Selman MarrakechvsEl Fenn
Both Selman Marrakech and El Fenn are highly recommended by experts. Overall, Selman Marrakech scores slightly better than El Fenn. Selman Marrakech comes in at #6 in Marrakech with praise from 8 publications such as Star Service, Afar Magazine and Condé Nast Traveler.
Selman Marrakech
B.P. 24530 Marrackech Atlas, Km 5, route d'Amizmiz, Marrakech 40160, Morocco
From $282/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Travel + Leisure
"Book the Riad, a suite with a garden, pool, and outdoor pavilion that's more private villa than hotel room." Full review
Star Service
"This undervalued but exceptional Berber-style palace is a winner." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Each of the hotel’s five guest riads (typical Moroccan houses) comes with a private garden and heated pool." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A decadent destination hotel combining the va-va-voom French styling of famed architect Jacques Garcia with a Henri Chenot spa." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Cavernous rooms eschew full-on casbah style for subtle hints of colour, Zellige tiles and Mousharabi panels. Spoil yourself in the Henri Chenot spa, dip into the 80sq m swimming pool." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"On the outskirts of Marrakech sits the palace-like, five-pearl Selman Marrakech." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"Spread
across 15 acres at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, Selman Marrakech offers a
green oasis where regal Arabian horses roam the land." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"A 61-room resort, 10 minutes by car from the center of Marrakech, where even the owners' Arabian stallions live in manicured splendor." Full review
Independent
"Mansion-style building is a pleasure to simply wander, with peaceful reflection pools in indoor tiled courtyards, a low-lit curtained cocktail bar and tons of priceless antique furniture to admire. "
Michelin Guide
"Spread across some fifteen acres to the south of the medina, it’s a splash of green amidst the arid desert landscape, its grounds dotted with sparkling pools and fountains" Full review
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