GITEX Africa is the continent's largest technology event, bringing 45,000+ African and international tech professionals, startups, and investors to Marrakech's Convention Centre each April to catalyse digital transformation across the continent. The event showcases homegrown African tech innovation alongside global players investing in Africa's rapidly growing digital economy. Marrakech hotels, including the city's iconic riads, provide a memorable and atmospheric base for GITEX Africa delegates.
Our Picks — Marrakech
Medina
Commissioned by King Mohammed VI as a personal vision of Moroccan hospitality, Royal Mansour is a city within the city — 53 private riads, each with its own plunge pool, connected by underground passageways. The craftsmanship is unparalleled: every tile hand-cut, every cedar ceiling hand-carved. One of the world's truly perfect hotels.
Hivernage
La Mamounia is a Marrakech legend — Winston Churchill's favourite retreat since the 1930s, set in 17 acres of Arabo-Andalusian gardens. The 2009 Patrick Jouin redesign brought sumptuous contemporary opulence to the Art Deco bones, and the spa complex is among the finest in Africa. Repeatedly voted the world's best hotel.
Palmeraie
Aman's Marrakech address is a vision of Islamic minimalism — rose-pink pavilions, emerald reflecting pools, and private gardens in the Palmeraie create an atmosphere of meditative luxury that recalls the great Andalusian paradises. The pool maisons with private pools are among the finest accommodations in North Africa.
Medina
El Fenn is the original creative riad — co-founded by Vanessa Branson, it houses an extraordinary private art collection across 21 rooms and public spaces that feel genuinely curated rather than decorated. The rooftop pool and restaurant are Medina institutions; the cultural programming is the best in Marrakech.
Palmeraie
Set in 20 acres of olive grove and jasmine garden in the Palmeraie, Mandarin Oriental Marrakech achieves a remarkable feat — resort scale with riad intimacy. The pavilion-style villas, world-class spa, and chef-driven restaurants combine with MO's signature service culture for a deeply satisfying experience.
Hivernage
Selman is defined by two things: the world's most beautiful pool (a 100-metre infinity pool with Atlas Mountain views) and its celebrated Arabians — a stable of pure-bred horses that guests can ride through the Hivernage palms at dawn. The architecture by Christophe Sic is extraordinary.
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