La Petite Chefchaouen

La Petite Chefchaouen is a four-star guest house in the old town (medina) of Chefchaouen, with the exact street shown on the booking confirmation. Guests rate it 8.8 out of 10 across 331 reviews on ma-hotels.net (2026), and rates start from about 970 MAD (roughly US$104) per night. Chefchaouen sits in the Rif mountains of northern Morocco, in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, about two hours by road from Tangier and roughly an hour and a half from Tetouan. The old medina, founded in 1471 as a fortress town and later expanded by Andalusian refugees, is known for lanes washed in shades of blue and white. Its central square, Plaza Uta el-Hammam, holds the red-walled kasbah and the Great Mosque with its octagonal minaret, and the Ras el-Maa spring and stream on the eastern edge of the medina are a short walk away. Cars and taxis cannot enter the medina lanes, so luggage is carried by hand or by porters from the nearest gate, and many lanes climb in steps. The four-star rating suggests a more polished guest-house standard than basic lodgings, with private rooms in the local style. Visitors should confirm room types, bathroom set-up and whether a rooftop terrace is available, since views over the blue rooftops are a draw in the town. Breakfast is commonly served in guest houses of this level and often includes Moroccan pancakes, bread, olive oil, jam, eggs and coffee or mint tea. Lunch and dinner options cluster around Plaza Uta el-Hammam and the lanes toward Bab el-Ain. Staff at Moroccan guest houses commonly help with airport and bus transfers, hiking arrangements in nearby Talassemtane National Park and the Akchour waterfalls, and local restaurant bookings. Rates vary with season and room type, and the highest demand falls in spring, early autumn and on Moroccan holidays; winters are cool and damp at this altitude of about 600 metres, so heating is worth confirming when booking.