MARRAKECH

Introduction

Marrakech Overview

As one of the most vibrant & exciting cities in Africa, Marrakech is a wildly intoxicating city offering everything from a vibrantly chaotic ancient medina, to a seriously luxurious and glamourous dining and accommodation scene. To experience the ultimate that Marrakech has to offer, explore our highly selective Marrakech City Guide for the best selection of hotels, restaurants, nightlife and things to do in Marrakech. Don't miss our Local Expert interviews, where we open the address books of some of Marrakech’s most discerning locals.

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Where to Sleep

BEST HOTELS  Marrakech boasts a beautiful selection of luxury 5-star spa hotels, a few cutting-edge design hotels and numerous romantic local Moroccan riads located in the heart of Marrakech’s medina district. Here is our selection of the best hotels in Marrakech right now:

1. Best Luxury Hotel - La Mamounia Hotel

2. Best Spa Hotel - Ksar Char-Bagh Resort

3. Best Local Riad - Riyad El Mezouar

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Where to Eat

BEST RESTAURANTS  Marrakech’s food scene offers an international mix of cuisines with everything from glamourous fine dining restaurants, trendy local cafes to bustling outdoor food markets. Here is our selection of the best restaurants in Marrakech right now:

1. Best Upscale Restaurant - Le Toubsil

2. Best Moroccan Restaurant - Le Foundouk

3. Best Local Gem - Terrace des Epices

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Where to Play

BEST NIGHTLIFE  Marrakech is renowned for its glamourous, hedonistic and rather fickle nightlife scene, where the cool places seem to change on a weekly basis. From intimate cocktail bars to the ultimate see-and-be-seen nightclubs, here are the best nightlife places in Marrakech:

1. Best Cocktail Bar - La Mamounia

2. Best For Live Music - Le Comptoir

3. Best All-In-One Venue - Bo & Zin

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City Snapshot

A. The Medina - Marrakech’s ancient city offers a wildly exotic, raw and energetic local scene intermixed with luxurious riad hideaways. Highlights include the Jemaa El Fna square, the Souks, the Ben Yousef Medersa, the Saadian Tombs & the iconic Katboubia Mosque. Discover a more authentic taste of daily Moroccan life in the less-touristy northern medina.

B. La Palmeraie - A desert oasis with thousands of palm trees, providing isolated tranquility within the confines of its luxurious hotels, resorts and estates - perfect for those looking for rest & relaxation.

C. Gueliz - This is Marrakech’s modernised ‘new town’ with great shopping and Art Deco.

D. Hivernage - This quiet area is home to Marrakech's foreign embassies and upscale residential district.

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