Marrakech,
without the tourist tax.
Where to sleep, what things actually cost, and which corners of the medina are worth your morning — written by people who live here.
Four Marrakechs, twenty minutes apart.
Where you sleep changes the trip more than anything else you book. Here is what each area is genuinely good at — and what it costs you.
Medina
The one you came for.
Riads behind unmarked doors, the souks, and Jemaa el-Fnaa at your feet. Everything is walkable and nothing is straight. You will get lost — that is mostly the point.
Gueliz
The one you'll wish you'd booked by night three.
Wide streets, pavement cafés, addresses that exist. Where people live rather than visit — quieter, cheaper to eat in, easier to sleep in.
Hivernage
Comfortable, and a little anonymous.
Large hotels, palm-lined avenues and most of the city's nightlife. Everything works, and almost nothing surprises you.
Palmeraie
Beautiful, and far.
Villas and resorts scattered through the palm groves north of the city. Pools, silence and space — bought at the price of spontaneity, because every coffee is a car journey.