Palais Bahia Fes 

Riad chosen because wanted something that's nice but inside the medina. Room: While the outside of the riad may look just like another building, once you walk through you're presented with a really nice courtyard with chairs and fountain, and to one side is the pool and bar area (and also where breakfast is). Believe there are about 10 rooms here in total. Very high ceiling and lots of space inside the room. Bed is clean and comfortable and there's no shortage of space to spread out your stuff. Shower water pressure is very good and all creature comfort items are there. Full marks. Location: As the riad is inside the medina, staff will tell you to get dropped off at the "Fez Parking Site for SAUL Students" (on Google Maps) and a staff member will meet you and walk you in (took about 10min). From the riad, you are about 10min walk to Place R'cif, one of the big open squares. Add another 5-10min to Chouara Tannery or Al Attarine Madrasa (so about 15-20min total from riad). To go from the riad all the way west to the Blue Gate (note: the second half of this journey will be uphill) is about 30-45min depending on how crowded it is. Incidentally the main bus station (Gare Routière Principale) is just 10min walk away from Blue Gate if you're coming in by bus - probably best to take a petit taxi to go around the medina to the other side and walk into the riad instead of through the medina... But in any case, no complaints about the location. Intangibles: Staffs went out of their way to help! From ensuring we were properly picked up initially, being able to get picked up after coming back from a late dinner, and all the smiles and greetings whenever possible, they made us feel like we were part of them, even if only for a few days.