In the medina (the old city) of Marrakech you will find one beautiful riad – a hotel or bed and breakfast within the thick walls of a traditional Moroccan house around a courtyard – after another, you just have to know where to look. Riad El Fenn is Yves Saint Laurent all over the place. If possible, try to book room 19 – this suite has a private roof terrace with pool and views of the Kouboutia, the country's most famous mosque next to Djemaa el Fna square. Riad El Fenn

O! And in line with El Fenn: be sure to check this list: 5 reasons why you should go to Marrakech for your honeymoon

For years it was impossible to find a nice hotel in Dublin. Musty carpeting, stuffy breakfast cellars and elderly supports in the bathrooms – the rule rather than the exception. All misery at an end because there is The Dean, around the corner from St. Patrick's Cathedral. Throughout the hotel, The Dean refers to Dublin's broad music history: Bono, Ronan Keating, Sinead O'Connor, Bob Geldof and of course the Dubliners had their cradle there. The Dean Bar on the ground floor is available for breakfast and a rotisserie lunch and, of course, The Lobby cocktail bar hosts live music every evening. The Dean

Cruisin' along the west coast of North America? Then don't miss Ojai, a hippie-cool bedroom community near Los Angeles that is known as the former favorite retreat of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Don't think that it is a tourist attraction: it is anything but. The town is still sleeping and there are no large chains, only local entrepreneurs who are all quite relaxed. You sleep – for example – at the Ojai Rancho Inn, and then immediately check out the other locations of the catering entrepreneurs who have made log cabin chic their own. Ojai Rancho Inn

One of the nicest and also remarkably affordable (given the prices in the city) hotels in New York is the Marlton Hotel: shabby-chic in a perfect location. From the Marlton you can easily walk to the trendy East Village, or in the other direction to the ever easy-cool West Village walks. The rooms are small but hey, if it was good enough for writers and artists like Jack Kerouac Julie Andrews, Maggie Smith, Jack Kerouac and Micky Rouke then who are we. marlton

It could be that you have never heard of Fethiye in Turkey. Or the Hillside Beach Club, a holiday resort in a small bay next to the town. Or the combination, it picture perfect resort Hillside Beach Club, Fethiye, Turkey. That is not your fault: the holidaymakers who have already discovered this place do their utmost to keep this strictly secret. We understand. A dream place: the beach club can best be described as uber-tasteful, down to the smallest details. From the beds to the outdoor showers and from the restaurants to your balcony. And the natural environment is beautiful.

You can read more about Hillside Beach Club here. 

An hour's drive outside Cape Town you will find the Babylonstoren farm - a household name in the area because of its fantastic, often vegetarian lunch, but what many people wrongly miss is that the resort has a great relaxation hotel. And all home-made products such as our own wine, fruit and vegetables grown on site and home-baked bread are all part of that. Would you rather spend the night in Cape Town itself? In that case, La Grenadine is by far the best tip. Don't tell anyone. Babylonstoren en The Grenadine

Maarrree… The best is perhaps Mooibaai. You can read about this and book the hotel immediately

If there is a 'chain' that is more than worth a visit, it is the Soho House. No location is wrong, but the Better Retreat happens in the English Cotswold where the Soho Farmhouse is in the middle of British nature (think film The Holiday; that's it) is the most wonderful place for spa treatment after spa treatment (the group has its own beauty line, Cowshed, which is also recommended without a hotel stay) and then via the fantastic restaurant and/or private cinema and/or an evening walk and/or horse riding ride at the setting sun. bed. The Soho Group has several branches around the world, all jevanhets. Soho Farmhouse

The Amsterdam Pulitzer Hotel received a not-so-economical makeover a few years ago and - you read it here first - it stood inside no time on a number of top hotel lists. The furnishings are both classy as well as contemporary, the courtyard was already one of the best-kept secrets of the Amsterdam city center and the Pulitzer Bar and hotel restaurant Jansz should not be missed by Amsterdam locals. Pulitzer Hotel

For miles of nothing at all; it is still possible in the south of Portugal. There, somewhere, in the middle of the country, stands Villa Extramuros; a sleek villa in an absolutely non-modern environment. Shelter category. And although a color scheme of black, white and red is normally quite harsh, here it is reminiscent of Iberian bullfights, the setting sun and full-bodied red wine. There are five rooms, all equipped with the latest technical highlights – a great place to come home after a walk through the olive groves or a splash in the pool. Villa Extramuros