Winter sun by a heated pool, with or without children. La Mamounia, from about €705 room only, if you want gardens inside the walls, a pool at 28°C all year and the Koutoubia 9 minutes on foot; Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech, from about €700 with breakfast, if you would rather have a 100-metre pool with a children's zone, a free club for ages 3 to 12 and golf, 20 minutes' drive out.
The iconMarrakech's grand hotel since 1923: princely gardens inside the Medina walls, a pool heated all year and the Koutoubia minaret over the trees.
€€€€From about €705 a night
Choose La Mamounia if
The catch
Breakfast is not included in the room rate, so budget for it on top of a price that already starts high
The family oneAn Atlas-facing resort with a 100-metre heated pool, a free kids' club for ages 3 to 12, golf, tennis and a spa, 20 minutes from the Medina.
€€€€From about €700 a night
Choose Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech if
The catch
Jemaa el-Fna is a 20-minute drive: the Medina means the free shuttle at set times, a taxi or a hotel car
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La MamouniaFairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
La Mamounia
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The verdict
Winter sun by a heated pool, with or without children. La Mamounia, from about €705 room only, if you want gardens inside the walls, a pool at 28°C all year and the Koutoubia 9 minutes on foot; Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech, from about €700 with breakfast, if you would rather have a 100-metre pool with a children's zone, a free club for ages 3 to 12 and golf, 20 minutes' drive out.
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The hammamFrom €55.694.6(3,700)
The sunrise balloonFrom €604.8(3,000)
The blue gardenFrom €26.904.5(13,900)
The Agafay desert eveningFrom €20.584.8(46,700)
Questions people ask
Winter sun by a heated pool, with or without children. La Mamounia, from about €705 room only, if you want gardens inside the walls, a pool at 28°C all year and the Koutoubia 9 minutes on foot; Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech, from about €700 with breakfast, if you would rather have a 100-metre pool with a children's zone, a free club for ages 3 to 12 and golf, 20 minutes' drive out.
Marrakech's grand hotel since 1923, for travellers who want the gardens, the heated pool and the history inside the Medina walls. Check availability for the Park Deluxe Room. Marrakech's most famous address, a palace hotel of craft and Art Deco in walled gardens at the edge of the Medina, with the heated pool, spa and tables to keep you in. It is priced as the icon it is.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
A full-service family resort under the Atlas, with a free kids' club, a heated 100-metre pool and golf, and the Medina a short drive away. Check availability for the Junior Suite Atlas View. A large, polished resort outside the city where the pool, the kids' club, golf and the spa are the holiday, and the Medina is a drive. Expensive, and built for staying in.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.