Hotel in Marrakesh, Morocco
La Mamounia (Arabic: مامونية ) is a five-star hotel in Marrakesh , Morocco , opposite the Kutubiyya Mosque .[1] [2] Widely regarded as one of the best hotels globally,[3] [4] [5] [6] La Mamounia has been named the best hotel in the world by Condé Nast Traveler .[7] It is marketed by The Leading Hotels of the World . "Mamounia" means "safe haven" or "reservoir" in the Arabic language .
The hotel has 135 rooms (with each room covering 30 to 45 square meters), 71 suites (with each suite covering 55 to 212 square meters), and 3 riads (with each covering 700 square meters) for rent.[8]
Notable guests have included politicians such as Charles de Gaulle , Winston Churchill , Franklin D. Roosevelt , Nelson Mandela , Ronald Reagan , and Helmut Kohl ; entertainment industry stars include Kirk Douglas , Paul McCartney , Charlie Chaplin , and Omar Sharif , and athletes such as Zinedine Zidane .[9] [7] [10] [8] [11]
History [ edit ] The hotel was conceived in 1923 by architects Henri Prost and Antoine Marchisio on the 15-hectare palace and garden that Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah gave to his son, Moulay Mamoun in the 18th century . The hotel opened in 1929 and combines Moroccan architecture with the Art Deco style.[8]
In a 1935 letter to his wife, Winston Churchill wrote about the hotel; "This is a wonderful place, and the hotel is one of the best I have ever used".[9] One of the bars at the hotel is now named after Churchill.[12]
La Mamounia was a filming location for Alfred Hitchcock 's film The Man Who Knew Too Much , starring James Stewart and Doris Day in 1956.[7]
"Mamunia " was written by Paul McCartney in 1973 whilst staying at the hotel.[13]
In September 2009, the hotel reopened after being closed for a 3-year renovation.[14] The renovation was led by designer Jacques Garcia .[12] It added more reds, yellow and black colors to the design as well as LED displays to be used for advertising. The removal of a number of original features during this renovation was criticized.[1]
From 2010 to 2015, the hotel offered the La Mamounia literary award , a Moroccan literary prize of 200,000 Moroccan dirhams .
In 2019, the government of Morocco announced that state-owned railway company ONCF would sell a 60% stake it owned in the hotel in a privatization deal in order to cut its debt.[15]
In 2020, the mansion, its four restaurants, four bars, and various pavilions were renovated. Chefs Pierre Hermé and Jean-Georges Vongerichten each redesigned one of the restaurants.[16]
Facilities [ edit ] The riads are each composed of three bathrooms, salons, private swimming pools and terraces.[8] It has signature restaurants by chefs Pierre Hermé and Jean-Georges Vongerichten .[10] The hotel also includes a 20-acre garden, colonnaded courtyards, a spa, and a health club in a glass cube.[17]
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b "La Mamounia" . The Daily Telegraph . ^ Tulloch, Lee (17 October 2018). "Inside Marrakech's La Mamounia, the world's best hotel" . Vogue . ^ Johnson, Holly (15 January 2019). "Magical Marrakech: La Mamounia voted Best Hotel in the World" . The CEO Magazine . ^ "La Mamounia" . Famous Hotels . Retrieved 13 January 2023 . ^ "Hotels Digest World Ratings" . Hotels Digest . Retrieved 13 January 2024 . ^ "Churchill's World - Hotel La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco" . International Churchill Society . 1 June 2015. ^ a b c Aamari, Oussama (16 February 2022). "Mamounia, the Hotel Where Anna Delvey Stayed is Real" . Morocco World News . ^ a b c d "La Mamounia – Marrakesh" . Lifestyle magazine . Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. ^ a b Pfeiffer, Tom (29 September 2009). "Morocco's star magnet hotel La Mamounia re-opens" . Reuters . ^ a b Bigar, Sylvie (9 December 2020). "Hotel La Mamounia In Marrakech Unveils 2020 Renovation By Jouin And Manku, With Restaurants By Jean-Georges Vongerichten And Pierre Hermé" . Forbes . ^ "Stay the Night: La Mamounia, Marrakech" . The Independent . 18 April 2010. ^ a b Afacan, Dominique (30 January 2019). "Inside La Mamounia: Marrakech's Legendary Luxury Hotel" . Forbes . ^ Blaney, J. (2007). Lennon and McCartney: together alone: a critical discography of their solo work . Jawbone Press. pp. 85–87. ISBN 978-1-906002-02-2 . ^ Chanial, Jean-Pierre (28 September 2009). "La Mamounia, rebirth of a myth" . Le Figaro . ^ Eljechtimi, Ahmed (20 November 2019). "Morocco's rail operator to sell Marrakech's La Momounia hotel to cut debt" . Reuters . ^ "Marrakeschs legendäres Palast-Hotel: La Mamounia" . Mirabeau Magazin (German) . 22 March 2021. ^ Kaufman, David (29 November 2009). "A Starry Night in Morocco" . The Daily Beast . External links [ edit ]
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