Inside the Medina walls, the grand hotel or a palace of private houses. La Mamounia, from about €705 room only, under a third of the rate, if you want old olive and orange groves, a pool heated to 28°C all year and Three MICHELIN Keys; Royal Mansour Marrakech, from about €2,300 with breakfast, if you would rather have a three-floor riad of your own with a plunge pool on the roof.
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 grand oneThe King's palace hotel inside the Medina walls: 53 private riads, each with its own roof terrace and plunge pool.
€€€€From about €2,300 a night
Choose Royal Mansour Marrakech if
The catch
There are only 15 Superior riads, from about €2,300 a night in March 2027; on some spring dates they sell out, and the cheapest riad left is the Premier at about €2,780
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The verdict
Inside the Medina walls, the grand hotel or a palace of private houses. La Mamounia, from about €705 room only, under a third of the rate, if you want old olive and orange groves, a pool heated to 28°C all year and Three MICHELIN Keys; Royal Mansour Marrakech, from about €2,300 with breakfast, if you would rather have a three-floor riad of your own with a plunge pool on the roof.
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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
Inside the Medina walls, the grand hotel or a palace of private houses. La Mamounia, from about €705 room only, under a third of the rate, if you want old olive and orange groves, a pool heated to 28°C all year and Three MICHELIN Keys; Royal Mansour Marrakech, from about €2,300 with breakfast, if you would rather have a three-floor riad of your own with a plunge pool on the roof.
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 house of your own inside a palace the King had built, with a roof pool over the Medina and the Atlas beyond. Check availability for a Premier Riad. A palace of Moroccan craft where you live in your own three-floor riad, with gardens, a large spa and serious restaurants inside the walls. It is very expensive, formal and quiet, and the Medina is a walk away rather than at the door.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.