La Mamounia

The La Mamounia Hotel is a five-star hotel in Morocco. It faces the Atlas mountains and is at the heart of the old city of Marrakech.[1][2][3]

La Mamounia entrance

The hotel was built in 1929 by Henri Prost and Antoine Marchisio on the 15 hectare palace and garden Mohammed ben Abdallah gave to his son Mamoun.[4]

The hotel was a filming location for Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film The Man Who Knew Too Much, starring James Stewart and Doris Day.[5]

  • indoor pool
  • outdoor pool
  • La Mamounia garden
  • interior
  • interior
  • Grand Salon

References
  1. Karam, Souhail. "Churchill's Moroccan Oasis on Sale in Privatization Push". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. Rai, Sarakshi. "Looking for investors: Morocco Govt trying to sell 51% stake in iconic La Mamounia Hotel". HotelierMiddleEast.com. ITP Digital Media Inc. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. Tulloch, Lee. "Inside Marrakech's La Mamounia, the world's best hotel". Vogue. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. Borghi, Rachele; Camuffo, Monica (2010). Barberi, Paolo (ed.). Differencity: postcolonalism e construzione della identita urbane, in 'È successo qualcosa alla città. Manuale di antropologia urbana'. Rome: Donzelli editore. pp. 117–150. ISBN 9788860364623.
  5. https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/m/Man-Who-Knew-Too-Much-1956.php

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