MURANO ORIENTAL RESORT

DESCRIPTION

• Rooms : 37, Pure luxury, Traditional architecture and contemporary design, Refined cuisine, Garden, Swimming pools, Spa to open in 2008.

• A wonderful urban resort that marries contemporary design with Marrakesh's distinctive architecture. This latest offering following in the footsteps of the trend-setting Murano in Paris is set within a three hectare park and features five typically Moroccan villas, with arched windows and red earthen walls. Highlights include custom-made red and white garden furniture, making excellent use of the available space. A 32-metre red enamel swimming pool proudly features the city's colours, and a bar alongside it features the same vivid colour scheme... a hotel undoubtedly set to become a chic classic.

• The four villas dedicated to accommodation contain just 37 rooms, each with a fireplace and terrace with picture postcard views of the park, Atlas Mountains and the desert, an amazing backdrop which enhances any breakfast or aperitif. Inside, Murano's signature mixture of comfort and design is evident everywhere: white stucco walls, large net curtains, black marble bathrooms and traditional woodwork set the scene along with four poster beds. For pure pampering, you can venture over to the 1000m² spa (opening in 2008), offering a hammam, Jacuzzi, and choice of personalised treatments. Finally, a restaurant and two bars provide irresistible settings for meals, light snacks, and DJ-fuelled entertainment.

• Situated to the northwest of the red city within the serenity of the legendary Palmeraie or Palm Grove, Murano Oriental Resort is just twenty minutes from the airport and fifteen minutes from the Medina.