems to be working for the moment).

Bab Doukkala is a local market street so there are mainly local people doing their daily shopping.

Riad Zitoun area is another recently pedestrianised street leading from the square to the the Mellah. It's lined with lots of small shops.

Near the tanneries in the east of the medina and the far north of town are my least favourite parts.

Thanks Shimmin that 's exactly the kind of inforamtion I am looking for. This will help to narrow things down. I wonder if TA could have topic on neighborhoods like they do on the Madrid forum. It's been really difficult trying to find this kind of information. Most websites only speak to Old Town and New town and the Medina. I appreciate your response.

The old town is the medina. The new town comprises two districts - Guilez (mainly commercial) and Hivernage (mainly residential with hotels and villas) An outlying area called the Palmeries also has hotels and villas..

If you had a choice to stay in a riad just west of Riad Zitoun or right beside El Badi Palace, which would you chose and why.

Do you mean the district of Rue Riad Zitoun(e) el Jdid or el Kedim or the hotel Riad Zitoun (or even the youth hostel of the same name)?

Whoops, I actual meant East of Riad Zitouni el Kedin (the road). I am also looking at serveral riads straight west of the square as well.