Le Jardin des Douars is offering one Gardens Illustrated reader the chance to win a three-night stay for two

By Molly Blair

Published: Thursday, 18 May 2023 at 12:00 am

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Win a three-night stay at Le Jardin des Douars in Morocco

Treat yourself to a relaxing stay at a luxury hotel set within a lush botanical garden in rural Morocco.

Enter our competition for your chance to win a three-night stay. Located in the hills beyond Essaouira and overlooking the Oued Ksob river, the family-run Le Jardin des Douars is the leading independent hotel in Essaouira. This hotel offers individually designed bedrooms, suites and villas, plus two outdoor swimming pools. The hotel is also home to its own hammam and spa where therapists offer the traditional hammam ritual and various body and face spa treatments using highly prized argan oil, extracted from the region’s famed argan trees.

But what perhaps makes this hotel truly unique is its lush botanical gardens. These gardens alone draw visitors to explore the tropical plants and trees, including various impressive palms such as Phoenix canariensis, Sabal palmetto and Butia capitata, and the stunning bottlebrush Callistemon linearis. One of the gardeners will happily show you around to point out the various botanical highlights. If guests can draw themselves away from Le Jardin des Douars, then a shuttle service offers expeditions to nearby beaches, dunes, the local medina, hills and countryside. With around 320 days of sunshine per year, Essaouira is an ideal, year-round, outdoor destination. Find out more at jardindesdouars.com

The prize*

For the winner and one guest, the prize (worth £1,035) includes:

• Accommodation for three nights, including use of the outdoor swimming pools

• Dinner each one evening

• Lunch each one day

• Daily breakfast each

• A hammam or massage each one day

• Transfers to and from Essaouira airport

• A return shuttle to and from the medina

Enter the competition by answering the question below

*Terms and conditions apply

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