Club Med Marrakech La Palmeraie

“4th time around!!”

At this point, it’s basically our second home—the one we actually like showing up to. The kids and I have our routine down cool: we know exactly what to do, when to do it, and when to pretend we’re not secretly plotting our next nap. It’s safe, clean, friendly, and best of all, no one asks why we’r… more

At this point, it’s basically our second home—the one we actually like showing up to. The kids and I have our routine down cool: we know exactly what to do, when to do it, and when to pretend we’re not secretly plotting our next nap. It’s safe, clean, friendly, and best of all, no one asks why we’re wearing swimwear to breakfast. We try new sports (some we’re good at, most we’re dramatically bad at), get slightly better at the others, and join the entertainment only when our energy levels—and our inhibitions—are high enough. And then, of course, we cry like dramatic movie characters when we leave. Club Med Marrakech is our little heaven, with a side of poolside chaos. Here’s the truth: guests (the GMs) get out what they put in. Come open-minded, ready to try weird new activities, and don’t take yourself too seriously—or at least pretend not to—and you will LOVE it. The miserable guests? They’ll leave exactly as miserable as they arrived, probably complaining about the sunshine and the heat. And yes, I did hear people complaining... Just to mention a few stars (because they were all fantastic): Maria and Solila at the boutique, Achraf and Dalex at Tennis, Francois at Golf, Barracuda at Archery, All the lovely people at the restaurant taking super good care of us and the lovely man at the pool who found loungers for us. See you all soon Inch'Allah

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“À Émilie, la meilleure G.O”

I had a short but memorable experience because of the incredible staff. The multiples activities kept me busy. My favourite place to go was the circus because of the super duper team. Laura, Tom, Ben and the incredible Coco made a real difference in my enjoyment of the experience overall, they real… more

I had a short but memorable experience because of the incredible staff. The multiples activities kept me busy. My favourite place to go was the circus because of the super duper team. Laura, Tom, Ben and the incredible Coco made a real difference in my enjoyment of the experience overall, they really are the coolest. I tried Squash for the first time and Ange-Marie was an exceptional teacher! Finally I have to make a special shout out to Emilie from finance, she was welcoming and made me and my family felt like we were home! We even shared a meal her mother!!! She was the best and she should be chef of village!

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“Great kids club, beautiful resort”

Exceeded expectations: the resort is really beautiful (prettiest club med we’ve been to), and there are loads of yoga and exercise classes. The kids’ pool area is GREAT, with loads of seating, splash area, and a bar. We were a little worried that our daughter would not enjoy kids club (most, if n… more

Exceeded expectations: the resort is really beautiful (prettiest club med we’ve been to), and there are loads of yoga and exercise classes. The kids’ pool area is GREAT, with loads of seating, splash area, and a bar. We were a little worried that our daughter would not enjoy kids club (most, if not all, kids were French, and she doesn’t speak French). But the petit club staff - Thomas, Marine, Hafsa, and Enjah - made sure she was included and had a great time. The fact kids club was so fun really made our holiday relaxing. Our daughter was really happy to be dropped off in the morning. Only notes of caution: Buffet got a bit hectic towards the end of our stay: recommend arriving towards the start of service or retreat to quieter El Kebir restaurant for snacks if you go during school holidays. Wine is provided by the bottle (rather than serving yourself by the glass), which meant that we probably ended up drinking more wine at lunch than we might otherwise… No crisps around the place, so we picked some up when we were in town (the apéro snacks were a bit fancy for our simple tastes…). We also picked up some uht as milk was sometimes hard to find. A mysterious lack of teaspoons.

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“A bit like Centerparcs in Morocco?!”

Just back from 5 days Club Med Marrakech. Great resort, really easy sun holiday for families (3hr flight, 20 mins from airport and no time difference). We found everything clean and were pleasantly surprised by the buffet food. Was worried about the wine etc, but the Moroccan Rose wine was rather… more

Just back from 5 days Club Med Marrakech. Great resort, really easy sun holiday for families (3hr flight, 20 mins from airport and no time difference). We found everything clean and were pleasantly surprised by the buffet food. Was worried about the wine etc, but the Moroccan Rose wine was rather lovely. Need to remember that Club Med is French, so the guests when we were there were 98% french. The family pool was great. As was the camel ride (pay extra). Only couple of things letting it down were: 1. The Service. Which was a little non-existent! We've never done all inclusive before, so didnt know what to expect ...but at dinner, it wasnt exactly easy to get drinks order...and the choice was basically wine, water or nothing. Coffee, at all meals, was from a Nestle machine. No milk. (I found this particularly shocking at breakfast since Moroccan coffee is incredible) 2. Kids Club. Found this impossible to book. And everything (everything) in French. We gave up. Kids went to the pool. 3. The random "white party". I used the app. I generally take note of things. We walked to dinner on our last night...with all of these guests dressed in white walking somewhere else altogether. Got to the main restaurant. Closed. Apparently, it was the "garden party". How did we not know this??? Got sent to the golf course for said party. Was all very elaborate, but zero provision for children. We had a 6yo, 4yo, 18 month old. No high chair. No children's drinks, We were seated MILES from the buffet. Was a nightmare. 4. Allergies !!! I have a lactose allergy. Nothing was labelled. Nothing!!! there was one plate at breakfast with "gluten free" bread and some alternative milks - but at lunch and dinner there was NO food labelling. Kitchen staff spoke little english. Ended up auite unwell. 5. Dont book an airport transfer! Paid £80 each way. Arriving this was great. Lovely driver who told us about the city as he drove us. Going home - was booked for 10am. At 10.05am had frantic calls from reception (have you tried going anywhere with 3 children under 6 years old?!!), and at 10.10am was told that the "bus" had departed because the other guests were angry and we had to make our own way. A bus??? For £80!!!! We got in a cab, took us 10 minutes and paid 25 euros. Otheriwse it was a fun stay. Our alternative was going to Centerparcs for the week, but this had much better weather ! ;)

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