Hôtels de luxe en Morocco

L'Amanjena Resort occupies a gated estate 12 kilometres south of the medina, on the road to Ouarzazate. We pass through a monumental pisé gateway to discover a 40-metre central pool, surrounded by pavilions with green domes. The 32 houses (pavilions and garden houses) line up zellige columns, hand-painted ceilings, pale pink tadelakt floors, each unit has its own heated private pool. The 1 200 m² spa offers traditional hammam, treatment rooms under cradle vaults, indoor pool in green marble. Two outdoor pools (one 33 metres, one family), fitness centre, lit tennis courts. Rates from 1 000 € per night, Booking score 9.8/10 from 56 reviews. Airport shuttle included, free private parking on site ✨

The Oberoi Marrakech sets its 84 rooms and suites along the Ouarzazate road, between palm grove and Atlas foothills. We find the Oberoi signature: white marble, precious woods, Fès stone bathrooms, private terraces overlooking the gardens or mountains. The service is of watchmaker precision, inherited from the group's Indian palaces, with a discretion that contrasts with the medina's bustle. Two pools, a 1 200 m² spa, a gourmet restaurant under pergola. From 648 € the night, we pay for tranquillity and operational excellence. The address suits travellers seeking muffled luxury rather than riad folklore ✨

The Mellah Hotel occupies a renovated traditional house in Hay Salam, the neighbourhood of the old Jewish Mellah, away from the Jemaa el-Fna circuits. We slept in rooms with generous volumes, white tadelakt on the walls, cedar woodwork, light dimmed by moucharabiehs. The central pool structures the patio, surrounded by banquettes in blue and white zellige. Service remains discreet, attentive without being intrusive, the team speaks French and English fluently. From 281 € per night, a coherent rate for this level of finish and this guest score. We recommend for a calm stay, far from the bustle of Gueliz and the north medina ✨

The Royal Mansour Marrakech occupies 3.5 hectares at the foot of the medina, commissioned by King Mohammed VI and delivered after seven years of construction. We bed down in private riads, not rooms: three storeys, central patio, pool on the roof terrace, butler who circulates through underground tunnels to never cross paths with guests. The zellige tiles are laid by hand by the maâlems from Fès, the cedar woodwork carved on site, the rugs woven in the Atlas. The spa stretches beneath the gardens, hammam in white tadelakt, treatment cabins with fireplace. Three tables including the Michelin-starred La Grande Table Marocaine, from 2 128 € the night for a 165 m² riad. The service attains a level of discretion found nowhere else in Morocco. It’s the reference palace in Marrakech, the one that has raised the entire city a notch ✨

PL Place Boutique Hôtel & Restaurant hides away on route de Fès, in the Ennakhil palm grove, a residential sector where villas can be counted on the fingers of one hand. We slept in a room with off-white tadelakt walls, anthracite grey zellige floor, king-size bed facing a window framing a palm tree. The outdoor pool is small, surrounded by teak sun loungers, sufficient for six people maximum. The spa offers massages and treatments, we tested the traditional hammam, well executed. From 164,58 € per night, it's a rare value-for-money for a 5★ in Marrakech with this level of finish. The restaurant serves revisited Moroccan cuisine, attentive service without being intrusive ✨

Dar Rhizlane occupies an Art Deco palace in Hivernage, just eleven suites, garden of orange trees and jasmines enclosed by walls. We slept in a room with blue and white zellige tiles, four-poster cedar bed, ochre tadelakt bathroom. The spa offers traditional hammam and argan oil massages, heated pool in the garden. The evening table d'hôtes brings all residents together around a unique Moroccan menu, service at precisely 20h30, family home atmosphere rather than anonymous palace. From 249,82 € per night, breakfast included, free airport shuttle. The address appeals to couples seeking the intimacy of a house rather than the codes of a grand hotel ✨

Almaha Marrakech occupies a restored riad in the Kasbah district, the former royal quarter south of the Médina. We appreciate the relative calm, the less crowded alleys than around Jemaa el-Fna square, the immediate proximity of the Saadian Tombs and El Badi Palace. The rooms blend traditional tadelakt, carved woodwork and white linen, some overlooking the central fountain patio. The spa offers hammam, massages and argan oil treatments in a hushed atmosphere. The indoor pool allows year-round swimming, rare in this category of guesthouses. From 297,93 € per night, honest value for money for a 5★ with dining and spa included ✨

Kasbah d'if occupies several hectares in the Agafay desert, this mineral expanse that begins where the Marrakech palm groves end. We reach it via a 25 km track, silence gradually sets in, the city disappears behind the hills. The architecture draws on Berber kasbah codes, ochre pisé, low volumes, interior patios, but the treatment is contemporary: clean lines, picture windows, Scandinavian design furniture that contrasts with the harsh landscape. All rooms face the Atlas or the desert, grazing light at day's end, temperature drops 15 degrees after sunset. The spa offers hammam and traditional treatments, the two pools are heated in winter, the restaurant serves revamped Moroccan cuisine with local produce. From 398 € a night, airport shuttle included, which remains fair for this level of isolation and service. We recommend it for those wanting to break from Marrakech without flying, two or three nights suffice ✨

La Maison Arabe occupies an 18th-century palace in the Bab Doukkala district, a ten-minute walk from the medina. We come here for the Moroccan cooking workshops (pastilla, couscous, oriental pastries), held every day in a traditional kitchen with wood-fired oven and Safi pottery. The rooms blend zelliges, carved cedar wood, hand-polished tadelakt, some with fireplace and private terrace overlooking the rooftops. The spa offers hammam, black soap scrub, argan oil massages in vaulted rooms. The pool sits in an orange and jasmine garden, teak sun loungers, mint tea service until 7pm. From 168 € per night, breakfast included, airport shuttle included. We recommend booking the cooking workshop upon stay confirmation, places fill up fast ✨

La Sultana Marrakech occupies a cluster of restored ancient houses on rue de La Kasbah, a two-minute walk from the Saadian tombs. We sleep in twenty-eight bedrooms spread over five floors, polished tadelakt, cedar woodwork, black Taza marble bathrooms. The spa descends over three levels under vaults, steam hammam, heated pool tiled in midnight-blue zellige, treatment cabins with ramparts views. The fifth-floor panoramic terrace opens onto the Koutoubia and snow-capped Atlas until April. The La Table Marocaine restaurant serves palace-riad cuisine, signature tajines, attentive service without being stifling. International clientele in their thirties and up, weekend couples, a few families outside school holidays. From 829 € a night, breakfast included, booking advised three months ahead for bank holidays and year-end festivities ✨