"Now transformed into L’Hôtel, Jasper Conran’s lush riad, surrounded by a verdant garden and pool with 12 rooms. It’s one of the more expensive, but it’s gorgeous. If you are staying somewhere else you can still pop in for dinner — it’s incredibly atmospheric."

"I also love Riad Mena, which is run by my friend Philomena Schurer Merckoll, a contributing editor at T magazine with incredible taste and the most stunning auburn hair. It feels like a private house, and you can buy bits you like, like pieces by local artist LRNCE, from her shop The Pink Door."

"The best hammam I’ve had in Marrakech is at Riad Tarabel. It’s by women, and it’s boiling — you do the full scrub, and you come out newborn. It’s amazing."

"Le Jardin Secret, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, is beautiful for a walk."

"You can also play polo at the Marrakech Polo Club, which is 30 minutes outside of the city at the Ritz-Carlton Residences — they stand unfinished, so it’s a polo club in the middle of the desert… It's wonderful. The horses are great; you can do stick and ball for beginners or chukkas if you’re more confident. You can also take some tea on the terrace overlooking the field—book in advance."

"It’s quite a French breakfast culture. Café Des Épices does the best Marrakshi pancakes with honey that you drink with sweet tea. It has a nice roof terrace and it’s just across the square from the NOMAD."

"Le Kilim is great for dinner. It’s all red inside with simple, traditional Moroccan food and young, cool Marrakshi artists hanging out there. Mouton Noir and +61 are great spots too."

"For lunch, there’s La Famille, which is an incredible women’s collective and feels like a sister to Cotswolds’ Straw Kitchen."

"I go for sunset cocktails on El Fenn’s rooftop. On Sundays, it runs a really fun DJ night, which gets vibey."

"A few cocktails in, maybe see who’s playing at KOSY bar for late-night dancing."

"There’s a concept store called MORO, co-founded by Michelle Lamy, which offers quite a noir perspective on Moroccan products, including superb skincare."

"Just outside the city in the desert. It’s run by one of the few female hoteliers in the city Meryanne Loum-Martin, and it’s beautiful with large, sumptuous gardens."

"The Levantine is in the Afagay desert, about an hour outside of Marrakech. It’s a big villa and feels like the Parker Palm Springs in the Moroccan desert. The gardens have been exquisitely planted, with the grass planted by hand. The owner, Mahmoud, and his wife, Widad, are generous hosts and plan to run it for large events as well as smaller groups."