Property will offer upgrades at time of check-in, subject to availability for Rooms
100 USD food & beverage credit
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Complimentary full breakfast for two daily
Amanjena (peaceful paradise) marked Aman’s debut on the African continent when it launched in 2000. Lying within an oasis of palm and olive trees close the ancient city of Marrakech and its famous Unesco-protected Medina, the resort lies adjacent to the 27-hole Amelkis Championship Golf Course. Known in Arabic as Al Medina al-Hamra, the ‘Red City’, due to its rose-hued structures, Marrakech was the inspiration behind Amanjena’s design. The resort’s walls echo the city’s old pisé (rammed-earth) buildings as well as the Berber villages that cling to the High Atlas Mountains. Green is also a predominant colour – the colour of paradise, royalty and abundance. Amanjena’s 10 rose-toned Pavilions, six Pavilions Bassin, 16 Pavilions Piscine, six two-story Maisons and the two-bedroom Maison Jardin and Al-Hamra Maison all radiate from the ancient bassin (irrigation pool) at the heart of the property. Set beneath stuccoed domes with arched entrances, vaulted ceilings and garden courtyards, the 40 Pavilions and Maisons are cool, elegant dwellings with Berber carpets scattered over zellij-tiled floors. Several offer private heated pools. The resort’s main 33-metre, heated swimming pool is overlooked by a terrace serving a Mediterranean menu. For dinner only, Nama, offers fine Japanese dining and exquisite sushi and sashimi. The Moroccan Restaurant is housed within the elegant reception pavilion and serves authentic Moroccan cuisine, as well as Italian. Two Lounges are situated on either side of the reception pavilion, serving afternoon tea.
Amanjena (‘peaceful paradise’) marked Aman’s debut on the African continent when it launched in Morocco in 2000. Lying within an oasis of palm and olive trees close to the ancient city of Marrakech and its famous UNESCO-protected Medina, the walled resort is situated on the southern road to Ouarzazate, the gateway to the Sahara Desert. While the High Atlas Mountains claim the horizon, the verdant fairways of the 27-hole Amelkis Championship Golf Course lie adjacent to the resort. Amanjena’s 18 rose-toned Pavilions, six Pavilions Bassin, eight Pavilions Piscine, six two-storey Maisons and the two-bedroomed Maison Jardin and Al-Hamra Maison all radiate from the ancient bassin (irrigation pool) at the heart of the property. Set beneath stucco Venetian domes with arched entrances, vaulted ceilings and garden courtyards, the 40 pavilions and maisons are cool, elegant dwellings with Berber carpets scattered over zellij-tiled floors. The sound of running water in fountains soothes, while chaise longues and candle lanterns lend classic Moroccan ambience. Several offer private heated pools. The resort’s main swimming pool is 33 metres long, heated and finished in glittering green tiles of écaille de poisson-cut zellij. There is also a heated children’s swimming pool. Chaise longues and parasols line the main pool’s terrace, which is overlooked by the Japanese Restaurant with its sushi bar, robata grill and informal izakaya fare. The Mediterranean Restaurant is housed within the elegant reception pavilion with both indoor and outdoor dining settings. Its menu traces culinary traditions from Morocco to Sicily, the south of France and Spain’s historic Al-Andalus region. Two Lounges are situated on either side of the reception pavilion, one serving afternoon tea and the other postprandial cigars and shisha. Other facilities include a two-storey library, tennis courts, a boutique and a spa with separate hammams (Turkish baths) for men and women. Amanjena is a 20-minute drive from the airport past the king’s palace and Agdal Gardens, a 12th-century estate of irrigated olive orchards and orange trees. Memorable day trips include visiting the Berber villages of the High Atlas Mountains and a day in the Agafay desert including a camel ride and lunch during the winter months or dinner under the stars at night during the summer months.