Route de l'Ourika, Marrakech, Morocco | (888) 551-4925
Spacious, bright guest rooms with stylish touches, rainhead showers, and mini-fridges
Some suites open directly onto the main pool area
Two small pools with plush sun beds and rooftop poolside terrace/bar
Restaurant serves Moroccan cuisine
Full-service white marble spa with indoor pool and a variety of treatments
Free Wi-Fi throughout
Free parking
Welcome mojito on arrival
Service inconsistent
Breakfast food not always fresh
Lack of cleanliness in breakfast room
No fitness center
The Cesar Resort & Spa is an upscale 28-room boutique property that's about a 10-minute cab ride to the medina. While the quiet location is nice for romantic getaways, travelers planning to spend most of their time exploring the city may find that the taxi fees add up. Guest rooms are spacious and nicely decorated with metallic and colorful accessories, and come with coffeemakers, mini-fridges, and safes. There are two small pools and a rooftop bar (with overpriced cocktails), as well as a Moroccan restaurant and a full-service spa. While the property aims for a luxury experience, it often falls short with regards to service, cleanliness, and food. For a similarly quiet location removed from the agitating medina, but with more consistent service, guests might want to try the Sirayane Boutique Hotel & Spa.
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Scene
Quiet grounds and somewhat soulless decor
The Cesar Resort & Spa is a one-story sand-colored building near the Jardin de l'Agdal. Located off a two-lane highway, about a 10-minute cab ride to the medina, the property is quiet and theoretically conducive to romance -- but the inconsistent service and somewhat soulless decor detract from the amorous ambience. A nondescript brick walkway lined with patchy grass and potted trees leads to the front door, while inside glossy black-and-white tile floors give way to a gray marble front desk with a silvery backdrop and star-shaped hanging lamps. This combination of elegant stone with vaguely garish accessories and colors continues throughout to the Sky Bar, which has vivid violet curtains, and to the Cesar Restaurant, with its red overhead lighting. There are some serene spaces, namely the lobby-bar area with long gray couches and pale-gray marble tables, but overall, the common areas fall short when compared with the guest rooms.
Location
Removed from the city center, near Agdal Gardens
The property sits on a two-lane highway near the Agdal Gardens, about a 10-minute drive or taxi trip to the medina, and the beautiful Palais de la Bahia palace and gardens. Cinema Megarama is within a five-minute walk of the hotel, and a commercial center with a Carrefour market is within a 10-minute walk. The Marrakech Menara Airport is about a 15-minute drive away.
Rooms
Spacious and bright with flat-screen TVs and safes -- some open directly onto the pool
Guests can stay in Standard Rooms, Suites, Apartments, or Lofts. All have coffeemakers, flat-screen TVs with satellite channels, laptop-compatible safes, and mini-fridges. Decor is modern and mostly white with touches of bright color and metallic accents: burnt-orange ottomans, multi-color plush rugs, gray marble floors, silver disco-like lamps, and brown leather chairs all lend a vibe of playful sophistication. Each bed is backed by a lovely, intricately patterned headboard extending up to and across the ceiling. Generally, the rooms feel airy and bright, and some Suites open directly onto the main pool area. Gray marble bathrooms are roomy and have either stand-in rainhead showers or shower/tub combos; lofts have separate showers and bathtubs.
Features
Two pools, poolside bar, and full-service spa with hammam -- but staff could use some training
The resort has two outdoor pools that, while small, have plenty of gray-cushioned sun beds for relaxing. The rooftop pool bar -- Sky Bar -- is somewhat underwhelming, with a white cement deck adorned with simple white umbrellas and gray chairs and sun beds. Food and drinks are expensive, though the hotel does offer a free mojito on arrival. The spa is all-white marble and has a lovely, large indoor pool and hammam -- though guests have found staff here somewhat inexperienced. The Cesar Restaurant serves Moroccan cuisine, though breakfast is often unappealing and there have been complaints of birds and roaches. Wi-Fi is free throughout.
