Farnatchi Spa is a day spa at 60 Souk El Fassi in Kaat Bennahid, one of the oldest quarters of the Marrakech medina, next door to the Le Farnatchi hotel. Private marble hammams with vaulted ceilings and treatment rooms with their own showers are arranged around a glass covered patio, with a roof terrace above for lunch. Products come from two Moroccan houses, Botanika Marrakech and Nectarome.
Waarom boeken
Farnatchi Spa is a day spa at 60 Souk El Fassi in Kaat Bennahid, one of the oldest quarters of the Marrakech medina, run by the Le Farnatchi hotel next door.
The hammams are private and built in marble under vaulted ceilings, so nobody is sharing a steam room with strangers.
Treatment rooms have their own showers and sit around a patio roofed in glass, which keeps the whole spa daylit without opening it to the street.
Products are Moroccan rather than imported: Botanika Marrakech and Nectarome, whose herbs are grown in an organic garden outside the city.
The roof terrace serves lunch, so a treatment can turn into a half day without leaving the building.
Behandelingen
Le Farnatchi Signature Hammam, 60 minutes, with a choice of eucalyptus or neroli.
Beldi Eucalyptus Hammam, 45 minutes, and the Royal Hammam, 60 minutes with neroli.
Coffee Ritual, 30 minutes, a coffee exfoliation for a short stop.
Massages including Serenity Pouches with herbs and warm spices, Mineral Evasion with volcanic stones, and an energising blend of eucalyptus, rosemary and green tea.
Facials from a 30 minute eye lift to the 75 minute Youth-Revealing Care, plus a scalp treatment with argan oil.
A dedicated manicure and pedicure room.
Prijsbereik
Beldi Eucalyptus Hammam, 45 minutes, 450 MAD.
Le Farnatchi Signature Hammam, 60 minutes, 590 MAD.
Royal Hammam, 60 minutes, 650 MAD.
Massages from 420 MAD for a 30 minute back treatment to 820 MAD for the 90 minute Serenity Pouches.
Facials from 400 MAD for the 30 minute eye lift to 850 MAD for the 75 minute Youth-Revealing Care.
Beste tijd
A morning slot pairs well with the Ben Youssef Madrasa, which is a few minutes away and quietest early.
The whole spa can be hired privately for a group, which is what people do for a birthday or a party.
Lunch is served on the roof terrace, so allow extra time if you want to stay up there afterwards.
Hoe te combineren
The Ben Youssef Madrasa, the 16th century Quranic college with its cedar and zellij courtyard, is about 200 metres away.
The Almoravid Koubba, the oldest surviving building in Marrakech, stands on the same square as the madrasa.
The Musée de Marrakech, inside the Dar Menebhi palace, is next to both.
Jemaa el Fna is about a kilometre south through the souks, roughly fifteen minutes on foot.
Farnatchi Spa is at 60 Souk El Fassi in the Kaat Bennahid quarter of the Marrakech medina, about 200 metres from the Ben Youssef Madrasa and next door to the Le Farnatchi hotel.
Farnatchi Spa charges 450 MAD for the 45 minute Beldi Eucalyptus Hammam, 590 MAD for the 60 minute Le Farnatchi Signature Hammam and 650 MAD for the 60 minute Royal Hammam. The 30 minute Coffee Ritual is 450 MAD.
No. Farnatchi Spa is run as a day spa, open to anyone booking a treatment, and stands next door to the Le Farnatchi hotel rather than inside it.
Yes. Farnatchi Spa can be hired exclusively for a small group, with the private marble hammams, the massage rooms and a dedicated manicure and pedicure room, and lunch served on the roof terrace.
Farnatchi Spa uses two Moroccan brands: Botanika Marrakech, whose formulas are built on argan oil and other natural actives, and Nectarome, which grows its herbs in an organic garden outside Marrakech and works from old Berber and Arabo-Islamic recipes.