Dar Zemora

Rooms

There are just 3 Suites and 3 Standard Rooms. All have customary finishes like tadelakt walls, hand-painted zouak ceilings and stone bejmat floors covered with Moroccan rugs, plus a mix of Moroccan furniture and furnishings, both traditional and contemporary. Paintings by local artists adorn the walls, and the feel is elegant manor house rather than modern minimalist hotel.

Standard rooms have large marble bathtubs and showers (some over the bath, others with separate cubicles), small safes, speakers, phones, bathrobes, air-conditioning and central heating; two, Mecila and Bebra, can be twinned.

For extra privacy and space, book one of the Suites, which feature four-poster beds, sitting areas with cosy fireplaces, and large terraces. On our last visit, we were lucky to stay in the top-floor Perla Suite, which has a huge roof terrace where you can laze on daybeds in the shade of wafting white curtains. The dramatic ground-floor Zahara Suite has its own shaded garden terrace by the pool. The Pavillion Pool Suite is a separate house in the gardens, with 2 double bedrooms (both can be twin-bedded) with terraces, 2 bathrooms (enamel rather than marble tubs), a large living room, a dining terrace and a private pool.

Features include:

• Air conditioning
• Bathrobes
• Central heating
• Fireplace
• Safe box
• WiFi

Eating

Breakfast is simple but delicious: freshly squeezed juice (often with fruit from the garden), fruit salad, eggs and homemade traditional pancakes. An afternoon pot of tea and a slice of cake are also included in the nightly rate.

A 2-course lunch is available daily, and in the evening dinner is served at 8.30pm. The cuisine on offer is modern Moroccan, with a more traditional feast on Sundays, and local produce is used wherever possible; there's also a selection of the best Moroccan wines to choose from. We had tasty lamb chops with white cabbage and sultana slaw, beetroot with mint and puy lentils, all washed down with a bottle of Moroccan Rose. Then followed a fruit salad, mint tea and a selection of small baked treats. If you're arriving late on your first day, a light supper can be pre-arranged.

Meals can be served wherever you want – on your private terrace if staying in a Suite (which we opted for), on the dining terrace overlooking the ornamental pool, in the elegant dining room (perfect for cooler evenings or special occasions), or at the poolside.

Features include:

• Breakfast
• Dinner by arrangement
• Lunch by arrangement
• Room service

Activities

After a day at the medina, this is essentially a place for rest and relaxation.

• Spend at least a day just lazing by the pool (solar-heated in the winter months), strolling through the garden, relaxing in the hammam, and indulging yourself with a massage in the dedicated treatment room
  
• On cooler winter days, curl up in one of the lovely sitting rooms with a book in front of the open fire
  
• Don't miss the Jardin Majorelle, an enchanting 12-acre garden created by French painter Jacques Majorelle over a 40-year period. It has an excellent Berber museum.
  
• For the more active: tennis, golf and horse riding are all available locally and can be organised on request
  
• Half-day and full-day trips can be arranged to the sea and the lovely coastal town of Essaouira, or to the Atlas Mountains by 4-wheel drive

Activities on site or nearby include:

• Golf
• Historical sites
• Horse riding
• Hot air ballooning
• Museums / galleries
• Plantlife / flora
• Private guided tours
• Shopping / markets
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Traditional cultures
• Well being

Kids

Children of all ages are welcome, as long as they are well behaved and respect the other guests' privacy. However, the property is not considered particularly suitable for toddlers and pre-school children due to the steps, smooth bejmat flooring and open, unsupervised swimming pool.

Best for:

Teens (over 12)

Family friendly accommodation:

Baby cots can be added to Standard Room Mecila, the Zahara Suite and the Pavilion Pool Suite; the latter has 2 bedrooms which can be twinned and so works well for families. The Zahara Suite and Pavilion Pool Suite can also take an extra bed.

Cots Available

For more family-friendly places, see our Kids Collection

Location

Dar Zemora lies in the Palmeraie (the palm-groved outskirts of Marrakech), a short taxi ride away from the Medina.

By Air:
Marrakech Menara (10km) is served by numerous airlines - click on the links below for a list.

From the Airport
The drive from the airport takes half an hour, and we recommend booking a transfer via the hotel as the property can be hard to find. If you do want to hire a car, see our car rental recommendations.

More on getting to Morocco and getting around.