In the Kasbah near the Saadian Tombs, with a vast roof terrace and a terrace kept for cookery classes.LibraryCocktail barGardenBook NowMarrakesh, MoroccoLa Sultana MarrakechFrom $834
A Palmeraie palace of four gardens, with hand-carved silver room keys and a 34-metre pool facing the Atlas.Signature poolFarm-to-tablePlunge poolsBook NowMarrakech, MoroccoKsar Char BaghFrom $545
A 1930s riad at the foot of the Koutoubia, with a rooftop pool facing the minaret and the Atlas.Rooftop poolSea viewsPlunge poolsBook NowMarrakesh, MoroccoLa Villa Des Orangers Hotel by Relais & ChateauxFrom $496
Two hectares of Palmeraie gardens with Pierre de Ronsard roses, and six pavilions with their own pools.Farm-to-tablePlunge poolsGardenBook NowMarrakech, MoroccoPalais RonsardFrom $459
An 18th-century medina riad by Bab Doukala, where dinner is for nine tables and ordered a day ahead.FireplacesLibraryGardenBook NowMarrakesch, MoroccoRiad KnizaFrom $216
Between the Koutoubia and the medina ramparts, in 200-year-old gardens where Winston Churchill painted.Rooftop barNotable chefGardenBook NowMarrakech, MoroccoLa Mamounia MarrakechFrom $542
Fifty-three riads in central Marrakech, each with a plunge pool, linked by underground staff corridors.Notable chefPlunge poolsGardenBook NowMarrakech, MoroccoRoyal Mansour MarrakechFrom $1,694
Pavilions on the edge of Marrakech, some with private pools, and a thirty-metre lap pool lined with columns.Farm-to-tablePlunge poolsGardenBook NowMarrakech, MoroccoAmanjenaFrom $1,721
In Agdal, a hotel built around an Arabian horse stud farm, with private polo lessons for beginners.Signature poolWine cellarFarm-to-tableBook NowMarrakech, MoroccoSelman MarrakechFrom $596
A restored riad in Essaouira's old city, with a heated pool on the roof looking over the medina.Rooftop poolLibrarySpaBook NowEssaouira, MoroccoHeure Bleue PalaisFrom $365