La Mamounia vs Selman Marrakech

Our editorial take

La Mamounia is the historic name, Selman the newer challenger, and Selman's signature is unusual enough to decide the question on its own: purebred Arabian stallions, exercised at sunset beside a sixty-metre infinity pool, the longest in Marrakech. No other venue in the region offers a spectacle like it. La Mamounia counters with event history, staff who have run far more large weddings, and a position on the edge of the medina that keeps guests close to the city. Selman sits fifteen minutes out in a quieter setting with more space and a looser feel. Tradition and gardens that photograph themselves point to La Mamounia. If what stayed with you was the horses, that is not a frivolous reason to pick Selman, and I have seen it decide the matter more than once.