Dar Bayram

Dar Bayram is one of Tunis’s largest historical residences and last private palaces, comfortably established in the city’s medina. Built in the late eighteenth century, the home was purchased by the Grand Mufti (one of the country’s most senior religious figures) Sheikh Al Islam M’hammed Bayram. Sheikh Bayram died in the late nineteenth century, prior to the completion of the home’s renovations, and his sons took up residence in the palace.

In 2015, after an almost ten-year restoration process, this historic house was opened as a boutique hotel: Palais Bayram. It had been renovated with preservation in mind and designed as ornately as the sheikh would have wanted.

And though initially a bit imposing, if you look closely enough, you’ll see that no modern hotel has a more cheerful concierge than Dar Bayram’s portly door, who—so long as the red velvet rope remains— will always be prepared to greet you with a smile.

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