When British design scion Jasper Conran has anything to do with a hotel, you know you’re in good hands. Conran bought this 19th-century riad, once part of the monarchy’s Caidal palace, in 2016 and filled it with Moroccan craftsmanship, antique furniture, textiles, lighting and art from his own collection. The result is the elegance of a 1930s hotel that feels more like a home. With its unusually wide courtyard and open-air pool dotted with perfumed rose bushes and shaded by an open pergola and fig trees, it’s tempting to linger all day with a homemade iced peach and melon spritz in hand. But with Jemaa el-Fna square and the Souks steps away, the rooftop suppers of grilled fish and slow-cooked tagine overlooking the Atlas Mountains taste even better at night.




