WHY WE PICKED THIS HOTEL
Set inside Marrakech’s Kasbah, Les Jardins de la Médina is built around a 3,000 m² garden and a long pool that completely change the feeling of staying in the medina. It feels more like a hidden house with real outdoor space than a traditional riad.
HOTEL DESCRIPTION
Les Jardins de la Médina is set in a former palace in the Kasbah district inside Marrakech’s medina, behind high walls that open into a large, leafy garden. The contrast is what makes it special: outside, you are in one of the city’s historic neighbourhoods; inside, it feels calm, shaded and unexpectedly spacious. This is not a tiny riad. It is a 36-room boutique hotel with more space and services than many medina stays, including a pool, restaurant and spa. The atmosphere is still intimate, but the layout gives it a more settled, garden-hotel feel than a compact townhouse conversion.
Our take on the stay
Bob
Palms, orange trees, shaded paths, and a large heated pool make the whole place feel far more open than most stays in Marrakech’s old city.
HOTEL LOCATION
THIS IS GREAT
A 3,000 m² garden in the middle of the Kasbah, filled with palms, orange trees, and shaded corners that make the hotel feel far more open than most medina stays
A large outdoor pool heated in winter, which is rare inside the medina and makes the hotel just as appealing in cooler months
A former palace setting, which gives the house more depth and presence than a standard riad conversion
A proper spa and wellness centre, adding another reason to stay on the property once the city heat sets in
A restaurant looking onto the garden and pool, which makes meals feel tied to the setting rather than separate from it
A location in the Kasbah, around 15 minutes on foot from Jemaa el-Fna, which keeps you inside the medina while slightly removed from its busiest sections
GOOD TO KNOW
36 rooms
Check-in from 15:00
Check-out until 12:00
Large outdoor swimming pool, heated in winter
Spa / wellness centre
Restaurant and bar on site
Small fitness area
Around 10 to 15 minutes by car from Marrakech Airport
AMENITIES
Spa
Free Wi-Fi
Breakfast included
Gym
Marrakech
Marrakech moves between the intensity of the medina and quieter, garden-filled riads hidden behind its walls, where the pace softens once you step inside. In the Kasbah district, near the Royal Palace and Saadian Tombs, the streets feel slightly calmer, with local life unfolding away from the busiest souks. Les Jardins De La Médina is set within this area, tucked behind traditional walls with expansive gardens that feel removed from the city just outside.
