Hivernage, the late night or the quiet garden. Nobu Hotel Marrakech, from about €735 with breakfast, if you want black cod miso downstairs, a round rooftop pool and a roof bar with DJ sets until 1am; Dar Rhizlane, from about €295, under half the rate, if you would rather have water gardens of lilies and papyrus, a hammam, a Moroccan kitchen and cooking classes, a short taxi ride from the Medina.
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
The insider oneA garden house in Hivernage with water gardens, a pool, a hammam and a kitchen worth staying in for, a short taxi ride from the Medina.
€€€From about €295 a night
Choose Dar Rhizlane if
The catch
Outside the Medina: Jemaa el-Fna is about 32 minutes on foot, so plan on taxis
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The verdict
Hivernage, the late night or the quiet garden. Nobu Hotel Marrakech, from about €735 with breakfast, if you want black cod miso downstairs, a round rooftop pool and a roof bar with DJ sets until 1am; Dar Rhizlane, from about €295, under half the rate, if you would rather have water gardens of lilies and papyrus, a hammam, a Moroccan kitchen and cooking classes, a short taxi ride from the Medina.
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The hammamFrom €55.694.6(3,700)
The Agafay desert eveningFrom €20.584.8(46,700)
The sunrise balloonFrom €604.8(3,000)
The Medina and its palacesFrom €15.104.7(8,000)
Questions people ask
Hivernage, the late night or the quiet garden. Nobu Hotel Marrakech, from about €735 with breakfast, if you want black cod miso downstairs, a round rooftop pool and a roof bar with DJ sets until 1am; Dar Rhizlane, from about €295, under half the rate, if you would rather have water gardens of lilies and papyrus, a hammam, a Moroccan kitchen and cooking classes, a short taxi ride from the Medina.
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.
A palace-style garden house in Hivernage with its own restaurant, pool and hammam, a short taxi ride from the Medina, from about €295 a night. Check availability for La Favorite. A small, hushed garden house that few visitors know by name, with its own kitchen, pool and hammam, so it is easy to stay in. The Medina is a short taxi ride rather than a walk.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.