La Maison Arabe, Marrakesh

Near Bab Doukkala Mosque, this boutique hotel has replaced the famous restaurant La Maison Arabe (the Arab House), but instead offers Moroccan cooking lessons! The culinary theme continues into the garden: you will have to pass through the beautiful vegetable garden to reach the swimming pool. Le Restaurant (one of the hotel's two restaurants) serves tasty Moroccan cuisine. Halls, patios, restaurants and rooms (with marble or granite bathrooms) are distinguished and cozy thanks to the fusion of Moroccan decor know-how and European style. Some rooms have a chimney and/or a terrace.