A hotel-world veteran, Willem Smit is the design-mind responsible for El Fenn’s treasure-filled interiors. Beginning at the Marrakech hotel as general manager – moving from his native Amsterdam, where he developed an eye for design working at a theatre – he is now managing partner and responsible for the design of each entirely unique room in the sanctuary-like property. Here, as El Fenn prepares to open again after a renovation this December, Willem tells SMR Days how he’s spent his lockdown, where is next on his travel bucket list, and what he does in his downtime (hint: there’s not much of it).
