Taj replaces Mandarin Oriental for Marrakech hotel http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/taj-replaces-mandarin-for-marrakech-property Taj Hotels has announced it will manage the 161-room palace hotel in the Palmeraie district of Marrakech, following Mandarin Oriental’s decision to withdraw it management contract for the property. Located around 30 minutes from the city’s international airport, the hotel is set to open this autumn, and will now be known as the Taj Palace Marrakech. The property will feature 161 rooms including 25 Grand Suites and a Royal Suite, with views of the Atlas Mountains. According to Taj, interior décor at the hotel draws inspiration from “the noble Berber Kasbahs of Morocco, the splendour of Ottoman architecture, exotic Oriental influences and the richness of Indian pageantry”.