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Part of the ultra exclusive Amanresorts group, the place resembles a film set of an Oriental epic. Accommodation is in the form of private villas, some with their own walled gardens.

The Atlas chain has two hotels in Marrakech and this is the cheaper. Nothing to look at from outside, the rooms are pleasant enough and it has a swimming pool and a fitness centre, if you’re looking for a workout apart from all the sight-seeing. Guests can also access the spa facilities of its ritzier sister hotel nearby.

This friendly inn has 25 cabin-style rooms, an outdoor pool and a restaurant.

A family-run auberge just outside Taliouine. Accommodation is in four small bungalows; not all rooms have their own showers. Tented accommodation is available in the gardens.

A small budget hotel overlooking the Kasbah Telouet, the restaurant in the form of a Berber tent serves couscous and tajines.

This striking riad is just a few steps from the historic Bahia and Badii palaces . The three suites and four guest rooms are all absolutely sumptuous, heavy with sculpted plaster decoration and carved cedar ceilings.

A conversion of several village dwellings north of Marrakech, this is the place to hole up and leave modern life behind. The mudbrick architecture is simple but oh-so-chic and there’s a beautiful pool and lots of terraces for indolent lounging. A mini-bus shuttles into town three times a day should you wish.

The location is unbelievably central, the actual hotel “village” neatly disguised by masses of foliage. Apart from the pool and spa, the holiday package includes language classes, Oriental dance and a singing workshop.

This cosy house has five bedrooms, a sitting room and a roof terrace.

Ridiculously luxurious, this is a kasbah transformed into a palatial boutique hotel complete with a fantastic kitchen, library, hammam and use of a 4-wheel drive and driver.