La Sultana is the next level of riads in Marrakech. By combining five different buildings with five distinguished styles inside a Kasbah (fortress), this 28-room boutique hotel is bursting with charm and character.
Morocco's unique riads - traditional high-class mansions with common areas and private rooms - are reason enough to discover one of the most fascinating countries in Northern Africa. These multi-level buildings, often built of mud bricks, used to be the home of the wealthiest.
Richly ornamented with colorful zellij tiles, stuccos, and plants, the riads are an oasis of tranquility - especially in places like Marrakech's old medina, where the noises and smells can quickly overwhelm any first-timer to the city.
Inside its grand walls, La Sultana offers many activities ranging from cooking class workshops on Moroccan cuisine to spa treatments, pool games, yoga classes, and even manicures/pedicures in its Nail Boudoir.
The gilded copper entrance door of La Sultana has an inscription "Kan Ya Makan" (once upon a time), just like on the door of the Mausoleum of the Saadian Princess (which is a 2-minute walk from the hotel).
The five riads of La Sultana - Saadia, Shéhérazade, Almohades, Bahia, and the building of La Sultana Signature Spa - have a unique architectural styling designed to resemble various historical periods of Morocco.
From the times of Saadi Sultanate (1510 - 1659), Riad Shéhérazade represents a significant era of Morocco when art and architecture thrived when many of the country's landmark buildings were commissioned to be built by Abdallah al-Ghalib and Ahmad al-Mansur.
La Table de La Sultana is the hotel's fine dining establishment, serving Moroccan and French specialties. During lunch and dinner, you can try the best of terroir cuisine, which focuses on showcasing distinct local produce. The ingredients are sourced directly from La Sultana Oualidia's organic garden and the marketplace of Marrakech.
The three-striped paint around the hotel's staircase represents air, water, and fire. It's painted on tadelakt, a waterproof plaster surface commonly used in Moroccan buildings.
La Sultana Sigature Spa
Like all of Marrakech's best riads, La Sultana has a pool in its courtyard and a sunlit rooftop terrace full of green plants where you can see as far as the Atlas Mountains on the lucky days. Baby palm trees surround the pool, and its water is heated and has a jet stream.
The gorgeous green-tiled rooftop terrace is the place for the iconic Moroccan breakfasts. By the time the pleasantly scorching light of the sunrise reaches your skin, the traditionally dressed staff will deliver the food to your table.
Freshly squeezed orange juice, a locally grown fruit selection, a Berber omelet, olives, pastries, and a selection of bread and cheese are only part of the complete list of what you will be getting.
La Sultana is in a calm spot of Marrakech, within walking distance of the busy Jemaa el-Fnaa (the market square of the medina), Saadian Tombs, the Royal Palace, and the Bahia Palace.
403 Rue de La Kasbah, 63-67 rue Boutouille, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
