La Mamounia

Ave. Bab Jdid

Marrakesh , Morocco http://www.mamounia.com/uk/index.php

(800) 223-6800

Closed for three years between 2006 and 2009, the hotel glows again thanks to Jacques Garcia, known for gems like Paris’s Hôtel Costes. The 1923 property has been completely restored and modernized, a three-year project that included cleaning and repairing countless mosaics, moldings, and paintings and adding new furniture, fabrics, and woodwork, much of it made by local artisans. Garcia chose a garnet tone as the Marrakesh palace’s signature color; it shines on the grand piano in the Majorelle Gallery and reappears on the fleet of Jaguars and Range Rovers parked outside. The gardens have been enlarged, as has the pool, now the size of a small lake.

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From Food & Wine , MAY 2010

Marrakech is booming today, particularly its restaurants and hotels. In the Medina, or medieval quarter, the famous Hotel La Mamounia just reopened...MORE
– Paula Wolfert Rediscovers Marrakech