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===Hotels=== [[File:Hotel Marrakch.JPG|thumb|Hotel Marrakech]] As one of the principal tourist cities in Africa, Marrakesh has over 400 hotels. [[La Mamounia|Mamounia Hotel]] is a five-star hotel in the [[Art Deco]]-Moroccan fusion style, built in 1925 by [[Henri Prost]] and A. Marchis.{{sfn|Denby|2004|p=194}} It is considered the most eminent hotel of the city{{sfn|Layton|2011|p=104}}{{sfn|Sullivan|2006|p=45}} and has been described as the "grand dame of Marrakesh hotels." The hotel has hosted numerous internationally renowned people including [[Winston Churchill]], [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Prince Charles]] and [[Mick Jagger]].{{sfn|Sullivan|2006|p=45}} Churchill used to relax within the gardens of the hotel and paint there.{{sfn|Venison|2005|p=214}} The 231-room hotel,{{sfn|Davies|2009|p=103}} which contains a casino, was refurbished in 1986 and again in 2007 by French designer [[Jacques Garcia]].{{sfn|Venison|2005|p=214}}{{sfn|Sullivan|2006|p=45}} Other hotels include Eden Andalou Hotel, Hotel Marrakech, Sofitel Marrakech, Palm Plaza Hotel & Spa, Royal Mirage Hotel, Piscina del Hotel, and Palmeraie Palace at the Palmeraie Rotana Resort.<ref>"[https://www.rotana.com/newsarticle/2283 Palmeraie Rotana Resort] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831025125/https://www.rotana.com/newsarticle/2283 |date=2021-08-31 }}"</ref> In March 2012, [[Accor]] opened its first Pullman-branded hotel in Marrakech, Pullman Marrakech Palmeraie Resort & Spa. Set in a {{Convert|17|ha}} olive grove at La Palmeraie, the hotel has 252 rooms, 16 suites, six restaurants and a {{convert|535|m2}} conference room.<ref name="HME0312">{{cite web|author=Hudson, Christopher|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-283745828.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525190247/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-283745828.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 May 2013|title=Accor opens first Pullman hotel in Marrakech|publisher=[[Hotelier Middle East]] |date=20 March 2012|access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref>
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