"You can bet that just about every detail at this palatial Marrakech hotel, which took more than three years and 1,200 master craftsmen to build, aims to please. Each of the 53 individual three-story riads (villas) have a mini courtyard (with a canopy that automatically unfurls if rain is detected); a dazzling living room and bedroom with silk-covered walls; a private rooftop terrace with a fireplace and heated plunge pool, and 24/7 private butler service—because of course. If you do decide to leave your room, (though, you very well may not) head to the spa, venture into a shopping trip like none other, and try one of the three superb restaurants: La Grande Table Marocaine and La Grande Table Française, both overseen by chef Yannick Alléno from Paris’s Le Meurice, and Le Sesamo, from chef Massimiliano Alajmo. Le Jardin, the verdant garden designed by Spanish landscape architect Luis Vallejo, stretches across more than six acres, and comprises the pool and the restaurant of the same name. It’s perfect for a stroll at dusk—though it also debuted an extension this spring, adding an herb garden, an organic vegetable orchard, and an artist’s residence." - CNT Editors, Betsy Blumenthal
