Hotel in Marrakesh, Morocco
La Mamounia (Arabic: مامونية) is a five-star hotel in Marrakech , Morocco , opposite the Kutubiyya Mosque .[1] [2] It is one of The Leading Hotels of the World . For several years, Condé Nast Traveler has named La Mamounia as the best hotel in the world.[3] "Mamounia" means "safe haven" 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.[4]
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 .[5] [3] [6] [4] [7]
History
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.[4]
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".[5] One of the bars at the hotel is now named after Churchill.[8]
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.[3]
"Mamunia " was written by Paul McCartney in 1973 whilst staying at the hotel.[9]
In September 2009, the hotel reopened after being closed for a 3-year renovation.[10] The renovation was led by designer Jacques Garcia .[8] 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.[11]
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.[12]
Facilities
The riads are each composed of three bathrooms, salons, private swimming pools and terraces.[4] It has signature restaurants by chefs Pierre Hermé and Jean-Georges Vongerichten .[6] The hotel also includes a 20 acre garden, colonnaded courtyards, a spa, and a health club in a glass cube.[13]
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