Jardins de la Koutoubia Hotel in Marrakech
In terms of location, this Marrakech hotel is hard to beat - being just a few hundred yards from the Koutoubia Mosque and central Jemaa El Fna square. It is also right on the edge of the main bazaars and very convenient for lugging home all the day's unnecessary purchases.
... read_more...The Jardins de la Koutoubia is modern but built in a classical Moorish style with a grand high-ceilinged reception area leading through to a large central garden courtyard partly filled by a sparkling turquoise pool.
Each of the air-conditioned rooms has a bathroom with hairdryer, satellite TV, mini-bar and phone.
Hotel facilities include a fitness centre with two hammams and a massage room. The fine little piano bar has a resident crooner of French chanson.
The house restaurant "Les Jardins de Bala" serves Indian and Asian cuisine in stylish surroundings with rooftop tables looking over Marrakech. The "Relais de Paris" serves steak or fish grilled over an open fire in the gardens of one of the patios. On the ground floor of another patio the "Koutobia" restaurant serves mediterranean style food. There is also a snack bar located near the pool.
