Cesar Resort & Spa

CONTEMPO-COOL Cesar Resort & Spa gives guests the best of both worlds – all the luxe of a swish urban resort just minutes from the medina.

Designer Raymond Morel has created a cool and upbeat vibe on the city outskirts in a marriage of modern design and Moroccan motifs. Rooms are ranged riad-style around shady courtyards, while features like a rooftop Skybar and a fully-fledged spa lend a totally 21st century edge.

Cesar Resort & Spa’s roomy and immaculate bedrooms come with everything you need for a comfortable stay. Sleek cubist furniture in shades of charcoal, cream and red and metallic pendant lights are set off by textured stone, full length windows, locally made rugs and carved wooden screens.

Kingsize beds come as standard, while all-marble bathrooms sport double sinks, deep baths and smart chrome fittings. You can even choose your own fragrance for the incense burner in your room.

Skybar and Spa

Grab a lounger around one of the two pools for a lazy day’s sunning (with music on tap), or perhaps just to chill in the late afternoon after an action-packed day at the souks. You can also go for a pampering session at any time at the Cesar’s impressive spa, with its indoor pool, hammam and treatment rooms.

Guests drift up to the lively rooftop Skybar at sundown for views of the Atlas mountains and the city ramparts, sipping a Mojito or nibbling tapas. This is also the place to come for Sunday brunch with live music, or a tanning session around the pool.

Ready to play? You’re five minutes by cab from the Marrakech’s Djemma el Fna square and the winding lanes of the medina, packed with colourful stalls and shops. There’s also golfing within easy reach.

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