Hotel La Villa des Orangers
A pocket of five-star solitude in the thronging city





You would not know it from the bustling outside, but this medina quarter favourite close to the huge Koutoubia Mosque provides an amenity-packed idyll not far from the centre of the city. Time appears to stop as you step in to the blissful lodgings, decked out in sculpted wood and delicate fabrics, and featuring high-end music systems. Elsewhere, enter into the spa filled with orange blossom and rose petal scents, and revitalise in the atmospheric, authentic hammam. Round off the day with the East-meets-West cuisine at La Villa des Orangers (read full article), a toothsome mix of Moroccan-inspired traditional and modern meals.
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