Marrakech
Villa Yafa
Red-brick arcades around a patio, in 4,000 m² of lush garden minutes from the Medina
- 5 bedrooms
- 6 bathrooms
- 10 guests
- 460 m²
Villa Yafa draws on the architecture of Marrakech and reinterprets it with a contemporary eye. The house is built around a patio framed by red-brick arcades, opening onto a lush garden of some 4,000 square metres. Inside, soft natural tones and a simple, restrained décor create an atmosphere designed for rest, where light and shade do much of the decorating.
Five bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, welcome up to ten guests across 460 square metres, making the villa equally suited to a family holiday or a stay among friends. A professional kitchen and a barbecue lend themselves to long, convivial meals; a fireplace and heating make winter evenings as inviting as summer ones, and air conditioning tempers the hottest days. A hammam offers a moment of pure Moroccan ritual.
In the garden, the swimming pool is the natural centre of the day, with a pétanque court and table tennis close by and a sound system to set the mood. Yet the city is never far: Jemaa el-Fna, the legendary square at the heart of the Medina, and the modern district of Guéliz are each around seven minutes away. Villa Yafa offers the best of both worlds, the calm of a private garden with Marrakech on its doorstep.