For more information and to book please visit www.mrandmrssmith.com or let us arrange your whole trip, by calling +44 (0)20 8987 4312 or from the USA dial 1 866 610 3867.
Dar Les Cigognes
- Style
- Designer riad
- Setting
- Neighbouring the Royal Palace
Once a wealthy merchant's house opposite the palace in Marrakech, boutique hotels don't come more stylish and intimate than Dar Les Cigognes.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Three superior, seven deluxe, one suite.
- Rates
- Low season, €160–€240; high season, €190–€350, including breakfast and afternoon tea. You can rent the entire riad for €2,100–€2,500 a night. There's an additional local tax of €3.50 a person a day.
- Check-out
- Midday, flexible if possible.
- Facilities
- Spa with hammam, aromatherapy, shiatsu massage, reflexology, manicure, pedicure, waxing, boutique shop. There's a private chauffeur available for hire. Small library and boutique. Deluxe rooms (except Silver) and the suite all have open fireplaces.
- Children
- Over-fives welcome. Cot free, extra bed for an under-12: €35 a night. There are pairs of rooms, which suit families.
- Hotel closed
- July
- Also
- Airport transfers, €20 one-way. Moroccan cookery lessons can be arranged. Minimum five-night stay required over Christmas, New Year and Easter.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Silver deluxe room has a four-poster bed and big bath. Harem is the romantic red room with a big four-poster. The suite has bathtub, walk-in shower, walk-in wardrobe, and can be partitioned into two rooms if you’re with children.
- Packing tips
- Don't bring a stack of books: the library, replete with novels and style bibles in many languages is the perfect spot to curl up and relax.
- Also
- The hotel has put together its own cookbook, available to buy in the boutique.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Traditional Moroccan and Mediterranean cuisine from a freshly prepared, daily changing menu.
- Dress code
- Relaxed.
- Top table
- In summer, on the patio around the fountain, or the roof terrace. In winter, in the dining room.
- Last orders
- For dinner, 9pm.
- Room service
- 24 hours: most requests can be accommodated, but the kitchen closes at 10pm.
- Hotel bar
- No bar as such, the whole riad is at your disposal for relaxing with a drink.
Smith card offer A complimentary Moroccan cookery class
If you're a member of Mr & Mrs Smith, you can get special privileges at every Smith hotel you book through us. Just show your Smith card at check-in to claim the offer featured on every hotel page (like the one above).
Not a member? Join now
Smith concierge
If you'd prefer to talk to someone, or don't want to book online, call our travel team on 1 866 610 3867. We guarantee you’ll get the best available rates, and we don’t charge a booking fee.
