Villa Boccara, charm, calm, pool and staff

Sienna-coloured walls, green doors, wicker lamps, a garden of olive trees and ornamental grasses around a turquoise pool: Villa Boccara has the charm of a friend's country house, twenty minutes from the Medina. Self check-in by key box, housekeeper on site, rated 5.0 over 9 reviews.

The spaces

A lounge with leather armchairs and fireplace, cream walls and Berber rugs, a dining room with French windows onto the patio, a kitchen with weathered wooden cupboards and ceramic crockery. Four double bedrooms with 180 cm beds, air conditioning, dressing room, rattan lamps, toile de Jouy headboards or saffron walls, TV and safe in some, each with a private bathroom, shower or tub in black zellige or tadelakt. One extra bathroom. Six additional beds possible for ten guests.

Outside

Private pool, heatable as an option at €40 per day, red loungers, parasols, garden lounge under the olive trees, shade sail for meals, tennis court, boules pitch, children's playground, free parking.

The service

Housekeeper on site by day. Breakfast at 70 dirhams per person, fresh fruit, Moroccan pancakes, eggs and pressed juices; lunch or dinner at 150 dirhams per person, on request.

Around

Countryside south of Marrakech, 10 minutes from Amelkis golf and 20 minutes from the Medina by car. Vehicle recommended.