Dar Les Cigognes

Luxury riad in Marrakesh

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Dar Les Cigognes : A boutique hotel in the heart of the mellah

While on a tour of Morocco, an Anglo-Swiss couple fell in love with Marrakech. Living in London, and looking for a sunnier climate, they fell in love with the home that was later to become Dar Les Cigognes. The residence is named after the storks that perch on the ramparts of the Royal Palace located just across from the property. Centrally situated in the medina, the dar is only minutes away from the Badi Palace and the UNESCO world heritage site, the Djema el Fna square.
The dar was created from two traditional riads, houses built around a courtyard with citrus trees and a fountain. On the ground floor of the front riad are the public spaces that include a kitchen, dining room, library, living room, reception, office, washroom and wc, staff quarters and two large alcoves where guests may take tea.
Decorated with citrus trees and a tiled basin with a marble fountain, the courtyard is lovely.
Five guest rooms are located on the second floor, one of which is a suite. Each has its own well-appointed en-suite bathroom, with bath and shower facilities. The rooms are unique, with each drawing on a different aspect of Moorish artistic tradition.
A door in the staircase leads to a covered bridge, which connects the two riads whilst housing a shop with fine local handicrafts. The second riad has three guest rooms on the ground floor a swell as a hammam, which is reserved or the hotel clients only, as well as a small kitchen.. The home is built around a central courtyard, with a tiled and marble fountain, as well as three magnificent palm trees that reach the upper parts.
The owners and staff have a personal commitment to providing guests with comfort and a high level of personalised service, available at all hours. Guests are assisted in selecting and booking restaurants, guides, excursions, and leisure and sport activities in and around Marrakech, as well as farther afield.
From the roof terraces, the view of the Atlas Mountains is unimpeded.
With the assistance of renowned architect Charles Boccara ( Marrakech Opera), the owners brought the enchantment of the house back to life. In 2004, a second house, connected to the first by a covered bridge, was opened. Mr. Boccara worked his magic wand and two years worth of intensive restoration and refurbishment resulted in another chef-d’oeuvre.
Dar Les Cigognes proposes spa and beauty treatments to their guests

Rooms of the riad (please use the 'find & book' form just above on the right in order to search for availabilities)			Currency AUD CAD CHF EUR GBP JPY NOK SEK USD
Zouak Superior Room	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $213 to $319 / night
Zouak is a decorative painting technique using very fine brushes which was perfected in Marrakech and can be found in all the grand residences and palaces of the kingdom. The ceiling, wardrobe doors, bed frame and bedside table of this room are all adorned in this painstaking finish. Bedroom walls and the bathroom use a warm golden- hued tadelakt.
Tataoui Superior Room	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $213 to $319 / night
Tataoui has a rustic appeal, with ceiling, furniture, mirror frame and wardrobe doors made of brightly coloured, woven oleander branches. The bedroom’s walls are a cream-coloured tadelakt, while the bathroom uses a cool green shade. There is also a small dressing area.
Sahara Superior Room	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $213 to $319 / night
This room is dominated by painted desert landscape on blue tadelakt walls. A ceiling of midnight blue and star mofit, floor of sand coloured das, and tent-like drapes over the bed complete the mirage.
Double Room Silver	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $266 to $386 / night
Stunning walls of silver tadelakt and chequered white and natural hued tiles in the bedroom and bathroom, create a light and ethereal atmosphere. This is enhanced by the gauzy curtains that drape the baldaquin bed.
Casablanca Deluxe Room	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $266 to $386 / night
Furnished in an Art Deco style, and with sepia prints of old Casablanca on the walls, this nostalgic room reflects the 1920s and 1930s heydays of Morocco’s largest city. Offset against the off-white tadelakt walls are period armchairs, a fireplace decorated with black and white hand-cut local tiles (known as zelliges), and a large mirror made from bone and black wood.
Deluxe Safi room	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $266 to $386 / night
Named after Morocco’s pottery capital, situated roughly half way between Casablanca and Essaouira, several items of Safi pottery are displayed in this room. There are also two finely worked wooden armchairs, a separate dressing area and bathroom with vaulted ceilings.
Deluxe Safari room	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $266 to $386 / night
A Mauritanian leather and straw carpet, wooden trunk, African tapestries and a painting of an old African hunting scene, all give flavour to the Safari Suite. Adding to this theme are the twin beds with mosquito netting and a tataoui ceiling made from tightly-woven oleander branches.
Deluxe Berber room	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $266 to $386 / night
The ceiling of this suite comprises bright panels of highly decorative Berber motifs. The walls are of sun-coloured tadelakt and the frame of the king-sized bed is in carved wood, while a wall in front of the fireplace is hung with a large Berber mirror and other Berber accessories.
Deluxe room Harem	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $266 to $386 / night
Rich red velvets have been used extensively in the furnishing of this bedroom, which has a four-posted bed draped in gold cloth, cosy fireplace and ornate, gild mirror.
Deluxe Middle Atlas room	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $266 to $386 / night
The Middle Atlas region is known for producing some of Morocco’s most attractive carpets, and several of these adorn the lavender coloured walls of this room. It too offers a four-poster bed and ornate fireplace, and the unusual ceiling is combination of violet and walnut-coloured beams edged with a painted frieze of orange Koranic writing.
Orientalist Suite	2 people	1 double bed(s)	from $319 to $466 / night
An extravagant play on Oriental tradition, this airy, vaulted suite has bedroom, dressing room, sitting room with magnificent fireplace, and spacious bathroom. Tadelakt in shades of cream and pale green are employed, while the tiled floor is warmed with a colourful zellige carpet.