Hôtel & Ryads Barrière Le Naoura

Hôtel & Ryads Barrière Le Naoura stands on Rue Djebel Alakhdar near Bab Doukkala, just outside the medina walls and a few minutes on foot from the Koutoubia Mosque. Behind high ochre walls there are gardens with ponds and palms, a heated outdoor pool, and two kinds of stay: 85 rooms and suites in the main hotel, all with terraces facing the pool, and 26 ryads of three to six bedrooms, each with its own pool, set along small private lanes. Le Spa Diane Barrière has a hammam, a sauna and a water circuit, and there is a fitness centre. Beefbar Marrakesh is the steakhouse, Le Wardya serves Mediterranean and Moroccan dishes, and Nuphar Bar is the cocktail bar. Families get the Diwi & Co Club for children aged 4 to 12 and a separate teen club. The interiors are by the French designer Pascal Desprez. This is the choice for a resort style hotel with a pool that is still walking distance from the medina. The ryads suit families or groups who want a house of their own with hotel service.