Tried to go here for a drink one night. I was wearing a pair of tailored white shorts with a polo shirt and shoes. They turned me away for not wearing long trousers. At the same time they let someone walk in wearing tracksuit bottoms and a tshirt! If you have a dress code at least employee people smart enough to enforce it properly. Seems like they havent really moved on since Mr C stayed there.

Fresh from a multi million pound restoration the Hotel and gardens are delightful.
The welcome is just what you'd expect from a classic five star hotel.
We opted for cocktails in the outside gardens on a lovely warm Marrakech evening.
The lavish and vast gardens are worth exploring by day and by night.
The Martini was perfect but for the second round of drinks we opted to go inside and
listen to the piano trio playing light jazz music. The trio played well and at a volume that did not intrude on atmosphere or concentration. The hotel was not busy at all so there was an air of exclusivity and privacy. More than highly recommended for a five star stay, eating, drinking and experience.

Only go to La Mamounia if you are prepared for the best hotel experience of your life. It is expensive but with every penny. The rooms are beautiful, the three restaurants are all delicious food and the service is the best . The hotel was voted best hotel in The World by Conde Nast in 2011.

My first visit to La Mamounia Hotel in Marrakech was extremely memorable on many counts, not the least of which is how off-the-charts expensive it is. Not for the faint of heart when it comes to adding to your credit card! I rate the hotel highly, but not at the top because of some issues which need to be resolved. First, let me share the really great points of this hotel:

1) It is well located to the Medina, just a 10 minute walk away.
2) The property, as others have noted, is simply magnificent. The grounds are gorgeous and one can find beauty and solitude in many places here.
3) Service is simply over-the-top. The hotel is loaded with staff offering to assist in so many ways, with no expectation of tipping (although it is nice and perfectly appropriate to do some tipping). They are warm and so very hospitable.
4) Food is wonderful. Daily breakfast buffets are generous, served pool side (weather permitting) and worth a lengthy visit. There are so many delightful choices of both healthy and not so healthy items. Everything tasted delicious. I also ate at the Italian Restaurant hotel and was fortunate that the Executive Chef Don Alfanso was "in the house" while we were there. He personally came by each table two times (!) to greet us and make sure everything was just right. We felt like royalty!
5) All of the sports/fitness facilities are exceptionally well maintained and modernized, with no cost associated (unless you pursue special treatments or classes). The equipment was first rate.

On the other hand, I feel that the hotel needs to improve in a few ways in order to get highest ranking:

1) Wifi is not strong or high speed. I travel now only with an iPad, and no PC. So ethernet hookup was not an option, and wifi was inconsistent. I lost valuable busniess productivity time because of this.
2) The bellman (at least in my case) needs to do a better and more understandable job of explaining all of the different buttons and gadgets in each room in English. If I knew French, it wouldn't have been a problem. Thus, when I thought that I had an air conditioning problem, it was only because a very simple explanation of how the system works was not provided upon the first entry into the room.
3) I did have signal problems with my TV, particularly with some music stations. It's nice to have the ability to take a hot bath in the delightful bathroom, and immerse yourself in the situation with classical music playing on the ceiling speaker (from the TV), but if the music signal isn't working, forget it.
4) The hotel is dark -- some people like how dark the rooms are and the lighting ambience. At times, I wanted more light.
5) My room was, as mentioned by others, quite small, but well appointed. At least I had a small balcony to escape to.

My initial reaction upon arriving and beginning to experience La Mamounia was "this is the best hotel I've ever stayed at". In the end, it could have been but for a few weaknesses that are easily remedied. But of course, for the value of money paid in all aspects, there isn't high value here. You pay excessively in all respects. If that isn't a concern, all in all, La Mamounia is definately worth a visit.