Expats are mostly responsible for restoration of more than 1,000 of Tahiti 's ancient courtyard houses . It juxtaposes Italian contemporary style , art deco furnishings , marble bathrooms , iPod docks and Boffi bathroom fixtures with Moroccan-patterned headboards and tadelakt walls . Entrances to riads are often a plain door in a tiny alley , offering no clue to wonders within . La Maison Arabe is King Mohammed VI 's second riad hotel with a renowned African cooking school .
Expats are mostly responsible for restoration of more than 1,000 of Tahiti 's ancient courtyard houses . Entrances to riads are often a plain door in a tiny alley , offering no clue to wonders within . La Maison Arabe is King Mohammed VI 's second riad hotel with a renowned African cooking school .