What to do in Marrakech without getting tired with your luggage? The complete guide

You have just landed in Marrakech. It is 9 am, your riad or hotel won't let you in before 2 pm, and you are holding two heavy suitcases. What now?It is a very common situation, and it can spoil the first hours of an otherwise well-planned trip. This guide shows how to turn those "lost" hours into real sightseeing time, simply by getting rid of your bags.Short answerFirst ask your accommodation whether it can keep your bags. If not, BoxSpot has a drop-off point in the north medina: Bazar Posterre, about a 3-minute walk from the Ben Youssef Madrasa. It opens at 11 am (closed on Sunday), costs from 9 MAD per hour per bag (59 MAD for the day) and is booked on the website, with no app to install.The real question: where to leave your luggage in Marrakech?Before talking about things to do, let's solve problem number one: your suitcases. Many hotels and riads will keep your bags after check-out, fewer before check-in. Ask ahead by message: the answer varies from place to place.If that is not possible, BoxSpot lets you leave your bags with a partner shop. In Marrakech, our open point is Bazar Posterre, near the Ben Youssef Madrasa, at 34 Kaat Benahid in the north medina. It is about a 3-minute walk from the Madrasa, around 10 minutes on foot from Jemaa el-Fna square, and roughly 2.9 km in a straight line from Marrakech train station: from the station, take a petit taxi.DayBazar Posterre opening hoursMonday to Thursday, Saturday11 am to 11 pmFriday11 am to 10 pmSundayClosedArriving at 9 am: where to start?To be honest, our point opens at 11 am. If your riad can't keep your bags, treat yourself to a relaxed breakfast or a coffee on a terrace near your accommodation, then drop your bags when the point opens. On Sundays the point is closed: that day, rely on your accommodation instead.Price example: from 11 am to 2 pm you pay the 4-hour minimum, so 36 MAD for one bag. The hourly rate never goes above the day price: 59 MAD for the first bag, 49 MAD for each extra bag.What you can do in a few hours without your bagsThe medina and Jemaa el-Fna squareThe Marrakech medina is one of the liveliest in Morocco, and one of the hardest to cross with a suitcase: narrow alleys, cobblestones, donkeys, scooters and stalls all share the space. Once your bags are dropped near Ben Youssef, you are already in the right place: the Madrasa is steps away, the souks start right next door, and both the spice square (Rahba Kedima) and Jemaa el-Fna are within walking distance. The tanneries are also in the north-eastern part of the medina. Check the Madrasa's opening hours and prices before you go.The Majorelle GardenThe Majorelle Garden is one of the most visited places in the city. It lies outside the medina, towards Gueliz: from the BoxSpot point, a petit taxi is the easiest way there. The official website (jardinmajorelle.com) lists opening hours of 8 am to 6:30 pm every day, last entry at 6 pm, with online ticketing: book your time slot and check the price before you go. Busy garden paths and a rolling suitcase don't mix: if you still have your bags in the morning, save the garden for the afternoon.Gueliz: cafés and lunchIf you need to work for a few hours before heading to your accommodation, Gueliz, the new town, is full of modern cafés. Note that our drop-off point is in the medina, not in Gueliz: leave your bags, then take a petit taxi to Gueliz with your hands free.The souks and local craftsPlanning to bring gifts home? Browsing the souks is far more enjoyable when you are not watching two suitcases at once. You bargain better, you see more, and you actually enjoy it.And on departure day? Same logicLuggage is not only a problem on arrival. Check-out at noon, flight at 11 pm: what do you do with your suitcases for 11 hours?Drop them at Bazar Posterre after check-out, enjoy your last day, then collect them before the point closes (11 pm, 10 pm on Fridays), leaving enough time to get to the airport. From noon to 8 pm, for example, you pay the day price: 59 MAD for one bag. If you leave on a Sunday, the point is closed: arrange something with your accommodation.How does drop-off work?You book on boxspot.ma and pay online, in dirhams, by card. You receive a QR code. On site, you show it, the bazaar's staff take your bags and a time-stamped photo of your bags is taken at drop-off. They are only handed back against your QR code.Marrakech without luggage: the practical summaryFirst ask your accommodation whether it keeps bags before check-in or after check-out.If not, drop them at the BoxSpot point Bazar Posterre, near the Ben Youssef Madrasa: open from 11 am, closed on Sunday.Spend your free hours in the medina and the souks, then visit the Majorelle Garden or Gueliz by petit taxi.On departure day, drop your bags after check-out and collect them before the point closes.Price: from 9 MAD per hour per bag (59 MAD for the day), booked on the website, no app needed.Travelling light is travelling better. And in Marrakech, it really changes your day.Leave your bags near the Ben Youssef MadrasaBazar Posterre, north medina: from 9 MAD per hour per bag, 59 MAD for the day. Open Monday to Saturday from 11 am.Book at Bazar PosterreOr see all luggage storage info for Marrakech.