By the Koutoubia, a grand hotel or a 1930s riad. La Mamounia, from about €705 room only, if you want 206 rooms and suites in princely gardens, a pool heated all year and Pierre Hermé's tea rooms; La Villa des Orangers, from about €825 with breakfast, three nights minimum in March, if you would rather have 33 rooms and suites around courtyards with orange trees and a rooftop bar facing the minaret.
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 all-rounderA 1930s riad by the Koutoubia, with orange-tree courtyards, a heated pool, a rooftop on the minaret and taxis to the door.
€€€€From about €825 a night
Choose La Villa des Orangers if
The catch
The entry Deluxe Rooms are 20 m² on the ground floor, opening onto a courtyard; a private terrace starts with the Room with Terrace, which is the same size
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The verdict
By the Koutoubia, a grand hotel or a 1930s riad. La Mamounia, from about €705 room only, if you want 206 rooms and suites in princely gardens, a pool heated all year and Pierre Hermé's tea rooms; La Villa des Orangers, from about €825 with breakfast, three nights minimum in March, if you would rather have 33 rooms and suites around courtyards with orange trees and a rooftop bar facing the minaret.
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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
By the Koutoubia, a grand hotel or a 1930s riad. La Mamounia, from about €705 room only, if you want 206 rooms and suites in princely gardens, a pool heated all year and Pierre Hermé's tea rooms; La Villa des Orangers, from about €825 with breakfast, three nights minimum in March, if you would rather have 33 rooms and suites around courtyards with orange trees and a rooftop bar facing the minaret.
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 1930s house at the foot of the Koutoubia for anyone who wants courtyards, a heated pool and a rooftop over the minaret, with the Medina outside the door. Check availability for the Room with Terrace. A small, classic riad hotel with a strong sense of Marrakech: courtyards, a heated pool and a rooftop on the Koutoubia, with the Medina on foot from the door. Spring prices sit near the top of the city.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.