Marrakech luxury hotel options

[G931401]

I am looking at a 4 or 5 night stay in marrakech in March.

I am looking to book a luxurious hotel and wonder if anybody can comment on the AmanJena, four seasons or orebio hotels and how they found them?

On a side note, if anybody can comment on whether marrakech or Casablanca are better destinations it would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Richie]

The FS is closest to the Medina.

[chrisw1983]

Hiya. Maybe not one that you have looked at but it is lovely and peaceful and has a shuttle to the mayhem of the town is the Fairmont in Marrakech. We stayed there in January for a few nights.

[meta]

Why not La Mamounia or Royal Mansour? Royal Mansour is especially lovely. There is also Mandarin Oriental.

[VinZ]

Mamounia and Royal Mansour excellent but I personally like the Fairmont (except for their food, although the traditional restaraunt they have is quite nice).

There’s also a Nobu Hotel now, avoid Mandarin (on the flightpath!).

If you’re looking for boutique hotels, check out Villa des Orangers and the newly opened Hotel Marrakech by Jasper Conran

[Toppcat]

chrisw1983 wrote:

Hiya. Maybe not one that you have looked at but it is lovely and peaceful and has a shuttle to the mayhem of the town is the Fairmont in Marrakech. We stayed there in January for a few nights.

I am just back from a stay at the Fairmont (I might write up a review…) and with kids one of the ‘Prince Villas’ they have in the grounds is a great option. We were very happy with it.

It wasn’t a flawless stay from a service perspective though, and I would say the hotel is definitely a notch below what I would expect from Aman/Royal Mansour/Mamounia. However, if you value the space and privacy (and don’t mind a 25 minute drive to the Medina) it is worth considering.