Taj Hotels is to enter Morocco with the opening of its latest resort - Taj Palace Marrakech - by June 2013.

Located in the Palmeraie district, Taj Palace Marrakech features 161 guestrooms including 25 luxury suites.

Set on 136 acres, the hotel will house a Jive Grande Spa featuring 14 treatment rooms and two hammams.

Spanning 40,903sq ft (3,800sq m), the spa uses Indian healing and wellness therapies blended with Moroccan practices.

The spa experience includes Indian body therapies, ayurveda, meditation and holistic treatments will all be on offer.

A fitness centre and yoga temple will also feature.

The resort was originally due to open in 2011 under the management of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, however, contract was withdrawn and taken over by Taj Hotels.

The hotel, which features Moorish, Indian and Venetian architecture, will also house four Riads, traditional Moroccan palaces with interior courtyards, housing 1,668sq ft (155sq m) suites with two open terraces.

Dining options will include Moroccan, Mediterranean, Indian and Pan-Asian cuisine.

More than 7,856sq ft (730sq m) of event space is available including a ballroom, veranda and three meeting rooms.

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has 93 hotels in 55 locations across India with an additional 16 international hotels in the Maldives, Malaysia, Australia, UK, USA, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Africa and the Middle East.