Luxury hotels in Marrakech

For luxury hotels in Marrakech, I’d start with the afternoons.

La Mamounia’s garden and swimming pool, seen from above.
La Mamounia’s garden and swimming pool, seen from above.

The hotels

Medina, Marrakech

Royal Mansour

The King’s project, inside the walls since 2010: 53 riads over 3 floors, each with a roof terrace and plunge pool.

Why choose it:
strong for private riads, the spa and service
Who for:
couples, families and occasions

Marrakech

Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech

I’d book a villa here for days that need go no further than its courtyard: a swim, lunch, another swim. If you want to wander out each evening and choose dinner in the medina, a riad within the walls makes a better base.

Why choose it:
Marrakech
Who for:
couples and city stays
What the Lumi are New hotels in Marrakech: 2026–2029

Which to choose

La Mamounia and Royal Mansour suit coming and going from the medina; at Mandarin Oriental, I would leave a day free to enjoy the villa.

HotelSuitsThe tripWorth knowing
La MamouniaYou want to choose what the room looks onto.Koutoubia Deluxe faces the mosque or the Koutoubia side of the gardens.For a stay built around your own villa, I would also look at Mandarin Oriental.
Royal MansourYou want a private house with hotel service.The Superior Riad has one bedroom, 140 m² across 3 floors and a rooftop plunge pool.If you return only to sleep, I would choose a room rather than the Superior Riad.
Mandarin Oriental, MarrakechYou want to spend plenty of time in your villa.Mandarin Pool Villa has a courtyard, private pool and kitchenette.For frequent walks back from the medina, I would choose an address within the walls.

Where they are

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For which trip

La Mamounia restaurant guide: which table to book La Mamounia prices per night: in January the Classic from the hotel costs 6,500 dirhams La Mamounia spa in Marrakech: 4 hammam rituals, and who may come Royal Mansour restaurants in Marrakech: where to book Royal Mansour prices: in July a Superior riad from the hotel costs 15,405 dirhams, tax in Royal Mansour spa in Marrakech: hammam and pool

Before you book

What would I ask Royal Mansour before booking?

For a winter stay, ask about heating and the expected temperature of your riad’s private pool. The indoor spa pool3 is heated. If you want to avoid stairs, have the access and layout of the proposed riad2 confirmed.

Which would I consider with children?

At La Mamounia1, Classic rooms start at 28 m²: for plenty of time upstairs, I would look at a larger category. Park Deluxe takes 2 adults and a child: request the bed or cot and give the child’s age. For 4 at Royal Mansour2, I would look at the Privilege Riad, with 2 bedrooms and a butler. Have the beds and any supplements written into both quotes.

How much are La Mamounia and Royal Mansour?

At La Mamounia4: MAD 7,490 on 28 November 2026, MAD 6,829 on 11 December 2026 and MAD 4,923 on 19 January 2027. At Royal Mansour5: MAD 29,055 on 16 November 2026, MAD 20,945 on 9 December 2026 and MAD 20,455 on 21 January 2027. These are the lowest seller prices for one night searched alone, for 2 adults, with tax; the hotels are not compared for the same room or terms. Ask whether the total includes city tax and breakfast: Royal Mansour’s own rates include breakfast, while La Mamounia’s basic rates add it. Prices from Google Hotels, 1 November 2026.

How much is Mandarin Oriental?

For 2 adults, a night at Mandarin Oriental8 starts at MAD 13,932 on 12 December 2026, MAD 10,021 on 10 January 2027 and MAD 7,310 on 22 August 2027. These are seller minima for individual nights searched alone: check the room, meals, taxes, fees and cancellation on the selected offer. Dates and terms differ from the previous 2 hotels, and the reading is later; this is not a price ranking between hotels. Prices from Google Hotels, 5 November 2026.

What changes when you stay outside the medina?

The medina is around 10 minutes from Mandarin Oriental7. I would plan journeys by car and treat that as a guide rather than a guaranteed time. For days with lunch at the hotel and another walk out to the souks, choose the location before the villa.

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Where we read it
  1. 1 La Mamounia, rooms, 14 October 2026
  2. 2 Royal Mansour, riad, 14 October 2026
  3. 3 Royal Mansour, spa and wellness, 14 October 2026
  4. 4 Google Hotels, La Mamounia, 1 November 2026
  5. 5 Google Hotels, Royal Mansour Marrakech, 1 November 2026
  6. 6 Mandarin Oriental, Mandarin Pool Villa, 5 November 2026
  7. 7 Mandarin Oriental, location, 5 November 2026
  8. 8 Google Hotels, Mandarin Oriental Marrakech, 5 November 2026
Two LumiExceptional: two of our three readings say so.26 hotels of 594.A spa worth the tripHeld by a hotel in the guide’s top tenth for what guests write about the spa, when at least 30 of them mention it, or by a hotel whose spa has, in our reading of its official pages, one of the highest readings in the guide.19 hotels of 594 hold it.

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