In 2017 the King Mohammed VI launched a construction and restoration project to preserve the cultural aspects of the medina in Marrakech. Similar projects have taken place in other city centres.
Casino Marrakech at the Hotel Es Saadi Gardens was the first casino in Morocco which opened back in 1952. Today it hosts one of the biggest poker tournaments such as the Marrakech Poker Open and the World Series of Poker circuit which was held for the fifth time in Marrakech in January 2019.
Te casino was completely renovated in 2003 but kept its 1950s style facade and houses 90 slots and table games. Te casino is part of the Es Saadi Marrakech resort which opened later in 1966. Tis is a huge walled resort in the heart of the city which includes two hotels - the 150 room and 15 suite five star L’Hotel and Le Palace with 84 luxury suites surrounding a 2,400q.m lagoon pool plus there are eight Ksars (Berber style villas) and 10 villas with private pools within the eight hectare grounds. Prices can top over €2,000 per night for the villas and it’s an
exclusive oasis and a popular destination for the rich and famous. Tere are several restaurants and bars, three spas and a nightclub. It is now owned by Jean-Alexandre and his wife, the grandson of the original founder Jean Bauchet who owned the Moulin Rouge and Casino de Paris.
Le Grand Casino at the Hotel La Mamounia is also located in the heart of Marrakech. It’s a luxurious and grand casino offering 140 slots plus 20 table games and poker room.
Te Hotel La Mamounia opened back in 1923 and is a favourite of the elite including Winston Churchill who apparently used to paint during his stay there during the war. Te history of the building dates back to the 12th century and the gardens were gifted to Prince Al Mamoun as a wedding present in the 18th century. Te hotel at one time only had 50 rooms but was expanded in 1946 to include 100 rooms and has been refurbished several times over the years, most recently in 2006 and now has 210 rooms and suites. Te hotel is set in 17 acres of gardens with 700 year old olive trees. It’s just 10 minutes from
the airport with several bars and restaurants, spa and stunning gardens including its own vegetable plot It is part of the Grand Luxury hotel list which includes 140 odd hotels considered ‘exceptional’ throughout the world.
TANGIER
Tangier is a port town in the north west of Morocco on the Maghreb coast and at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Med meets the Atlantic.
Te town is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region and was once a strategic Berber town and today is the second most important industrial centre after Casablanca and has shaken off its rather seedy image and is now reinventing itself as a key destination spot.
Te economy relies heavily on tourism and thanks to a new luxury port project, Tanger- Med, completed in 2007, is a key site for its maritime industry.
Tere were 711,600 visitors to the area via NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA P57
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