Fez — La Mamounia has secured a place among the first hotels in the world to receive Condé Nast Traveler’s new “Triple Crown,” an exclusive recognition awarded to properties featured across the magazine’s three leading hospitality rankings.
The Marrakech palace is listed in the inaugural “Triple Crown” collection, which brings together hotels that have earned recognition in the “Hot List,” the “Gold List,” and the “Readers’ Choice Awards” over nearly four decades of Condé Nast Traveler coverage.
The recognition places La Mamounia in a highly selective group of global properties that have impressed industry editors, travel journalists, and international readers.
Condé Nast Traveler presents the new distinction as a “best of the best” collection, built from years of awards and reader voting rather than a single annual list.
What the Triple Crown means
The “Hot List” highlights major new hotel openings. The “Gold List” reflects the favorite hotels of Condé Nast Traveler’s editors.
The “Readers’ Choice Awards” are driven by votes from the magazine’s global audience and remain among the travel industry’s most visible annual recognitions.
Together, the three lists create a demanding test of consistency. A hotel must stand out at launch, maintain editorial admiration, and continue winning guest loyalty over time.
For La Mamounia, the “Triple Crown” recognition underlines the palace’s ability to preserve its historic identity while remaining relevant to luxury travelers. Condé Nast Traveler describes the Marrakech landmark as a hotel closely tied to the city’s hospitality scene, highlighting its historic charm and service.
A Marrakech landmark with global pull
La Mamounia has long occupied a special place in Moroccan tourism. Located near Marrakech’s old city walls and gardens, the hotel has built its reputation around Moroccan craftsmanship, palace hospitality, and a strong sense of place.
Its official presentation emphasizes a century-long journey marked by reinvention, including major transformations in 2020 and 2023 led by designers Sanjit Manku and Patrick Jouin. The hotel frames those updates as an effort to renew its spaces while preserving the spirit of the “Grande Dame.”
The latest Condé Nast Traveler distinction adds to a long list of international honors. In 2018, La Mamounia was named “Best Hotel in the World” and “Best Hotel in Africa” in the magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards, after more than half a million readers participated in the vote.
