Larger than guesthouses but smaller and more personal than boutique hotels, dar hotels are Tunisia’s version of the Moroccan riad. They are converted traditional family homes, palaces, or buildings centered around a communal courtyard. Belgian-Tunisian designer Sabri Oueslati launched what became the dar hotel movement more than six years ago when he transformed a former home and pottery factory into a sleek, stylish hotel with a rooftop pool. Since then, dar hotels have been popping up all over Tunisia – tucked inside medinas, perched on clifftops, or next to desert oases.
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