Jardins de la Koutoubia Hotel in Marrakech

The Jardins de la Koutoubia is modern but built in a classical Moorish style with a grand high-ceilinged reception area leading through to a large central garden courtyard partly filled by a sparkling turquoise pool.

Each of the air-conditioned rooms has a bathroom with hairdryer, satellite TV, mini-bar and phone.

The fine little piano bar has a resident crooner of French chanson. The spa has seven treatment and massage rooms, a spa bath therapy room, 5 hammams, and indoor pool, a fitness centre and a relaxation room serving hot herbal drinks.

The house restaurant "Les Jardins de Bala" serves Indian and Asian cuisine in stylish surroundings with rooftop tables looking over Marrakech. The "Relais de Paris" serves steak or fish grilled over an open fire in the gardens of one of the patios. On the ground floor of another patio the "Koutobia" restaurant serves mediterranean style food. There is also a snack bar located near the pool.