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Swimming pool at Hotel Es Saadi
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Le Méridien N'Fis
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Ibis Moussafir
facilities. A swimming
pool dominates the
central courtyard. d
Map
J3 • 26 rue de la Koutoubia,
Medina • 0524 38 88 00
• www.lesjardinsdela
koutoubia.com
•
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Club Med
A five-minute taxi ride
from the medina. It has
277 rooms, restaurants,
a popular nightclub and
an excellent spa. The
architecture is utilitarian
but it does have a nice
garden setting. d
Map C7
• Ave Mohammed VI,
Hivernage • 0524 33 94 00
• www.lemeridienhotels.
com •
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Royal Mirage
A modern, clean
hotel, it is close to
Marrakech's train station
on the western edge of
Guéliz. It may be a 10-
minute taxi ride from the
medina but it does offer
good value for money.
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Map B5 • Ave Hassan II,
Place de la gare • 0524 43
59 29 • www.ibishotel.com
•
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Hivernage Hotel
The location is
unbelievably central, the
actual hotel “village”
neatly disguised by
masses of foliage. Apart
from the pool and spa,
the holiday package
includes language
classes, Oriental dance
and a singing workshop.
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Map J4 • Jemaa El Fna
• 0524 44 40 16 • www.
clubmed.co.uk •
Marrakech
A former Sheraton
property set within its
own walled gardens, the
rooms are laid out around
a vast central garden
pool.
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Map C7 • Ave de
la Men-ara, Hivernage
• 0524 44 89 98 • www.
royalmirage hotels.com
•
and Spa
A member of the “Great
Hotels of the World”
network, this is a very
stylish and modern, 34-
room, independently-
owned hotel. Just
outside the medina walls,
it has an excellent
restaurant in the Table du
Marché, a popular patis-
serie and beautiful spa.
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Map G4 • Cnr of ave
Echouhada and rue du
Temple, Hivernage • 0524
42 41 00 • www.hivernage-
hotel.com •
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Hotel Es Saadi
In business since
1952, the Es Saadi, with
its 150 rooms, is one of
the city's older hotels
and ageing well. Rooms
are well kept, the garden
pool is lovely and the
house restaurant is not
bad. d
Map C6 • Ave El
Kadissia, Hivernage
• 0524 44 88 11 • www.
essaadi.com
•
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Sofitel Marrakech
The 207-room Sofitel
boasts less offensive
architecture, brighter
rooms and is closer to
the medina. What's
more, the excellent
Comptoir, Alizia and Table
du Marché
(see p79)
are
just a minute's walk
away.
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Map G5 • Rue
Harroun Errachid, Hivernage
• 0524 42 56 00 • www.
sofitel.com •
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Les Jardins de
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Atlas Asni
The Atlas chain has
two hotels in Marrakech
and this is the cheaper.
Nothing to look at from
outside, the 329 rooms
are pleasant enough and
it has a swimming pool
and a fitness centre, if
you're looking for a
workout after sight-
seeing. Guests can also
access the spa facilities
of its ritzier sister hotel
nearby.
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Map B6 • Ave
Mohammed VI, Guéliz
• 0524 33 99 00 • www.
hotelsatlas.com•
&
Tichka Salam
Located on the
Casablanca road, a 15-
minute taxi ride from the
medina, the hotel does
boast the best pool in
town, two restaurants
and a bar with interiors
by Bill Willis
(see p38)
verging on the ridiculous.
Fun, though remote.
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Route de Casablanca,
Semlalia • 0524 44 87 10
•
la Koutoubia
Steps away from the
Koutoubia Mosque, this
well concealed, 72-room
five-star hotel is relatively
modern. The rather large
rooms are smart and
kitted out with full
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