History
• 1710: Mohammed Ben Abdallah born in Fez.
• 1757: Mohammed Ben Abdallah becomes Sultan of Morocco.
As part of royal tradition
Sultan Mohammed III gifted each of his sons
a house and a garden
as a wedding present.
Moulay Mamoun, the 4th son,
received "Arset Al Mamoun" (Gardens of Mamouns)
a 7 hectar garden outside Marrakech.
The property
remains under royal custtodianship
used by members of the Alaouite court
for receptions and as an ornamental estate.
• 1912: Morocco becomes a French Protectorate
The architect Henri Proust began
redesigning sections of Marrakech
for European residents and travelers.
• 1920: Foundation of OCP Group
as a state owned phosphate producer.
• 1923: Architect Henri Prost and Antoine Marchisio
imagine la Mamouni as a Luxutry Hotel.
Recorgnizing the prestige of the gardens,
the French decided to preserve them and to build a hotel
that would reflect Morocco's elegance.
The Hotel uses Moorish architecture and Art Deco lourishes.
• 1925: Opening of the Hotel,
named after the original owner Moulay Mamoun.
• 1930: La Mamounia reconstruted in a Paramount Picture studio
for the Film "Morocco"
with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper
• 1943: The French President Charles de Gaulle sleeps
at La Mamounia for one night.
As he was very tall, a special bed was fabricated.
• 1956: Filming location for Alfred Hitchcock's
"The man that knew too much".
• 1982: The American President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan
stay at La Mamounia
22-10-1982
• 2006: Closing of the Hotel for a 120 Million Euro renovation
led by the designer Jacques Garcia.
• 2008: ONTM, the National Tourist Board of Morocco
modernises it's international webpresence
under the new brand name "Visit Morocco.com"
The site is also used to promote La Mamounia.
• 2009 : Reopening of the Hotel
during a gala event attended by Jennifer Aniston
and Salma Hayek Pinault
29-09-2009.
• 2013 January: Marriage of Yekaterina Putin,
daughter of the Russia President Vladimir Putin.
• 2019: ONCF, the Moroccan Railway company
sells shares in La Mamounia to finance railway projects.
• 2023: The iconic French manufacture Manoir Saint Just
equipes la Mamounia
with bespoken hangers designed by Pia Froehlich.
Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku revitalize the intérior of Hotel spaces.
2023 Centenary celebration of La Mamounia
Opening ceremony 04-10-2023 with 1.000 guests
Closing event 08-10-2023
• 2024: OCP Group becomes the dominant shareholder of the Hotel.
Article by « Grand Hotels of the World & VB.com »,
written from « Cremerie de Paris ».
