Property Detail
The property is secure, fully and reliably staffed, has its own home farm providing fresh produce and was built to be a haven of peace and comfort in all seasons for both adults and children.
The house can sleep ten in total comfort. There are 5 beautifully appointed bedrooms including two independent maisonettes - one maisonette with fountain and its own roof terrace, is perfect for private sunbathing and has a Berber tent for shade, the other has a dining room set aside for children. The library is equipped with hifi, dvd player and satellite TV. The house has internet connection.
Marrakech has five world class golf courses within 35 minutes distance, and tennis courts can be reserved at the Royale Tennis in town by the house staff. The villa is equipped with a pool (25m x 12m) and its own hammam set in its own jasmine scented courtyard easily accessible from the pool pavilion.
Staff
Inside: Cook-Fouziya (Italian, French Moroccan food), 2 menservants (Agoram, Lahcenne) and maid (Naima).
Outside: 2 gardeners (Mohamed, Lahcenne-responsible for the pool) and night watchman (Omar).
Laundry: Laundry service is provided free of charge. Guests are asked to leave laundry in the appropriate baskets in the bathrooms.
Linen: The house provides three sets of towels and guests are asked to kindly not remove the towels from the appropriate places (bathrooms, pool, hammam)
Transportation: Guests are asked to make separate transport arrangements prior to arrival. Lahcenne will be at the airport to greet guests on arrival and help with luggage/hire cars etc and guide guests back to the house. He will do the same on departure.
Shopping: One of the house cars will go into town every three days to do the shopping, a small charge f MAD 150.00 will be applied for this. All food bills will be settled at the house and receipts will be provided.
Menus: The cook (Fouziya) will go through the menus with guests and any special dietary requirements need to be communicated to the house staff prior to arrival.
Hours: The house has an efficient and friendly routine. Breakfast can be served in rooms or wherever guests choose up to 10.30. Drinks are automatically set out on the terrace (poolside when it is warm/drawing room or library when it is chilly) at 12.00pm and 7.00pm. Lunch is normally served at 1.00pm and dinner at 8.00pm. Staff normally have a break between 2.30-4.00pm. At night Agoram will wait up for guests and the night watchman will stay at the gate house until guests return if they have gone out.
Activities: include hiking in the Atlas (the house has a permanent arrangement with a team of guides and mule teams in the nearby village), shooting (red partridge in the plains wild boar in the hills-the house is equipped with a secure gun room), croquet and table tennis.
Discretion: Though the villa is very private nevertheless there are people working in the garden and sometimes outside labour is brought in to work on the land or in the olive groves. The Berbers are traditional and guests are kindly asked to be sensitive to this especially with regard to what they wear around the pool.
Local Area
Just three and a half hours flight from the UK, Marrakech is another world; a marvel of sights and sounds with its minarets, honeycombed alleys and labyrinthine souks, Marrakech captures the imagination like no other city.
A day spent exploring its exquisite architecture and history, or meandering through the medina, the smell of spices in the air, brightly coloured carpets hanging from roofs, plunging into the hurly burly maelstrom of passages where tradesmen ply various crafts, from cloth dying, copper beating, and leather working to herbalists, perfumers and slipper makers, is a day you will never forget!
As dusk falls, sip sweet mint tea at one of the rooftop cafes in the Place Djemaa el Fna and watch the snake charmers and performers appear on the square; as the cacophony grows around you; it really is the most exhilarating experience!
Nearby Tnine Ourika village is famous for having the largest Berber souk (Monday) in the region.
With the snow-capped High Atlas Mountains as a backdrop, and framed by the red desert, Marrakech is a city that time seems to have forgotten.
Local Services
The dry, Mediterranean climate is perfect for golfing throughout the year. Marrakech has five world class golf courses within 35 minutes distance:-
- Royal Golf de Marrakech – the oldest and easiest course, built in 1923.
- Golf D’Amelkis – opened in 1995, international quality, American style difficult course.
- Palmeraie Golf – built in 1990 by Trent Jones.
- Tennis - tennis courts can be reserved at the Royale Tennis in town by the house staff.
