In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Zahara suite has a lovely terrace, wooden four-poster and fireplace. The Perla suite is on the roof, with open fireplace, marble bath and big private terrace. Bebra is good for guests with mobility problems, and has a hand-painted bathroom ceiling.
- Packing tips
- Layers in winter; swimmers.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A candlelit scented bath with rose petals
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Dar Zemora
Marrakech, Morocco[view map]
- Style
- Hollywood colonial
- Setting
- Lush gardens and palm groves
This Palmeraie boutique hotel in Marrakech is an expansive domain, with six-metre-high ceilings. The sleeping and lounging zone of Dar Zemora has punched-metal wall sconces, a stone fireplace (lit every evening), jewel-coloured rugs, and French doors leading to the elegant garden.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Two suites, three rooms, all very private and looking out on the gardens.
- Rates
- Low season, £150–£230; mid-season, £175–£260; high season, £190–£285, including breakfast, light afternoon tea, mineral water and taxes.
- Check-out
- Midday, but flexible if room isn’t booked. The hotel can arrange for you to use a shower to freshen up if you have a late flight.
- Facilities
- Hammam, treatment rooom for massage, armatherapy and reflexology, library, limited WiFi. In rooms: iPod, CD player, internet access.
- Poolside
- The heated pool is shaded by palms and surrounded by gardens, parasols and teak sundecks.
- Hotel closed
- 31 July to 27 August.
- Also
- Airport transfer for £20 (highly recommended). Private parties of up to 12 adults can book the whole property. Call for specific details of wheelchair access.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Moroccan cuisine with a Mediterranean twist, and fine dining on four nights of the week, prepared by gifted chef Rachida. No menu, but the six-course dinner, served at 8pm, includes two meat and two fish dishes. You can eat wherever you choose.
- Dress code
- As though you’re at home.
- Top table
- Weather permitting, round the pool by candlelight. In winter, by a roaring fire in the Omar Room.
- Last orders
- No specific time, but make sure you pre-book dinner.
- Room service
- 24 hours, but drinks and snacks only after midnight.
- Hotel bar
- None as such: you can relax with a drink wherever you choose.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- This hotel is better suited to couples - leave the children at home!
Smith Members offer
A candlelit scented bath with rose petals
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Dar Zemora
72 rue El Aandalib
Palmeraie
Marrakech
Morocco
