This being a mainly residential area there are few shops locally, although within 400m of the hotel there’s a variety of small general grocery stores, markets, craft workshops and a couple of major showrooms of Moroccan artworks. However, a brisk 15 minute walk through the kasbah brings one to the centre of Marrakech and its unique central square, Place Jemaa el Fna.

Beyond lies one of Marrakech’s main attractions, the huge labyrinthine network of narrow lanes, squares and passages comprising the city’s main souk. Most prominent among the hundreds of shops and workshops are those specialising in spices and exotic fruits, hand-beaten metal ware and wood-turned ornaments, pottery and leather goods, carpets and jewellery.

Shops of a more sophisticated nature, including fashion outlets, art galleries, high tech retailers and many of the best restaurants and bars in Marrakech, are to be found in Guéliz, the modern, commercial district of town (built by the French) a ten minute taxi ride away.