The Spa at Mandarin Oriental

The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech spreads across 1,800 square metres within 20 hectares of olive groves and rose gardens on the Route du Golf Royal, about ten minutes by car from the Medina. The architecture draws from Andalusian cathedral and mosque forms: vaulted ceilings, red brick corridors, and proportions that feel ecclesiastical in their calm. The Atlas Mountains fill the horizon beyond the gardens, and the resort's 100,000 fragrant roses scent the air well before you reach the spa entrance. Six treatment suites include one for couples and one dedicated Thai treatment room. Each opens onto its own terrace and private walled garden, allowing sessions to move outdoors. Some suites contain vitality baths; others have open-air treatment areas. Two recently added Spa Villas sit in the quietest corner of the grounds, one with an ensuite steam shower and bath, the other with its own private hammam and a lap pool. Two traditional Moroccan hammams anchor the local ritual programme, staffed by dedicated hammam specialists who work with marocMaroc products: black soap, kessa glove exfoliation, rhassoul clay wraps, argan oil, rosewater, and eucalyptus. The hammam ritual here is treated as the centrepiece of the Moroccan wellness tradition, not a side offering. The broader treatment menu fuses traditional Chinese medicine principles with Moroccan and Asian bodywork. The signature massage uses a blend of healing aromatherapy oils. Anti-ageing oxygen facials, holistic body wraps, Thai massage, and bespoke treatment programmes round out the menu. A heated indoor swimming pool, fitness centre with a weekly group class schedule covering Pilates, circuit training, yoga, and oriental dance, plus a dedicated yoga studio and a hair and beauty salon complete the facility. The spa was named World's Best Spa at the 2024 World Spa Awards and Morocco's Best Resort Spa in 2025. Membership and day-pass options are available for non-hotel guests. The setting, isolated from the city within the olive grove estate, and the integration of outdoor garden space into every treatment suite give the experience a sense of privacy and natural immersion that indoor-only spas cannot match.