The 12 Best Luxury Hotels in Marrakech

In Marrakesh the afternoon belongs to the water: after a morning in the souks, the pool is waiting in the garden, on the roof or right outside your own terrace. For many guests it is the deciding factor when they choose a 5-star hotel in Marrakesh.Mandarin Oriental Marrakech · Sidi Youssef Ben AliYour own pool outside the door: at the Royal Mansour Marrakech, every riad has a small heated plunge pool on its roof terrace. At the Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, each villa comes with a heated pool, a Jacuzzi and a walled garden, and at The Oberoi Marrakech, 76 of the 84 villas and suites have a private pool and garden.

Long laps in the garden: the main pool at the Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech is 100 meters long, with a children’s area and views of the golf course and the Atlas. At the Park Hyatt Marrakech you swim in the 47-meter heated outdoor pool, and families have a pool of their own, 45 meters long. At the Selman Marrakech, an 80-meter pool lined with palm trees runs through the Andalusian gardens.

Right in town: at La Mamounia Marrakech, the 25 by 26 meter pool clad in Murano glass lies in the historic gardens, heated to 28 °C. On the roof of the Sofitel Marrakech Palais Imperial, the Ultimate Pool looks out to the Atlas; it is adults only and reserved for Diamond members of ALL (Accor). The circular rooftop pool of the Nobu Hotel Marrakech is open all year, with views over the whole city.

The hammam is as much a part of Marrakesh as mint tea, and the city’s great hotel spas turn it into a ritual. At the Royal Mansour Marrakech, the spa spreads over 2,500 m² and three floors in its own building in the gardens, with a traditional hammam and an indoor pool under an orangery-style glass canopy. The spa at La Mamounia Marrakech also covers 2,500 m², with two traditional hammams, a private hammam and the hotel’s signature argan oil massage.La Mamounia Marrakech · Arset El BilkFor rest and renewal: at The Oberoi Marrakech, the spa sits beside a natural body of water among olive and citrus trees, with private therapy suites and hammams. At the Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, each of the six treatment rooms has its own garden, along with two hammams and a yoga studio. If you are planning a health retreat, book the Chenot Spa at the Selman Marrakech, with hydrotherapy and Chenot programs.

Spacious and green: the Fairmont Spa at the Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech covers 3,500 m². Its Hammam Dada ritual combines black soap, a kessa scrub, ghassoul clay and an argan oil massage. If you want a 5-star hotel in Marrakesh for a spa break, the Park Hyatt Marrakech offers 2,200 m² devoted to hammam rituals.

Prices start at 194 € at the Sofitel Marrakech Palais Imperial in Hivernage and go up to 1,561 € at the Royal Mansour Marrakech in the medina. The table shows all twelve hotels, ordered by location. You will find the current price for your travel dates for every hotel in the hotel list below.

What is included everywhere: daily breakfast for two, at The Oberoi Marrakech in the Tamimt restaurant and at the Royal Mansour Marrakech in La Grande Brasserie. In ten hotels the benefits apply from the first night; at the Ksar Char-Bagh Marrakech and the Nobu Hotel Marrakech they apply from two nights.

Upgrade and check-in: all twelve hotels offer an upgrade subject to availability, usually on arrival. At the Park Hyatt Marrakech and at The Oberoi Marrakech it is confirmed at booking, although at the Park Hyatt not from a room to a suite. Early check-in and late check-out are possible at eleven hotels, subject to availability.Ksar Char-Bagh Marrakech · Douar El GuernThe hotel credit is worth a closer look. Usually it is 100 US dollars. At the Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, suites get 200 US dollars, split evenly between food and drinks and the spa. At The Oberoi Marrakech, the credit rises to 250 US dollars from five nights, selected suites get another 100 from two nights, and there is a 20 percent discount at the spa.

Restaurant or spa: at the Palais Ronsard Marrakech and the Selman Marrakech, you can spend the 100 US dollars on dining or in the spa, as you prefer. At the Ksar Char-Bagh Marrakech and the Nobu Hotel Marrakech, the credit is 50 US dollars.

Points and status: you earn points at five of the twelve luxury hotels in Marrakesh. ALL (Accor) applies at the Sofitel Marrakech Palais Imperial and the Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech, World of Hyatt at the Park Hyatt Marrakech and Oberoi One at The Oberoi Marrakech.

The Leaders Club includes La Mamounia Marrakech, where you earn points, and the Royal Mansour Marrakech; at the Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, the status benefits of Fans of Mandarin Oriental apply. Because suitespot books direct rates, points and status nights count as usual.

When it is at its most beautiful: in Marrakesh every season has its own appeal. In spring the gardens are in bloom and snow still lies on the Atlas. In summer the afternoons belong to the pool and the long evenings to the medina. In fall and winter you stroll through the souks on clear days and warm up in the hammam in the evening.

How long to stay: for a 5-star hotel in Marrakesh we recommend four to five nights – two days for the medina and the souks, one for the Atlas and at least one when you hardly leave the garden and the pool.