Pros

  • Luxury kasbah-style hotel awash in Moorish style
  • Set on five acres of exotic and tranquil gardens
  • Large swimming pool with separate kids' area
  • Spacious rooms with balconies or patios, and such luxury touches as Jacquard linens, feather beds, and pillow menus
  • Pavilion and villa accommodations -- some with private pools
  • Most bathrooms have jetted tubs -- a few mini-steam baths
  • Excellent dining and cooking lessons available
  • Breakfast included in the room rate
  • Twice daily shuttle service free of charge
  • Free in-room Wi-Fi
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Cons

  • Located outside central Marrakech (a pro for some)
  • Small breakfast selection
  • Pool can be cold
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Bottom Line

The 28-room Mosaic Palais Aziza & Spa is a luxury boutique hotel blending kasbah-style architecture with traditional Moroccan decor and a palatial finish. Located in the Palmeraie, about a 15-minute drive from the bustling souks of the medina, the Mosaic Palais sits amid five acres of tranquil gardens and pools. All rooms have private terraces or balconies, and range from Deluxe Rooms with hot tubs to freestanding Pavilions and Villas with private gardens. The on-site spa offers a palette of custom treatments, along with the traditional hammam. The on-site dining is outstanding. Maroliano, adjacent to the Mosaic Bar and Lounge, serves Moroccan fare with an Italian twist, while the more casual La Pergola, with its "theater kitchen" and alfresco dining, is for lighter far. The Citrus Bar serves signature cocktails poolside.

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Amenities

  • Fitness Center
  • Internet
  • Jacuzzi
  • Pets Allowed
  • Pool
  • Spa

Oyster Hotel Review

Palais Aziza & Spa

Scene

Deluxe kasbah-style hotel with plush palatial touches set amid gardens

Guests enter between a pair of formidable-looking heavy wooden gates to reach the hotel's relatively unassuming kasbah-style facade -- red-earth toned and fort-like. The Mosaic Palais Aziza & Spa was built in 2010 by Saudi Prince Bandar (whose own palace is nearby), and once inside its elegantly arched entrance this comes as no surprise. The lobby is awash in Moorish palatial touches, from plush green velvet upholstery, traditional zellige tiling, and mashrabiya latticework, all crowned by a gorgeous intricately decorated carved cedar-wood ceiling. The boutique property is set on five acres of lovely exotic gardens full of roses, banana plants, and bougainvillea, where well-heeled guests relax around central pools under shaded palms to the sound of bird song. In the evening, the gardens are illuminated by traditional Moroccan lanterns so diners can eat alfresco and take in the particularly peaceful surroundings. 

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Location

Set in a quiet suburb within a 15-minute drive of the medina

The hotel is located in La Palmeraie, a vast palm grove outside the city that's home to luxury hotels, royal residences, and golf courses. It's about a 15-minute drive to the Marrakech's bustling medina -- or old city -- an 11th-century quarter full of with bustling souks, labyrinth streets, tranquil shaded courtyards, and the UNESCO-recognized Djemaa el Fna square. The hotel provides twice-daily shuttle service to the medina. With little nearby besides a few homes and other guesthouses, the Mosaic Palais Aziza & Spa can feel a little isolated, but that's part of its point. Marrakech Menara International Airport, on the other side of town, is at least a half-hour drive away.  

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Rooms

Restrained traditional Moroccan decor with plenty of luxury touches

The hotel has a range of accommodations, ranging from spacious Deluxe and Superior Rooms with private courtyards, terraces, or balconies to Suites to freestanding Pavilions and one- or two-bedroom Villas -- most of which have private plunge pools. Decor is elegant though relatively unfussy by Moroccan standards, with a mixture of modern and traditional Moroccan furnishings, tadelakt polished plaster walls, and the ubiquitous geometric Arabian tiling. Luxury touches include high-count Jacquard Egyptian linens, duck-down duvets, pillow menus, and a choice of seven pillows (including horsehair), along with free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, and iPod docking stations. Pavilion suites also have high barrel-vaulted ceilings and private gardens, while most bathrooms feature hot tubs and walk-in rainfall showers -- some even doubling as mini-steam rooms. 

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Features

Large swimming pool, excellent dining, and Moroccan cooking classes

A small but good quality breakfast of cooked-to-order eggs, toast, and pastries, which is included in the rate, is served each morning overlooking the pool. The hotel's main restaurant -- Maroliano -- offers a high-end fusion of Moroccan and Italian cooking, though is expensive for Morocco, while La Pergola provides an alfresco experience for lunch and dinner. Moroccan cooking classes are available in the hotel's semi-open air theater kitchen, which end in a three course meal. The property is centered around a large swimming pool, with a separate areas for kids, and plenty of Wi-Fi coverage -- although heated, the water in the pool often remains cold. There's a large hammam and spa complete with Arabian-style interiors,a heated plunge pool, and traditional body scrubs and massage treatments. 

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Oyster Hotel Review

Palais Aziza & Spa

Scene

Deluxe kasbah-style hotel with plush palatial touches set amid gardens

Guests enter between a pair of formidable-looking heavy wooden gates to reach the hotel's relatively unassuming kasbah-style facade -- red-earth toned and fort-like. The Mosaic Palais Aziza & Spa was built in 2010 by Saudi Prince Bandar (whose own palace is nearby), and once inside its elegantly arched entrance this comes as no surprise. The lobby is awash in Moorish palatial touches, from plush green velvet upholstery, traditional zellige tiling, and mashrabiya latticework, all crowned by a gorgeous intricately decorated carved cedar-wood ceiling. The boutique property is set on five acres of lovely exotic gardens full of roses, banana plants, and bougainvillea, where well-heeled guests relax around central pools under shaded palms to the sound of bird song. In the evening, the gardens are illuminated by traditional Moroccan lanterns so diners can eat alfresco and take in the particularly peaceful surroundings. 

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Location

Set in a quiet suburb within a 15-minute drive of the medina

The hotel is located in La Palmeraie, a vast palm grove outside the city that's home to luxury hotels, royal residences, and golf courses. It's about a 15-minute drive to the Marrakech's bustling medina -- or old city -- an 11th-century quarter full of with bustling souks, labyrinth streets, tranquil shaded courtyards, and the UNESCO-recognized Djemaa el Fna square. The hotel provides twice-daily shuttle service to the medina. With little nearby besides a few homes and other guesthouses, the Mosaic Palais Aziza & Spa can feel a little isolated, but that's part of its point. Marrakech Menara International Airport, on the other side of town, is at least a half-hour drive away.  

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Rooms

Restrained traditional Moroccan decor with plenty of luxury touches

The hotel has a range of accommodations, ranging from spacious Deluxe and Superior Rooms with private courtyards, terraces, or balconies to Suites to freestanding Pavilions and one- or two-bedroom Villas -- most of which have private plunge pools. Decor is elegant though relatively unfussy by Moroccan standards, with a mixture of modern and traditional Moroccan furnishings, tadelakt polished plaster walls, and the ubiquitous geometric Arabian tiling. Luxury touches include high-count Jacquard Egyptian linens, duck-down duvets, pillow menus, and a choice of seven pillows (including horsehair), along with free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, and iPod docking stations. Pavilion suites also have high barrel-vaulted ceilings and private gardens, while most bathrooms feature hot tubs and walk-in rainfall showers -- some even doubling as mini-steam rooms. 

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Features

Large swimming pool, excellent dining, and Moroccan cooking classes

A small but good quality breakfast of cooked-to-order eggs, toast, and pastries, which is included in the rate, is served each morning overlooking the pool. The hotel's main restaurant -- Maroliano -- offers a high-end fusion of Moroccan and Italian cooking, though is expensive for Morocco, while La Pergola provides an alfresco experience for lunch and dinner. Moroccan cooking classes are available in the hotel's semi-open air theater kitchen, which end in a three course meal. The property is centered around a large swimming pool, with a separate areas for kids, and plenty of Wi-Fi coverage -- although heated, the water in the pool often remains cold. There's a large hammam and spa complete with Arabian-style interiors,a heated plunge pool, and traditional body scrubs and massage treatments. 

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Amenities

  • Airport Transportation

  • Babysitting Services

  • Cabanas

  • Cable

  • Concierge

  • Fitness Center

  • Internet

  • Jacuzzi

  • Kids Allowed

  • Laundry

  • Meeting / Conference Rooms

  • Pets Allowed

  • Pool

  • Poolside Drink Service

  • Room Service

  • Separate Bedroom / Living Room Space

  • Spa

  • Supervised Kids Activities

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