JET & SET MURANO, Marrakech

In August 2007, Marrakech became host to one of the most beautiful hotels: the MURANO. In such a setting it is a rare, refined and sensual pearl. The Murano is a philosophy of life.

Boasting a radiant Parisian reputation, the Murano Urban Resort has decided to orientalise its concept, imagining its alter-ego at the edge of the Moroccan desert. A few hours from main European capitals, at the foot of the majestic Atlas mountains, Marrakech offers a mild and sunny climate all year round.

Ideally situated Northeast of the Red City, Murano Oriental Resort is only 20 minutes from the airport and 15 minutes from Medina. In the serenity of the legendary Palm grove, Murano Oriental Resort is preserved from outside disturbances. It’s an oasis of peace and tranquillity. The challenge is daring: adapt, but keeping its own identity, create a new kind of concept, combining Moroccan tradition, design and authenticity with modernity, audacity and elegance…

The desire for freedom, pleasure and exceptional comfort: these strong Murano Resort values come together in its oriental version: both nostalgic and a touch luxuriant, but always elegant, the Murano welcomes the fortunate. From this delicate mixture ensues a cosy and festive ambiance, cordial and privative, combining relaxation and luxury, Jérôme Foucaud’s leitmotif, Murano’s charismatic general director.

In the rooms… there are IDPOD devices for music, outside, the sun, in the hotel, gastronomy cuisine.

In the park, nearly three hectares of one hundred-year-old palm trees, olive trees and mandarin trees adorn the Murano Oriental Resort. The hotel combines the architectural essence of Marrakech with contemporary decoration.

If the exterior of the five villas distributed throughout the property is part of the Moroccan tradition with their oval windows and red adobe walls, the interior picks up the thread of Murano’s convention: marrying comfort with design.

The «Murano» villa houses a lounge, restaurant, bar and a meeting room with a 200 square meter terrace, offering a panoramic view of the park.

With its exclusive red armchairs, white stucco walls reflecting the sun’s light, bejmat floors, the restaurant is open from 7 a.m. to noon for breakfast. From noon to midnight you can order whatever you like. The restaurant’s menu is complemented with the Night & Day menu; a 24 hour restoration concept offered in both establishments.

The restoration also offers a poolside menu, fast, simple and healthy. The Chef, Antoine Perray, creative and rigorous, supervises the creation of every menu.

The happy privileged can appreciate Moroccan specialties in Paris as well as in Marrakech, being served healthy, light and creative dishes with particular attention given to vegetarians in both establishments.

As for the musical identity of Murano Oriental Resort, it is strong and recognizable. It mixes the sounds of Jazz and Soul with electronic highlights, providing rhythm to the place’s activities all day long thanks to Dan Adrien, Murano Resort’s music manager.

Its paroxysm is reached every evening during the resident DJs’ sets and weekly live acoustic sessions, which reminds us that music is above all synonymous with emotion, vibrations and human warmth. … a unique novelty of the Kingdom of Morocco.

The Bar…an allusion to the Parisian Murano. If the design has evolved, with its black and white padded walls in harmony with the floor, the concept remains the same. Every evening, a DJ settles in behind the turntables and concocts a custom-made program for the public to which only Murano has the secret. The bar menu, a great success in Paris, is varied with the same creativeness and seasonality.

The Spa… a place to recharge one's batteries, to find oneself and take care of oneself… the Murano Oriental Resort spa welcomes its members and hotel guests. The 1000 square meters is exclusively dedicated to well-being and serenity. The hammam steam and heated walls can make one dream. The massages with essential oils pacify the body and soothe the mind. Centrally located, the interior swimming pool is a place to relax anytime in an atmosphere where one only has time for dreaming.

Murano reinforces its weekly musical programming… The musical identity of the Murano Urban Resort is strong and recognizable, an eclectic crossing of rare Jazz and Souls tones with sounds of pop/rock and a pinch of electronic music. Music is omnipresent giving rhythm to every moment of the day in this exceptional luxury hotel.

Taking care of oneself has never been easier: in luxury, pleasure and elegance, the Murano will make of you a happy man and a happy woman. Simply,

one appreciates its sophistication, its «charisma» and its surprises. It is the Red City’s fashionable place!

www.muranoresort.com
Farouk CHEKOUFI