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The makers
In the studios of Sidi Ghanem and at the looms, the wool, the clay and the people quietly changing what Moroccan design looks like. You learn to read a rug the way the woman who made it does.
Morocco sits where Africa, Europe and the Middle East have met for centuries, and Marrakech is where you feel it. Beyond the colour, energy and intoxicating rhythm of the Medina, discover L’Hôtel Marrakech, Jasper Conran’s intimate design riad. A former palace transformed into an elegant private residence, where antiques, Moroccan craftsmanship and fragrant courtyard gardens create a world of quiet sophistication. By day, the medina with someone who knows it as home, the blue of Majorelle, the workshops where Moroccan design is being made now. By night, the square.
Then the road turns south. The air cools, the Atlas rises ahead of you, and within the hour the city is a rumour. Kasbah Tamadot sits above the Asni valley with the highest peaks in North Africa behind it, and for three nights the country tells you the same story more quietly: bread from a village oven, tea on a terrace, a walk between Berber villages, dinner as the valley goes dark. Six nights, two houses, a small group, and time built into every day on purpose.
In the studios of Sidi Ghanem and at the looms, the wool, the clay and the people quietly changing what Moroccan design looks like. You learn to read a rug the way the woman who made it does.
Palm groves, then red earth, then switchbacks. The air thins and cools, the first snow often sits on the peaks by November, and the valley opens below you as the kasbah comes into view.
A clay oven, a flat loaf torn while it is still too hot, mint tea poured from a height. A walk between terraces, and a conversation you could not have arranged yourself.
A fire, a tagine that has been on since the afternoon, the last light moving up the mountain. Then the stars, closer than they ever are in the city.
Beyond the Medina’s bustling streets, a hidden courtyard opens beneath orange trees and trailing jasmine. Here, Marrakech feels a world away. Welcome to Jasper Conran’s private sanctuary.
Jacques Majorelle planted it and painted it that particular blue. Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé saved it in 1980. Next door, the museum holds the couture and the sketches. Cool, quiet, and worth the whole morning.
Jamaa El Fnaa turns over as the sun goes. Lamps come on across the stalls, smoke lifts off the grills, and somewhere behind you a drum starts and does not stop. You walk it slowly, with someone who knows which stall to trust.
The shape of the week. Pace is unhurried by design: late starts, open afternoons, and room to stay longer where something catches you.
Fast-track arrival at Marrakech Menara, straight to L’Hôtel Marrakech, Jasper Conran’s secluded riad in the Medina. Settle in your suite before discovering the unforgettable spectacle of Jamaa El Fnaa at nightfall.
A slow morning in the old city with a local host who knows its doors. In the cool of the afternoon, Jardin Majorelle and the Yves Saint Laurent Museum. Dinner in the lantern-lit gardens at Bo Zin.
Discover the creative studios and meet local artisans behind Morocco’s weaving traditions. Return to L’Hôtel for a leisurely afternoon by the rooftop garden with a book and views across Marrakech.
The road leaves the palms behind and climbs for about an hour to Asni. Kasbah Tamadot sits above the valley with the High Atlas at its back. Lunch on the terrace, and nothing planned until dinner.
Bread from the village oven, tea on a terrace, a walk between fields and houses. The Eve Branson Foundation shows you the craft and education work that stays behind after the visit.
Walk out with a mountain guide, swim, take the hammam, or do none of it. A last long dinner together as the valley goes dark below.
Breakfast with the mountain vista, then the drive down to Marrakech Menara for onward flights. We can add nights before or after.
If you want more of Morocco before or after the week, our travel designers will build it around you. We know the country and its people well, and the places worth the detour.
The dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga, a camp under more stars than you knew were there, and a silence that has weight.
The oldest imperial cities and their medinas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where scholars and craft passed down for generations.
Over the Atlas to a kasbah in the Skoura palm grove, on the edge of the desert. Meals turn up where you least expect them, and the walls keep secrets for you to find.
Anything arranged separately can be added on request.
November is the settled season: warm, clear days in Marrakech, cold nights in the Atlas, and the summer crowds long gone.
Mild days, snow still on the high peaks, the Atlas at its greenest.
Marrakech runs hot. The mountains stay cooler, which is why Marrakchis head for them.
Warm days, clear light, cool evenings. November is when we go.
Crisp, bright days in the city, fires lit in the mountains.
Two extraordinary hideaways, two expressions of Morocco. Jasper Conran’s intimate design riad brings timeless elegance to the heart of Marrakech, while Kasbah Tamadot offers an enchanting mountain sanctuary overlooking the High Atlas valleys.
2026 departure hotel
Jasper Conran’s intimate design riad, a former palace transformed into an elegant private residence in the heart of the Medina. Nights one to three.
Richard Branson found this mountain retreat from the air on a ballooning expedition and bought it. Rooms are individually decorated with antiques from around the world, and the pool looks straight at the mountains. Nights four to six.
Booking opens Thursday 15 October at 5pm CEST. Join the guestlist now and you'll receive your booking link the moment it's live.
Medina days are on foot at an easy pace. In the Atlas, walks between villages are guided and shaped to the group, and every one of them is optional.
Warm, clear days in Marrakech and cool evenings. The mountains are colder, with properly cold nights, so bring a layer.
Fly into Marrakech Menara. Fast-track on arrival, then a private vehicle for the week. The drive to Kasbah Tamadot takes about an hour.
A small group of up to six guests, hosted by Satopia throughout.
Yes. We can add nights before or after, in Fez and Meknes, the Sahara or at Dar Ahlam in the Skoura palm grove, and shape experiences around your interests.
Speak to us. Both properties welcome families and we can adjust the pace and the programme.
Join the guestlist for the next group departure, or request a private experience.
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