Sex in the City on the beach in Morocco!

Alisdair Luxmoore, the owner of tour operator Fleewinter was bemused last month when visiting the new Rebali riad complex near Essaouira, to discover a huge crew from Hollywood filming Sex in the City with the famous female actors right on the beach in front of the riads.

Re-creating a Miami Beach scene, the crew realised they had overlooked the requirement of sun beds. Alisdair came to the rescue, cannily ‘hiring’ out the entire collection of sun beds that are located at the six riads so that Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Carrie (Sarah-Jessica Parker), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) had somewhere to park their derrieres to chat!

Rebali is a unique complex of 6 luxurious riads, located in the village of Sidi Kaouki on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, 20 minutes south of Essaouira and 100 metres from the beach.

The 6 properties, which have from 2–4 bedrooms, have been built in a traditional riad style, with a central courtyard but with high tech functionality such as remote controlled sliding glass roofs and all the properties have private gardens, roof terraces and balconies. Other touches include large double showers and four poster beds.

There is a large, communal swimming pool and the complex also has a private hammam (with steam room and massage), tennis courts and an on-site kitchen who will deliver meals to the riads. The larger riads have private pools.

Comments Alisdair Luxmoore who managed the project: “What we have tried to do is combine the very best aspects of the exclusivity and privacy of a villa – which we specialise in - with the service and intimacy of a boutique hotel.

“This has probably been one of the most rewarding projects that I have ever been involved with and our vision for the finished product kept us going through the many challenges we encountered along the way.”

The riads can be taken over for exclusive use by families or small groups, or individual rooms in the larger properties can be rented by couples.

There is a current introductory offer with rooms from just £20 per person per night including breakfast (two sharing a room), prepared by the on-site cooks.

For more information, visit rebaliriads.com.