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There are also new guest rooms, garden cottages and restaurants
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Jasper Conran has renovated Yves Saint Laurent's old home Villa Mabrouka after purchasing it in 2019. All photos: Andrew Montgomery
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The 1940s house has now been transformed into a 12-suite hotel with ocean views
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The Marrakesh suite at Villa Mabrouka
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The main pool
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Locally handmade glazed clay tiles are used throughout
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Conran has added more than 6,500 new plants, shrubs and trees to the property’s gardens
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Afternoon tea on the Mynott Pavilion
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Upgraded roofing, electrics, plumbing and underground services have elevated the property to the standard expected of luxury boutique hotels today
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Villa Mabrouka is in Tangier
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There are also new guest rooms, garden cottages and restaurants
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XMH4WALQQVGILAAJIA73EALARQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=a7914f629e4eb909611fe0b11c2161c567515c7df48ce5aa944a0bd320807f1a&width=400&height=225)
Jasper Conran has renovated Yves Saint Laurent's old home Villa Mabrouka after purchasing it in 2019. All photos: Andrew Montgomery
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/O3TKUGLHSRDIBCEOKNA77W6PY4.jpg?smart=true&auth=a8216dde1a89bf558de8e7ec53ba22c918afdfcaf51061e90483b5af08d0c5c8&width=400&height=225)
The 1940s house has now been transformed into a 12-suite hotel with ocean views
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AXS5KS5KABDQ3BXDNJ2R3DS4UA.jpg?smart=true&auth=85ec74324cbb8ccced174332f14f6717945b15265a3845ca74138aead8f5f3ce&width=400&height=225)
The Marrakesh suite at Villa Mabrouka
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The main pool
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QQE2ZCYE4BHWFIUXAXTX4ZWZAQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=369b464bd54a6da6d91f6e2e3030d68d3ade967e09bd42a95b3b4be89e1be7f9&width=400&height=225)
Locally handmade glazed clay tiles are used throughout
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HNLK2T5OUFAH3CKWJHO27GBNWA.jpg?smart=true&auth=b7682b528bfb0eefd3fec7fbd79d3f8d514f29fe6cb6c09525c391d4a0e4256f&width=400&height=225)
Conran has added more than 6,500 new plants, shrubs and trees to the property’s gardens
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/S5WI2PCEOJEYVCJ6JAAKTE5NGE.jpg?smart=true&auth=cb7b277934ea3d720003da1b9de423ef1072bc96048790b9aaac567965f69916&width=400&height=225)
Afternoon tea on the Mynott Pavilion
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/YJKE5ESO24OEAFNA5ODWMLNNAQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=c40e294691d4d455d1be821226b150fbc719721c1e8c6d9b2ab99b66aabe2382&width=400&height=225)
Upgraded roofing, electrics, plumbing and underground services have elevated the property to the standard expected of luxury boutique hotels today
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3S5SDIHY3SET4UOAZ7QP63FTKM.jpg?smart=true&auth=57387abd4d604425bdba6fb2d87a702056cac6604d202a757c17a4cb65cdb6c0&width=400&height=225)
Villa Mabrouka is in Tangier
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TI2FWJGZS6IZ26WOVDOH6HXRNE.jpg?smart=true&auth=4a28cccc661144fcb95a5e5f6fd21559ae221c216c71cb27fb417690b8aefb3a&width=400&height=225)
There are also new guest rooms, garden cottages and restaurants
Jasper Conran renovates Yves Saint Laurent's former Moroccan villa
Luxurious 1940s' home transformed into 12-suite hotel with ocean views
Lindsay Judge
13 February, 2024
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