Hi everyone - I will be in Casablanca for 3 nights by myself (single female) before meeting up with a photo group tour led by Offbeat Photography. I am looking for a 4-5 star hotel that will be safe, have some Moroccan character, and have good service. I saw some reviews for the Four Seasons that said that they don't speak to or acknowledge female travelers. Maybe that's unavoidable? But I would like to hear your recs.

Please note that I have traveled around Sub-Saharan Africa by myself for 6 weeks (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania), and I have been to Egypt, so I am accustomed to treatment that varies.

Thanks, in advance, for your help!

You saw "some reviews??"
If I wanted to stay at the FS, I would stay there.

You can't take every review seriously and even if one person does not "acknowledge you" (whatever that means) you can find another, or speak with the GM.

I've spent more time in Morocco than most places & have never felt ignored. Ever. It sounds like the voice of general discontent & I'd ignore it & as mentioned stay wherever you'd like.

Also, on my first visit to Morocco almost 30 years ago I'd booked a small group tour & arrived a couple of days in advance. I stayed at the same hotel the tour used which was convenient. You might consider that if the tour stays in Casablanca before moving on.

Although it has been years, that did happen to me in Zambia repeatedly. Indeed, the immigration official at the airport would not even stamp my passport -- he told me I should be traveling with my "husband". I wasn't married at the time.

So this does happen in the world -- I was just wondering if it happens in Morocco.

I didn't experience anything like that in Morocco, where I spent three weeks traveling around as a solo woman in fall of 2024. Quite in contrast, I was treated with unfailing hospitality and kindness.

I am so happy to read that kja ! Thank you for letting me know!

And I've also been to Morocco--numerous times..and never recall anyone ignoring me. if only!!!

My point is..who cares? The official in Zambia should not have said that, but he is reflecting his own culture, or what he perceives to be the norms of his own particular culture. Many men probably think that, but he said it outright....
That comment would have made me chuckle!! I understand the sensitivity of some travelers but you cannot, or should not, generalize about a hotel based on a few comments you red on TripAdvisor or any review site.... If I did that I'd never stay at another hotel in any country.

I think the problem might be, in some parts of Morocco, you might get too much attention, not too little.

I must admit that when women cannot get things they need -- like required passport stamps -- because they are not accompanied by men, it doesn't strike me as funny. Not one bit! It may be understandable in a cultural context, though it is an attitude that I, personally, wish would change. And if I had good reason to believe that such an attitude were pervasive in a city or country or region, I would probably choose to avoid travel to that area.

But again, I experienced none of that in Morocco. As already stated, I felt comfortable and welcomed everywhere I went there.

So she entered Zambia without a passport stamp?
Or it worked out somehow?

I doubt if Zambia has a law that prohibits officials from stamping the passports of women traveling alone.
Seems to be the this is much ado about nothing.

Even in countries where the laws do not prohibit providing services to women, women who aren’t accompanied by men sometimes are ignored. Many years ago, none of the waiters in a particular Istanbul restaurant would serve me, even after I was seated. That was unusual – I was treated with tremendous hospitality everywhere else I traveled during nearly a month in that wonderful country. I reported that incident on Fodor’s and greatly appreciated that several people – including men -- who planned to go to that restaurant changed their plans because they wanted to support the right of women to travel without male companions if they so choose.

I’m certainly not saying that my little incident was anything like what women in many parts of the world experience – mine was a mere inconvenience. People are free to think that how women are treated is “much ado about nothing.” I choose to see it differently.

How did they support the rights of women in Turkey by deciding not to go to a particular restaurant, unless each of them linformed the restaurant's owner or manager of their boycott?

What did you end up doing? Did you let the manager of the restaurant know of thee refusal to serve you? Did you just walk away?

I could not even begin to count the times I've had disappointing service in a restaurant, whether that's in Manhattan or in Mandalay. I try not to let it ruin my night.

Boycotts do not need to be announced. A lack of business speaks for itself.

And yes, of course I spoke to the restaurant management. They stated that if their waiters were unwilling to serve unaccompanied women, it was their choice.

And no, it did not ruin my night.

Hope the food was good at least. I’m guessing the manager finally took your order!!

What’s the name of the place?? So we can let others know..

I did not dine at that restaurant, eks. I left. And no, the manager did not offer to take my order.
I was there in 2012, so I won't name it because it might be quite different now.

@ carolynhampton4824: I'm sorry this thread had taken such a turn away from your original question! I hope your experiences in Morocco are welcoming ones.