Rooftops, the Medina's or Hivernage's. El Fenn, from about €680 with breakfast, if you want a 1,300 m² roof facing the Koutoubia and a pool heated to 24°C; Nobu Hotel Marrakech, from about €735 with breakfast, if you would rather have a round rooftop pool, sushi and DJ sets.
The design oneArt-filled rooms in linked Medina buildings, three pools and a 1,300 m² roof terrace facing the Koutoubia, with taxis at the gate.
€€€€From about €680 a night
Choose El Fenn if
The catch
The roof terrace and its bar are open to non-residents every day from 12:00 to 23:00, drinks are first come, first served, and it fills at sunset
The tableNobu's first hotel in Africa: an all-suite Hivernage hotel built around dinner, a round rooftop pool and the Atlas.
€€€€From about €735 a night
Choose Nobu Hotel Marrakech if
The catch
The rooftop bar, with DJ sets after dark, stays open until 1am, and 2am on Fridays and Saturdays: light sleepers should ask for a quiet suite
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The verdict
Rooftops, the Medina's or Hivernage's. El Fenn, from about €680 with breakfast, if you want a 1,300 m² roof facing the Koutoubia and a pool heated to 24°C; Nobu Hotel Marrakech, from about €735 with breakfast, if you would rather have a round rooftop pool, sushi and DJ sets.
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The hammamFrom €55.694.6(3,700)
The sunrise balloonFrom €604.8(3,000)
The Agafay desert eveningFrom €20.584.8(46,700)
The Medina and its palacesFrom €15.104.7(8,000)
Questions people ask
Rooftops, the Medina's or Hivernage's. El Fenn, from about €680 with breakfast, if you want a 1,300 m² roof facing the Koutoubia and a pool heated to 24°C; Nobu Hotel Marrakech, from about €735 with breakfast, if you would rather have a round rooftop pool, sushi and DJ sets.
The Medina's design riad at full scale: art, craft and colour in every room, three pools and a roof terrace facing the Koutoubia. Check availability for a Medium Room. A characterful, art-led riad hotel that is also one of the Medina's best-known addresses, with a lively roof terrace open to the city. You are a short walk from the souks and a taxi from the gate.
It has a rooftop pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Nobu at dinner and a pool on the roof, from about €735 a night with breakfast. Check availability for the Deluxe Junior Suite. A sociable, polished all-suite hotel where dinner and the roof are the point, a short taxi ride from the Medina rather than inside it. Expect music on the roof at night, not a riad's hush.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.