Villas in Morocco may have once been real estate reserved for the privileged, but with a near perfect all year round climate and served by many direct low cost flights from European cities Marrakech represents an original and safe choice for property buyers looking for better value for money. Allied with a much lower cost of living, Marrakech has emerged as a desirable place to retire or buy a holiday home. The country enjoys low inflation and a stable economy and has not been effected by the troubles in other parts of North Africa.
Marrakech offers something exotic and introduces the real culture of Africa, a place of warm hospitality and the heady sights and smells of a very different land. With close to 10,000,000 tourists a year visiting Marrakech there is much more on offer other than just the souks.
Marrakech now has fifteen eighteen hole golf courses many of which have been designed by the world’s greatest golf course architects such as Colin Montgomerie, Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin. For those who do not play golf, the Atlas mountains are only 30 minutes from Marrakech and offers skiing in the winter months and beautiful walks all year round. Alternatively the coastal cities of Essaouira and Oualidia are only 2.5 hours away and make for an interesting addition to ones Moroccan experience with delicious sea food and beautiful beaches.
For children there are a multitude of water parks, camel riding and quad bike riding in the countryside or jet skiing around Lalla Takerkoust.
Marrakech is mecca for those who like to shop with many ending up going home with an extra suitcase and a carpet or two!
Over the past decade most of the world’s leading 5-star hotel groups have opened in and around Marrakech from the Amanjena to more recently the Mandarin Oriental and the Oberoi. With such hotels come very fine dining but with so many tourists passing through Marrakech one can find all types of cuisine at all price levels - of course the Moroccan Tajine is the most famous but if its sushi or an Italian pizza you cherish Marrakech offers it all.
Kensington Luxury Property offers a wide range of villas, apartments and riads for sale and rent from palaces in the Palmeraie to apartments in Marrakech’s French quarter Gueliz.