The New Stewards of El Fenn

The tree-filled central courtyard of El Fenn, Marrakech, with tiled floors and low seating.

It requires remarkable restraint to be uncharmed by El Fenn. Hidden behind rosy, sun-drenched walls inside the centuries-old medina, the hotel has long existed as one of Marrakech’s defining creative addresses, where the cedar doors and tadelakt walls feel less like a hotel than a private home opened to the world. From the rooftop, the […]

Funky Fahd Will See You Now

Funky Cool Medina founder Fahd Al Marsaoui seated on a sofa in green geometric pants and blue cap against green zellige tiles in Marrakech

Funky Fahd Will See You Now The best store in Marrakech has no website, no address, and no plans to change that. Courtesy of Fahd Al Marsaoui / Funky Cool Medina There are cities you visit. And there are cities you’re quietly introduced to. Through people, through instinct, through doors that never appear on itineraries. […]