At the turn of the century
Country Life UK|January 03, 2024
La Mamounia in Marrakech has a storied past. As it turns 100, Mary Lussiana returns to reflect on its successes and guess what the next few years might hold
Mary Lussiana
At the turn of the century

THERE are many grande dame hotels the world over, but La Mamounia has claims to be the only one that has a female name. And, wow, is she still lovely. Now in her second century of life there were 100 candles on her birthday cake last October-La Mamounia's magical allure is still very much intact. It is not only the dusty-pink walls or the majestic red-cloaked doormen, the fragrant gardens or the dazzling Zellij tiles, but the combination of it all, which led Sir Winston Churchill to tell US President Franklin Roosevelt: 'It is one of the most beautiful places in the world.' It's one that Churchill immortalised on canvas time and time again.

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