“With La Mamounia making its debut as the lavishly buxom Brigitte Bardot of Marrakesh, Amanjena endures as the more discreet Catherine Deneuve. Greeting me with considerably more demure, yet still divine assets, its love at first sight. Utterly relaxed, my visit feels like a sprawling, movable feast through the home of a well-traveled sophisticate – rare books stacked hip high, carved monoliths, saffron spiced air and swirling veils. I’m barely three steps into the foyer when a smiling attendant pours me a classic Moroccan mint tea and welcomes me with a dish of honeyed sweet cakes. A sun-baked, coral pink palace framed by the vast Atlas Mountains shimmering in the distance, Amanjena is an exercise in subtle beauty…”
“Amanjena is an exercise in subtle beauty.”
“All the experiences they crave are flawlessly executed by discreet staff, a sort of peerless Arabian Nights fantasy by way of Town and Country.”
The Globe and Mail, Canadaon Amanjena, March 2011