On the town’s edge with the Atlas foothills as a dramatic background, Selman Marrakech showcases Jacques Garcia’s Arabo-Moorish design inside six hectares of rose gardens, an 80-metre pool in addition to grounds together with stables and paddocks. On the coronary heart of the resort’s eating scene is La Terrasse by Jean-François Piège serving refined Mediterranean and Moroccan dishes.
Marrakech continues to growth, and over latest many years the town, particularly it’s landscaped outskirts are unrecognisable, now dwelling to ultraluxury resorts, residential developments, and golf programs.
Selman Marrakech resort
Selman Marrakech opened in 2012 as a household challenge from Saida and Abdeslam Bennani Smires, formed by Jacques Garcia design and alive with an equestrian spirit. Rose gardens scent the air, and twisted olive bushes forged quiet pockets of shade. Two good-looking stables and 5 paddocks maintain a personal assortment of purebred Arabian horses, whereas the Chenot Spa completes this distinctive resort.
La Terrasse
Arriving for lunch we go by the decadently furnished entrance salon and step out onto the elevated terrace. There’s a fountain on the centre, whereas the shaded tables are wearing white linen with elegant ceramics. Past the terrace balustrade the lengthy pool attracts a cool line by the gardens in direction of the Andalusian Pavilion. The suited headwaiter greets us and takes us to our desk.
La Terrasse is the primary milestone within the resort’s collaboration with Jean-François Piège, who started working with Selman Marrakech in 2024. The transient is easy to explain and satisfying to style. Marry Moroccan produce with Mediterranean ease, whereas the crew ship it with grace.
Lunch right here begins with a cocktail. The Cos’Moroccan brings marjoram-infused vodka, inexperienced lemon, and cranberry right into a refreshing sip. Subsequent time I’d wish to strive the fragrant sage margarita.
Menu by Chef Jean-François Piège
Our first plates embrace dill-marinated gravlax sea bream, lifted by cucumber vinegar, exquisitely introduced on a inexperienced ceramic dish, The Mimosa eggs are topped with salmon roe and slightly dill, and the artistic Wild squid carbonara replaces pasta with skinny ribbons of squid, tangled by a lightweight carbonara that takes a refined trace of smoked beef. A golden egg yoke rests on high, able to be stirred in, coating every strand. The sommelier suggests a Moroccan white, Grande Cuvée Vin Blanc AOG Zaër.
Later got here lengthy dishes of skewered salmon with a delicate sweet-and-sour glaze that catches the warmth so the sides char calmly whereas the centre stays tender. The blended lamb skewers are successful too.
The vanilla bean crème brûlée cracks with a clear snap, revealing a scrumptious creamy custard. The pure origin chocolate soufflé delivers depth and richness; these puddings are undoubtedly for sharing. For a brisker end, a plate of pineapple with pomegranate and mint is a lightweight alternative.
The setting for this memorable lunch is magical, with its view of the 80-metre pool, mentioned to the longest within the metropolis, if not Morocco. I can perceive why La Terrasse is wanted for out of doors lunches, unhurried afternoon teas and intimate dinners underneath the celebrities.
The partnership with Piège additionally stretches to the Pool Bar and room service with gentle, refreshing plates, and a high quality eating room, SABO by Jean-François Piège.
Lodging
Selman Marrakech provides luxurious lodging throughout thirty rooms, twenty Junior Suites, and 5 Suites in addition to 5 Personal Villas, every with designer Garcia’s signature type of wealthy textures and color. Many open to terraces or non-public gardens. Privateness comes simply, not by gimmicks however by house and planning.
Wellbeing
The Chenot Spa is price a go to. Distinctive in Morocco, it covers 1,200 sq. metres with seven remedy rooms, 4 hydrotherapy rooms, a hydro-massage pool, two heated out of doors swimming pools, two hammams and a gymnasium. The temper nods to the heated baths of previous Istanbul whereas making use of the Chenot technique to revive rhythm and steadiness.
Earlier than one goes, discover the gardens too, strolling previous the paddocks to the stables.
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