Where to eat at and around Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
Dinner at home is Capricci for Italian or Al Aïn for Moroccan and Lebanese cooking, both from 6pm to 11pm, with sushi at Le Bar and poolside lunches at L'Olivier. Beyond the gates nothing is within walking distance: the resort stands alone on the Route d'Amizmiz, and the city's tables are 20 to 25 minutes away, so you will want a taxi, a hotel car or the free shuttle. The nearest good lunch is a garden club 13 minutes up the road.
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Close by, on foot or by car
- 13 min by car
Garden lunch by the pool, with a day pass · €€
A country hotel in rose gardens and olive groves on the Route du Barrage, the nearest good table to the resort. Lunch at El Badia, beside the pools, is Moroccan and Mediterranean cooking from a slate that changes daily with the market and the season, served in two sittings, at 12.45pm and 2.30pm; in winter it moves into a greenhouse or onto a terrace facing the vegetable garden and the Atlas. The day pass, about €41 for adults and €26 for children, includes a three-course lunch, a lounger, towels and the pools from 10.30am to 6pm, heated in winter, two of them for children. Book ahead.
Reserve aheadKm 6, Route du Barrage, Cherifia, Marrakech
- 20 min by car
Modern sharing plates in Guéliz · €€
A bright, simple restaurant in Guéliz, opposite the Colisée cinema, with a menu that changes often with the seasons and leans on local produce. The plates are made for sharing: stracciatella with peas and zhoug, lamb kefta with aubergine, yoghurt and pine nuts, prawn and burrata tortellini, sea bream with spiced tomato, and a lamington or lemon tart to finish. It serves lunch from Monday to Saturday, noon to 4pm, and dinner from 6.30pm to 10.30pm, and is closed on Sunday. Groups of six or more book by email.
Reserve ahead96 Rue Mohammed El Bekal, Guéliz, Marrakech
- 20 min by car
Pâtisserie and tea room · €
A Guéliz pâtisserie and tea room that has been baking since 1997, with handmade cakes and pastries to eat in or take away. It is the place for a mid-morning coffee and cake on a day in the new town, or for a box of pastries to take back for the children. The shop on Rue Mohammed El Bekal is open from 8am to 9pm, the one on Rue de la Liberté from 8am to 8pm. No booking.
Walk in177 Rue Mohammed El Bekal, Guéliz, Marrakech
- 21 min by car
Moroccan cooking, run by women · €€€
Open since 1987 on the Boulevard Zerktouni, and a reference for traditional Moroccan cooking ever since: the kitchen and the dining room are run entirely by women. Start with the spread of Moroccan salads and a plate of briouates, then a tagine, a couscous or a pastilla, with vegetarian dishes too; most of the produce comes from small local farms. It is closed on Tuesday. Dinner is from 5pm to 11pm, from 7pm on Friday, and online booking offers lunch on Friday only. Book ahead, especially for dinner.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out55 Boulevard Mohammed Zerktouni, Guéliz, Marrakech
- 21 min by car
1920s brasserie in Guéliz · €€€
A grand café from the 1920s on the corner of the Boulevard El Mansour Eddahbi and the Avenue Imam Malik, restored with wooden stairs, shutters and ceiling fans. The cooking is French brasserie: onion soup, oysters from Oualidia, spider crab from Essaouira, steak tartare, duck with orange and a Grand Marnier soufflé, with seasonal vegetables from its own garden. It serves breakfast from 9am, then lunch and dinner until late, which makes it an easy stop on a shuttle day in the new town. Book for dinner.
Reserve aheadCorner of Boulevard El Mansour Eddahbi and Avenue Imam Malik, Guéliz, Marrakech
- 25 min by car
Modern Moroccan on a Medina roof terrace · €€
A modern Moroccan restaurant on the Rahba Kedima, the old spice square, with terraces over the rooftops of the souks. The menu is local and seasonal: roast beetroot and carrots with preserved lemon, an Agadir sardine tart, sardine kofta with red chermoula, lamb confit slow-cooked for five hours, and an amlou tiramisu with honey, almonds and argan oil. It is open every day from noon to 11pm, and a 9% service charge is added. Cars cannot reach the door: from Jemaa el-Fna it is a 7-minute walk through the souk, past the Café des Épices. Book for sunset.
Reserve ahead1 Derb Aarjane, Rahba Kedima, Medina, Marrakech
Breakfast
Breakfast is served at Capricci, from 7am to 10.30am on weekdays and 7am to 11am at weekends, and every rate on sale for the March dates included it. Nothing is within reach on foot, so the hotel's own breakfast is the one to have. On a day in town, the Grand Café de la Poste in Guéliz, 21 minutes away by car, serves a continental or a Moroccan breakfast with crêpes, honey and fresh orange juice from 9am.
The best places to stay in Marrakech
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The family oneFairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
Route d'Amizmiz · From about €700
The iconLa Mamounia
Medina · From about €705
The grand oneRoyal Mansour Marrakech
Medina · From about €2,300
The design oneEl Fenn
Medina · From about €680
The smart moneyDar Kandi
Medina · From about €205
The all-rounderLa Villa des Orangers
Medina · From about €825
The tableNobu Hotel Marrakech
Hivernage · From about €735
The insider oneDar Rhizlane
Hivernage · From about €295
The viewPalais Namaskar
Palmeraie · From about €460
The escapeInara Camp
Agafay · From about €525
Things to do from Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
The nearest of the experiences we would book, by car from the hotel.
The Agafay desert eveningAgafay desert at sunset: quad, camel ride and dinner show
From €20.584.8(46,700)18 min by car
The Medina and its palacesBahia Palace, Saadian Tombs and the souks with a guide
From €15.104.7(8,000)20 min by car
The night tastingsStreet food tour of the Medina by night
From €434.7(3,300)20 min by car
The hammamHammam scrub and massage, with pickup
From €55.694.6(3,700)20 min by car
Questions people ask
Good questions about Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
Where can I eat near Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech?
Dinner at home is Capricci for Italian or Al Aïn for Moroccan and Lebanese cooking, both from 6pm to 11pm, with sushi at Le Bar and poolside lunches at L'Olivier. Beyond the gates nothing is within walking distance: the resort stands alone on the Route d'Amizmiz, and the city's tables are 20 to 25 minutes away, so you will want a taxi, a hotel car or the free shuttle. The nearest good lunch is a garden club 13 minutes up the road. Beldi Country Club, 13 min by car. +61, 20 min by car. Pâtisserie Amandine, 20 min by car.
Our verdict
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.