Selman MarrakechvsRiad Joya
Selman Marrakech and Riad Joya are both endorsed by writers. Overall, Selman Marrakech ranks significantly better than Riad Joya. Selman Marrakech ranks #6 in Marrakech with approval from 8 sources like Afar Magazine, The Telegraph and Oyster.
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
Riad Joya
Hay Mouassine, Marrakech 40000, Morocco
From $217/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Travel + Leisure
"A team of Italian hoteliers is the reason this labor of love in the medina’s Mouassin quarter gives subtle nods to, rather than avalanches of, Moroccan-isms." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Seven rooms in a traditional riad in the heart of the souks, a twisty three-minute stroll to the western side of Djemaa el Fna Square." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Crafted with care by Italian art director and owner, Umberto Branchini, Riad Joya provides a high-octane dose of Milanese chic amid the medina’s dusty lanes." Full review
Jetsetter
"Stylish seven-suite riad with a romantic courtyard and butler service in the heart of Morocco’s Red City." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"This three-and-a-half-pearl riad bills itself as a “boutique hotel of timeless beauty and seductive atmosphere” -- and it delivers on both counts." Full review