A courtyard pool beneath palms and a green door
The inner courtyard and its pool
Carved cedar and zellige in the great courtyard
Lanterns in the souk
A caravan in the Sahara at sunset
The High Atlas, an hour from the Medina

A courtyard pool beneath palms and a green door

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Marrakech · Morocco

Palais Ilham

The entire palace · from $9,500 a night

A nineteenth-century vizier's palace behind an unmarked door in the Medina: four courtyards, a pool beneath the orange trees, and ceilings carved in cedar by forty craftsmen over eleven years. Yours alone, with a staff of twenty-two and a hammam lit by candles.

  • Four courtyards
  • A private hammam
  • A staff of 22

Handled for you

  • A car at your door, and at every door after it
  • Bags collected at home and unpacked before you arrive
  • A concierge on call, day and night, until you are home
  • Your pillows, wines and allergies known before you arrive

Best time to go

March to May and October to November

March to May and October to November: warm days and cool nights. July and August pass 40°.

In pictures

The inner courtyard and its pool
The inner courtyard and its pool
Carved cedar and zellige in the great courtyard
Carved cedar and zellige in the great courtyard
Lanterns in the souk
Lanterns in the souk
A caravan in the Sahara at sunset
A caravan in the Sahara at sunset
The High Atlas, an hour from the Medina
The High Atlas, an hour from the Medina
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5 nights
Guests
2 guests

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