Jnane Tamsna

Marrakesh


Sustainability meets jet-setting style at Meryanne Loum-Martin’s country pad. Paths thread through landscaped gardens (planted by her ethnobotanist husband, Gary) leading to swimming pools, tennis courts and large rooms scattered with antiques, art and Moroccan textiles. Expect organic cuisine from the family farm, craft cocktails, endless activity options and lazy days lapping up the secluded beauty of the nine-acre palm-fringed property.

In 2019, art-loving Meryanne opened her own gorgeous shop on site, sourcing unique and high-quality artisan products to sit alongside her own furniture and homewares, while Gary launched the Ethnobotanica Cafe and shop, championing home-grown food and his favourite local producers and serving Marrakesh's own Bloom coffee.

You'll find it 15 minutes northwest of Marrakesh in Douar Abiad, off the Circuit de la Palmeraie. Transfers from the medina can be arranged.

For those who can't stay, Jnane Tamsna offers three-course lunch with pool access for Dh495/295 per adult/child.


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