El FennvsHotel Sherazade
Both properties are rated highly by travel writers. Overall, El Fenn is the choice of most professionals compared to Hotel Sherazade. El Fenn comes in at #10 in Marrakech with recommendations from 10 publications such as Fodor's, Jetsetter and Travel + Leisure.
El Fenn Show All Reviews
Derb Moullay Abdullah Ben Hezzian, Bab el Ksour, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco
From $239/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Fodor's
"For high-octane creative types who want real style, Vanessa Branson (sister of the British entrepreneur) has created this riad "adventure"." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Owned by Vanessa Branson, the lesser known of the Branson siblings, this is a definite A-list riad comprising 23 fashion-magazine-stylish rooms."
Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"This sublime 21 suite riad is a perfect combination of Asian glamour and pedigreed European-style creature comforts." Full review
Star Service
"This riad is designed in three sections of accommodation, which surround their own quiet courtyard with tweeting birds and trickling fountains." Full review
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A small movie screening room provides alternate entertainment, but most choose to relax in the garden or courtyard area using the free wireless Internet.
Travel + Leisure
"One of the medina’s flashiest addresses, co-owner Vanessa Branson (sister of Richard) has tripled the size of the place since it opened in 2003." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The 28-room El Fenn is a chic, upscale boutique with plenty of old Morocco charm set in the heart of medina." Full review
Afar Magazine
"The service is so personal and friendly; the amenities amazing!" Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Offers art-house rooms with wow-factor, an exceptional buffet breakfast and a courtyard pool shaded by palms, five minutes from snake-charmers, acrobats and street-food vendors." Full review
Jetsetter
"Serene and seductive Moorish lair made up of three adjacent palaces, with a growing celeb guest-list and a rooftop pool." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"A 28-room labyrinth with three sheltered courtyards, El Fenn hotel is a serene, shady enclosure that offers an art-gallery-worthy respite from the outside world of bustling Marrakech." Full review
Hotel Sherazade
Derb Djama 3 t Riad Zitoun L'Kedim, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
From $52/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Another very popular budget-traveler haunt, this hotel is down a quiet lane within a few minutes' stroll from Jemaa el Fna." Full review
Fodor's
"A series of gorgeous rooftop terraces, stylish tents, and plant-filled courtyards of two conjoined riads beguile you into thinking this is a much more expensive hotel."
Lonely Planet
"Conversation comes easily in this inn off Riad Zitoun el-Kedim... with 23 rooms, sunny terraces, and a mellow-yellow courtyard with a trickling fountain." Full review
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Light sleepers should ask for rooms in the ivy-covered rear courtyard.
DK Eyewitness
"This hotel offers a wide range of rooms, from mini-apartments to Spartan sweat boxes on the roof."
Rough Guide
"Besides a lovely roof terrace, the hotel offers a wide variety of well-maintained rooms in pretty pastel colours, not all en suite."