Villa Qamar, a 12-bedroom villa with pool and beach bar in Marrakech

About the villa

The entrance is a palm-lined avenue with a long tiled water channel leading to carved wooden doors, a dome and a green-tiled canopy. On the garden side, a very large pool stretches in front of the terracotta facade, with white lanterns along the lawn and banana plants at the edges. Beyond it, a thatched beach bar stands on a sandy terrace with white tables and sun loungers, lit at sunset.

Inside, the main salon rises two floors under white arches, with a gallery above and a large brass chandelier over a square of cream sofas. Two further salons, one with a carved gold ceiling and red curtains, one with velvet sofas facing a fireplace, lead to a dining room with a glass-topped table for twelve and a fitted kitchen with a breakfast bar. Upstairs, a sitting room with velvet armchairs opens onto a balcony.

The twelve bedrooms include suites with their own sitting areas, kilim rugs and fireplaces. Each has its own bathroom, with zellige walls, double basins, bathtubs and arched windows. Twelve bedrooms, a palm-lined approach and a bar beside the pool: Qamar is built for the kind of stay where the gathering itself is the point.