A rooftop at sunset, in the medina
The call to prayer, the light going pink over the medina, a table for the two of you or the whole party.
Sunset from a rooftop over Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech Photo: Herokk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized)
A rooftop at sunset, Marrakech medina
The Marrakech medina is a city of flat roofs, and many riads and restaurants set tables on theirs. At sunset the light turns pink over the old city and the call to prayer passes from minaret to minaret. A rooftop suits a proposal, an anniversary dinner or a small celebration; we look for one with a private corner, or one that can be kept for your party alone.
What the evening could be
Clear evenings
On a clear day the High Atlas stands behind the city.
Snow on the peaks in winter and spring.
The High Atlas from the Agdal basin, Marrakech Photo: Belbaraka, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized)
Below
As the light goes, the square below fills with smoke and lamps.
The noise rises, and the roof stays quiet.
Jemaa el-Fnaa after dark, Marrakech Photo: YoTuT, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized)
The table
Lanterns lit, and a table for two or a long one for everyone.
Tea and sweets after dinner, under the first stars.
Souk Haddadine, Marrakech medina Photo: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized)
Who it suits
Best for the two of you or a small party. These are the occasions it suits best; tell us yours if it is not here.
- A proposal
- An anniversary
- A honeymoon with one evening to remember
- A birthday or family celebration
What we arrange here
Finding the setting
We shortlist places that fit your date, your numbers and your style, and check each one with you in writing.
Dinner and the feast
A private chef or a Moroccan feast, tasted and chosen with you, set for two or for everyone.
Lanterns and light
Candles, brass lanterns and firelight, planned for how the place looks after dark.
Flowers and design
Damask roses in season, bougainvillea, orange blossom; carpets, brass and low tables, designed around the place.
Photography and film
A photographer or filmmaker who works quietly, briefed on the moments that matter to you.
A henna party before a wedding, Morocco Photo: Brahim FARAJI, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized)
Add it to a trip
Any private trip can carry one evening like this, planned by the same team as the rest of your days.
A private dinner for two
A rooftop, a riad garden or a camp table, set for one evening on your trip.
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From an idea to the evening
Tell us the idea
A few lines is enough: the occasion, roughly when, roughly how many, and what you picture.
A conversation with your planner
We talk it through, ask what matters most, and suggest settings that fit.
A written proposal
Settings, stays, the shape of the days and an itemised quote. Change anything.
Design and detail
Flowers, music, food and the order of the evening, decided with you step by step.
On the day
You arrive to the evening you agreed, already set. You only have to be there.
Picture it here? Start with the designer.
Choose the occasion, the season and what matters most; the setting is already filled in. A planner writes back with a written proposal and an itemised quote.
Sunset from a rooftop over Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech Photo: Herokk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized)