Need to know

Rooms

Six suites: five doubles and a twin.

Rates

€200–€400, including airport transfers, breakfast and taxes. In high season (Christmas, New Year and Easter), rates are 25 per cent more. The whole riad can be booked for €1,500 a night.

Check-out

11am, but flexible. Check-in, 11am.

Facilities

Spa, hammam, gym, private cinema, Xbox 360, small library of books and DVDs, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: hand-made beds with Maison de Blanc bed linen, sound system with preloaded iPod, Ex-Voto toiletries.

Poolside

The curvy indoor plunge pool spreads like a teardrop from the wide fireplace in the courtyard. (The resident rubber duck seems to like it too).

Children

Unless you book the whole riad, it’s over-12s only. Extra beds can be arranged for €50 a night. There’s a selection of board games suitable for youngsters, and a children’s menu is available.

Hotel closed

August 2009.

Also

There’s a four-night minimum stay in high season.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

Thanks to the incredible mattresses (the same type that the king himself likes to slumber on), and the super-luxurious 600-thread count Egyptian cotton sheets, you’re guaranteed a good night’s sleep whichever suite you nest in. If you want a bit more space, Room 1, the master suite, is twice as big as the other five, with high ceilings, hanging silks and chandeliers and a gorgeous tadelakt bathroom. Room 5 is a twin, and Room 6 is the quirkiest, with exposed beams, hanging silks in orange and crimson, and windows looking out onto the street.

Packing tips

Purge your luggage of gadgetry – each of the riad’s rooms comes with a preloaded iPod and a mobile phone – with credit and useful numbers included.

Also

You can tailor-make your minibar to taste – just let the riad know your preferences before you arrive and staff will ensure it’s stocked with your favourite goodies. Otherwise, you’ll find such luxuries as Veuve Clicquot, Voss mineral water and Kshocolat.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

Five-course Moroccan/European fusion meals are served in the warm, lounge-like dining room. The terracotta walls are inscribed with ornate Arabic calligraphy, chairs are upholstered in white leather, and colourful banquettes line the walls.

Dress code

Laid-back loungewear – your newly purchased djellaba would be perfect.

Top table

Couples in search of an intimate soirée should book the private dining table at the far end of the restaurant – it’s curtained off from the rest of the room, beneath a shining golden ceiling.

Last orders

The restaurant normally closes at 9pm, but lighter snacks are available after hours.

Room service

Meals and snacks can be brought to your room – or to the roof terrace – 24 hours a day.

Hotel bar

There’s no dedicated bar area, but you can drink anywhere in the riad, whether it’s a freshly ground coffee, a bottle of Château Lafite or a 30-year-old single malt. We love the roof terrace, for its amazing views and fire pit, and the sunken lounge beside the fireplace.

Smith card offer An Arabic language lesson and a bottle of Moroccan wine

If you're a member of Mr & Mrs Smith, you can get special privileges at every Smith hotel you book through us. Just show your Smith card at check-in to claim the offer featured on every hotel page (like the one above).

Not a member? Join now

Smith concierge

If you'd prefer to talk to someone, or don't want to book online, call our travel team on 1 866 610 3867. We guarantee you’ll get the best available rates, and we don’t charge a booking fee.

Maison MK

14 Derb Lafkih Sbaai, Quartier Ksour, Marrakech Medina