The 12-acre botanical gardens owned by Yves Saint Laurent have colorful local flora, along with a small café, bookshop, and the Musée Berbère, with Berber art from the designer’s collection.
Hosts rotating exhibitions of more than 6,000 historical photographs. The building is one of the medina’s tallest; stop by its rooftop tea salon for a steaming cup and take in the view of the city.
A stunning confluence of carved cedar, zellij tile work, and ornate stucco from the 15th century. Brook a private tour and visit the tiny dormitory spaces where some of the 900-odd students lived.
The hotel is a showcase of Moroccan artisanship, and the white-filigree-and-glass spa is virtually a city in itself. Opt for a traditional hammam using the sumptuous Marcomaroc skin-care line.
Head here for table linens and sleepwear that merge traditional handiwork with a modern aesthetic.
Emerging local designers show here; expect slinky silk-jersey playsuits and burlap tote bags stamped creatively with Berber motifs.
Guests of this shabby-chic garden café sit at vintage tables and feast on casual staples, from salade niçoise to crisp, tangy Moroccan briouates (vegetable- or meat-stuffed phyllo triangles).
Behind black shutter doors in Guéliz, Le Loft serves bistro standards executed to perfection (not to mention a mean mojito). Le tout Marrakech table-hops in the dining room and on the front terrace.
This clean-lined resort offers discrete adults’ and kids’ pools; a boutique curated by top local stylist Laetitia Trouillet, who stages pop-up “souks” at the hotel; and flawless service.
The grande dame’s Jacques Garcia–designed renovation ushered in ornate, haute marocain décor—plus three private riads, a subterranean spa, and a buzzy restaurant.
Whimsical best describes this 12-acre fantasyland, where Indian and Moorish architecture collide and enormous suites and villas have contemporary Italian furnishings.
Don’t be deterred by the name; inside, you’ll find an inviting indoor-outdoor lounge, rooms lined with novels and vintage design magazines, and a charming roof terrace.
A stone’s throw from the city’s main square, Djemaa el-Fna, Joya’s seven-room house is all about sleek neutrals (not a gold-leather pouf in sight) and a warm, supremely capable staff.
This intimate, simply stylish gem has four en suite bedrooms and a courtyard strewn with deep sofas and kilims. There’s also a sitting room with a fireplace.
Its modest two-story dimensions belie generous rooms in rich purple and yellow silk velvets. The owner’s Arabian stallions graze in immaculate paddocks next to the open-air Le Pavillon restaurant.
The extravagant rooms at this mammoth Taj have rosy tadelakt walls hung with beveled Indian mirrors and balconies overlooking what is surely Africa’s biggest pool.
Opened in an old riad in the medina. The chef, Khalid Robazza Essafa, trained at Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy.
This gallery in Guéliz, owned by a Frenchwoman, represents international and Moroccan photographers.
This rooftop café in the medina is a wonderful place for tea close to Djemaa el-Fna.
A real treasure that showcases Marrakshi-Andalusian architecture, popular in the late 19th century.
A locals’ gathering spot for lunch or cocktails in Guéliz. It’s owned by two Frenchmen, who often organize concerts.
Chef Moha Fedal updates the palace restaurant experience—candlelit courtyards; Berber musicians; heaping platters of food—with lighter fare in Pierre Balmain’s former riad.
