Ryad Dyor

Modern design meets Moroccan flair: a chic riad with lamplit courtyards, roof terrace and cool, understated décor (7 rooms)

If you sense a bright and breezy Med chic about this new riad, it must have wafted across from Ibiza, where Dutch owners Yvonna and Alberto made their name restyling 8 highly cool villas. Their designer touch - she's interiors, he's fashion - sparkles here too, from the bejewelled babouches and sleekly curved chairs to the chillout tunes drifting up to the sheltered rooftop lounge.

It's converted from a pair of riads, whose 2 shady courts lead into each other, one with an ornately tiled fountain, the other with a rose-petalled splash pool. Seven suites and rooms bristle with design details: copper lanterns, Balinese mirrors, egg-smooth tadelakt bathtubs. Up on the roof, under a loggia hung with gauzy textiles, the manager knows just when to offer cocktails or mint tea to guests lazing in the afternoon sunshine. The laid back atmosphere - everyone is made to feel at home, nothing is too much trouble - will delight couples seeking both style and substance on a long weekend break or some post-trek pampering.

Highs

• Stunning, eclectic décor, which mixes modern and Moroccan pieces
• A calm and classy haven, set in a quiet part of the medina
• Pretty courtyards planted with palms and orange trees; and a large open-air roof lounge
• A huge tadelakt hammam
• The price: a room this stylish for under €200 is a rarity in Marrakech

Lows

• Don't expect to swim in the small splash pool - it's more for cooling toes and limbs
• If you want lunch or dinner, you must order in advance
• As always in the medina, the nearest car park is a short walk away (about 5 minutes)
• The medina is a maze, so take a guide or a good map to visit the souks, which are a 10- to 20-minute walk from the hotel