Morocco, Marrakech

Villa Information:

Sleeps: 10-12

Price Guide:
£7,500 per week including food
Extra charge of £500 for pool heating
Smaller party rates available.

Accommodation:
• Spectacular master double bedroom suite, French doors open onto two large terraces overlooking the back and the front garden
• Large double bedroom with shower
• Large double bedroom with bath and shower
• Large twin bedroom leading to
• Smaller double bedroom with shared bathroom
• Huge elegant drawing room with open fire for the cooler months leading out to garden and pool and lower terraces
• Large dining room with seating for 12
• Drinks room with 2 sub zero fridges
• Ultra modern kitchen - fully equipped

• Outside eating and seating area with barbecue

Pavilion (guest annexe):
• One large bedroom with 2 double beds plus shower room
• One double bedroom with king-size bed and a single bed plus shower room bathroom

Services:
• Full time cook for all meals
• All groceries included in rent (drinks extra)
• Housekeeper
• Pool man
• Gardener
• All personal laundry
• Driver available (payable locally)
• Wonderful local hamman for all beauty treatments, massages etc

Facilities:
• Large heated swimming pool 12 x 5 metres with roman step
• Separate paddling pool
• Covered pergola for drinks and dining by the pool
• Fully air conditioned
• Central music room which reaches all rooms.
• WiFi
• DVD (large selection of DVDs and CDs)
• TV
• iPod docking stations
• Scrabble, Backgammon, cards
• Badminton
Bath products in every bathroom

General:
• Fly to Marrakech from London and some regional airports
• 20 minutes drive from airport
• All local transfers included

Dar Moulouya

The Ourika valley spreads between the first foothills of the Atlas Mountains and the city. Despite being so close to Marrakech, this beautiful lush green valley is definitely one of the best preserved in Morocco. Through an imposing arched entrance over a canal bridge, you enter an enclosed domaine where you will find just ten villas in private and peaceful seclusion.

The entrance to the house is through a glorious Andalucian style courtyard filled with pungent orange and lemon trees and a cooling fountain. This immaculate and wonderful house was built in 2004 in traditional style and named after Morocco's most beautiful river.

Dar Moulouya is only 20 minutes from the bustling Medina of Marrakech but is utterly peaceful and set in a large garden, spectacularly planted with a thousand roses, bougainvillea, plumbago, olive, pomegranate and banana trees as well as cool, soft lawn for children to run and play on. The garden is home to Leila and Charlie, the tortoise couple, who boss around the exotic birds and butterflies drawn to this much loved garden The English owners have cleverly designed the house in an exotic and dramatic way with much love and affection, creating a deeply sumptuous and restful pad as an escape from the buzz that is Morocco.

The pretty, colourful bedrooms are either on the ground floor of the villa, or in the Pavilion a few steps away. At the top of the floodlit staircase in the entrance hall and the pierced oblong dome is very impressive; the Media room with bar, which opens onto the upper terrace with Moroccan style seating and shady pergola, overlooks the gardens and stunning views of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. A perfect spot for aperitifs.

The Pavilion is ideal either for guests or teenagers who want their own space.

Please note that mid summer in this part of the country there is a lovely dry heat and the house itself is very cool.

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Should you wish to have more information do call either Sarah or Judy on 020 7589 4390 or email info@sjvillas.co.uk