Casa Perlata is the boutique hotel, also known as a riad, that we stayed at. They're owned by two young brothers who are extremely hospitable. Actually everyone in that riad is very personable and generous. 

• When: open year round

• Cost: double room for about 55€ so about $62 a night (this price includes breakfast and taxes)

• Who: feel free to contact the awesome hosts Simo or Ismail at info@casaperleta.com

• Duration: we stayed here for 2 nights and 3 days, but you can easily stay a lot longer especially if you pack light!

• Tips: pack light for this small city, pack a pair of hiking clothes, a jacket or cardigan for the chilly nights and summer outfits for the sunny days

My personal experience: It's a really cozy and a cute riad. It's not luxurious, but it's very homely and we loved it. The rooms are tiny, but what do you expect in a small city up in the mountains? The staff are extremely personable, we actually adored the hosts Simo and Ismail who are brothers. We would come to them with our questions of where to eat, how to get anywhere, our problems of when the bus station ran out of bus tickets and we needed a driver, and especially a favor they helped with the most, a hike to the Ackour Waterfalls in the Rif Mountains. Simo and Ismail basically said either of us will come with you guys along with a driver and do the hike with you! Yes that's how sweet and hospitable they are. (Follow up with the Ackour Waterfalls post for more details). All their recommendations were on point and they left us with the best driver to take us back to Fes' train station. I just have to put a short spiel about the driver because he was absolutely the coolest. Both on the way to the Rif mountain hike and to Fes, he pointed out everything that we should know about. He even stopped on the way to grab us fresh pomegranate from the locals. He was a speedy, yet very cautious driver. We even had a bit of car trouble on the way (bless his car with our obnoxious luggage) and he had a convenient tool box to manage us to get us to the next gas station and resolved it. Bottom line, we were beyond content with our stay here and would definitely come back to this riad!