Editorial
What we tell our own guests before they arrive — the places worth your time, and how to fit them around a villa holiday.
The Palmeraie and the Route de l'Ourika suit private villas with pools and gardens; Hivernage and Gueliz put you closest to restaurants and nightlife; the Medina is for riads and the old city on your doorstep. Mr. Villa villas sit in quiet, gated residential Marrakech, ten to twenty-five minutes from the Medina.
Nobu Marrakech and Ling Ling for a special evening, Plus61 for produce-led Mediterranean cooking, Dar Yacout and Le Foundouk for traditional Moroccan in a riad setting, and the restaurants of La Mamounia and Royal Mansour for full occasion dining.
Kabana faces the Koutoubia minaret, Nomad looks over the spice square in the Medina, and M Rooftop takes in the wider skyline. Sunset tables go early — ask the concierge to hold one.
Theatro remains the city's late-night landmark. So Lounge and Epicurien pair live music with dinner; Jad Mahal and Montecristo are reliable for a long evening; Kabana is the sunset start.
Essaouira on the Atlantic, the Ouzoud waterfalls, Aït Ben Haddou over the Tizi n'Tichka pass, and the Ourika valley for a shorter day with lunch by the river.
Forty minutes from the city: stone desert rather than sand, ideal for camel rides, quad and buggy circuits, and candlelit dinners with the Atlas mountains on the horizon.
Imlil, Ourika, Setti Fatma and Ouirgane are all comfortable day trips with a private driver, with mountain lunches and walks at every level.
Rahba Kedima and the surrounding souks for rugs, lanterns, leather and spices; Sidi Ghanem for design studios and ceramics; Gueliz for concept stores and Moroccan fashion.
Marrakech has several championship courses within twenty minutes of the villas. Tee times, clubs and transfers arranged.
Traditional hammam and gommage, in-villa massage, spa days and private yoga — all can be brought to the villa or booked in the city.
Palm grove camel rides, cooking classes, the Majorelle Garden, lake water sports and pool days with babysitting arranged in the evenings.
A sunrise balloon flight, a private dinner in Agafay, a rooftop table at golden hour and a photographer to make it last.
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Tell us what you have in mind and we will arrange it — quietly, properly and before you land.
