At home there is Le Namaskar for dinner, La Table in the garden at lunch, and cocktails and tapas on the roof at Le Nomad Bar. Beyond the gate nothing is within walking distance: the hotel sits beyond the Palmeraie, about 12 km from Jemaa el-Fna, so you will want a taxi or a car arranged through the hotel. Everything below is 21 to 24 minutes away by car, off-peak.
The tables at this hotel that are a reason to come, and how hard they are to get.
The rooftop is the point of the hotel: a modern, minimal terrace above the palms, with the Atlas to the south on a clear day and the sun setting to the west, at its best for the hour around sunset. After dark it turns into a party with a DJ, so come early for the view and stay for a cocktail; book ahead, as outside guests come for it too.
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The hotel's fine-dining room, minimal and contemporary, with drapery and Murano glass, and the Lounge Bar next door for a drink before or a digestif after. It suits a long dinner on a night you would rather not drive into town; book ahead.
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On our shortlists
Classic Moroccan cooking, run by women since 1987 · €€€
The original Al Fassia, opened in Guéliz in 1987 on the idea of a restaurant cooked and served entirely by women, and still one of the reference tables for Moroccan food in the city. Start with the spread of cooked Moroccan salads, then order the pigeon pastilla, a lamb tagine or the couscous, in an intimate dining room of lounges and white tablecloths. It serves lunch and dinner, though not every day (Tuesday is usually its day off), and it fills up: book ahead, and ask for a table at the time you want rather than taking a late slot.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out55 Boulevard Mohammed Zerktouni, Guéliz, Marrakech
1920s brasserie for breakfast, lunch and late dinner · €€€
A grand café of the 1920s on the corner of Boulevard El Mansour Eddahbi and Avenue Imam Malik, restored with wooden stairs, shutters and ceiling fans, and one of the old landmarks of the Ville Nouvelle. The kitchen is French: oysters from Oualidia, onion soup, Essaouira spider crab with avocado, beef tartare, duck breast with orange, and a Grand Marnier soufflé. It serves breakfast from 9am, then lunch and dinner until late, which makes it the easy stop after the Jardin Majorelle. Book for dinner.
Reserve aheadCorner of Boulevard El Mansour Eddahbi and Avenue Imam Malik, Guéliz, Marrakech
Seasonal plates to share at lunch · €€
A bright, modern dining room in Guéliz whose name is Australia's dialling code, with a short, seasonal menu of fresh, simple plates to share. Order the pickled octopus bruschetta, lamb kefta with aubergine, yoghurt and Aleppo chilli, the prawn and burrata tortellini or the sea bream with Indian spices, and leave room for the lemon tart or a lamington. It opens for lunch from noon to 4pm, Monday to Saturday, and closes on Sunday; it also posts dinner menus for some evenings, so ask if you want to go at night. A good lunch on a day of shopping and galleries in the new town.
Reserve ahead96 Rue Mohammed el Beqal, Guéliz, Marrakech
Dinner with music and dancers in Hivernage · €€€
A Hivernage institution since 1999 for a long, loud night out: Moroccan dinner downstairs to an Arab-Andalusian orchestra from 8pm, oriental dance at 9.30pm and 11.20pm, and a club upstairs that runs to 3am, with a Gnawa band from 11.45pm Sunday to Thursday. The show is included with dinner, two courses at least, and drinks and cocktails cost extra. Dress smart casual: no shorts, flip-flops or sportswear, and no sandals for men. Families should book from 7pm and leave early, as the evening turns into a club.
Reserve aheadAvenue Echouhada, Hivernage, Marrakech
Moroccan haute cuisine at the Royal Mansour · €€€€
The Royal Mansour's Moroccan dining room, behind a brass door off the blue patio of its restaurant pavilion, and a member of Les Grandes Tables du Monde. The cooking takes the family recipes of the Moroccan kitchen to haute cuisine: sh'hiwates, the small dishes that open a Moroccan meal, pastilla and couscous in the Royal Mansour style, under high ceilings with lute and oud players. Dinner is daily from 7pm to 10.30pm, with a Friday lunch from noon to 2.30pm. Cars reach the hotel's door on Rue Abou El Abbas Sebti. Book well ahead.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks outRoyal Mansour, Rue Abou El Abbas Sebti, Medina, Marrakech
Garden restaurant and pool day in the Palmeraie · €€
An open-air restaurant and pool garden that opened in the Palmeraie in 2026, with tables inside around a patio of fountains or beside the pool under the palms. The cooking is Mediterranean, built on herbs, fruit and vegetables from its own garden and local producers. It opens daily from 11am to 1am, and the pool days, with a lounger or a double bed and lunch, start at 11am; there is a pétanque court too. Best for a long lunch in the sun; on a winter evening, ask for a table inside by the patio. Book a table or a pool day ahead.
Reserve aheadRocade Casablanca Safi, Km 2.4, Palmeraie, Marrakech
Breakfast is included in the March rates quoted on these pages, but check what your own rate includes; it is served at Le Namaskar restaurant, and the hours are not published, so ask at check-in. There is nowhere to walk to for breakfast, so the hotel's own is the one to have. For a breakfast on a day in town, Le Grand Café de la Poste in Guéliz, 21 minutes away by car, serves continental and Moroccan breakfasts with Moroccan crêpes from 9am.
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The viewPalais Namaskar
Palmeraie · From about €460
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 family oneFairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
Route d'Amizmiz · From about €700
The insider oneDar Rhizlane
Hivernage · From about €295
The escapeInara Camp
Agafay · From about €525
The nearest of the experiences we would book, by car from the hotel.
The cooking classFrom €36.345(2,000)20 min by car
The blue gardenFrom €26.904.5(13,900)21 min by car
The Agafay desert eveningFrom €20.584.8(46,700)22 min by car
The hammamFrom €55.694.6(3,700)23 min by car
Questions people ask
At home there is Le Namaskar for dinner, La Table in the garden at lunch, and cocktails and tapas on the roof at Le Nomad Bar. Beyond the gate nothing is within walking distance: the hotel sits beyond the Palmeraie, about 12 km from Jemaa el-Fna, so you will want a taxi or a car arranged through the hotel. Everything below is 21 to 24 minutes away by car, off-peak. Al Fassia Guéliz, 21 min by car. Le Grand Café de la Poste, 21 min by car. +61, 21 min by car.
Le Nomad Bar. The rooftop is the point of the hotel: a modern, minimal terrace above the palms, with the Atlas to the south on a clear day and the sun setting to the west, at its best for the hour around sunset. After dark it turns into a party with a DJ, so come early for the view and stay for a cocktail; book ahead, as outside guests come for it too.
Our verdict
A calm, water-filled resort with a terrace for every room and the Atlas on the skyline from its rooftop. Check availability for a Lounge Suite.