7 Best Hotels in Rabat, Casablanca, and the North Atlantic Coast, Morocco

A refuge amid the cacophony of Casablanca, this Relais & Châteaux boutique hotel is an Art Deco delight that offers high-quality accommodations and personalized services consistent with brand standards. The spacious, boldly designed rooms—each inspired by a famous personality from the Art Deco era—feature unique art and furnishings. The spa is compact but pampering, and there's a choice of excellent Moroccan fare at the stunning Le Jasmine, or Mediterranean dishes at the rooftop Le Doge Café.

Located in a residential neighborhood, this spectacular villa offers all you need to be truly at ease: superb service, excellent decor with interesting art, and outstanding classic-meets-contemporary French and Moroccan cuisine. The spacious, well-appointed rooms have private patios and a garden or a balcony. The common areas include a salon with a fireplace, a bar, a billiards room, a hammam, and a pool overlooking a splendid orange grove. 

Overlooking the lagoon, this family-run hotel offers clean, functional rooms arranged around a truly beautiful, flower-filled garden. There’s direct access to the beach, but if you’re looking for other daytime activities, boat trips on the lagoon (possibly combined with a bracing walk on the northern promontory) can be organized. After the sun goes down, the combined restaurant-lobby area takes on a warm glow. In winter, a roaring fire is lit, and guests are free to take refuge with a good book, good company, or both.

Casablanca's most conspicuous hotel occupies a large site next to Place des Nations Unies overlooking the old medina. Rooms are generous but somewhat plain, featuring wood accents and Arabic calligraphy art, but with thoughtful touches like large executive desks, comfortable armchairs, and bathrooms with tubs. Those on the top floors also have spectacular views of the Hassan II Mosque. There are various dining choices, too: you can savor Moroccan and Parisian-style bistro cuisine inside or opt for a Mediterranean meal out by the pool. The Black House disco provides after-dark entertainment.

It may be centrally located but this large Moorish-style hotel is set in a flower-filled garden laced with walkways. The elegant guest rooms marry traditional and contemporary elements and its classic arches are beautifully decorated with carved plasterwork. There are five on-site restaurants—La Maison Arabe specializes in Moroccan dishes and The Imperial offers French cuisine; there’s a jazz bar and lounge bar, too.

Drawing on the Art Deco flavor of Casablanca's history, this exquisite hotel combines fabulous interior design aspects of the 1920s with modern facilities, such as in a built-in TV in the mirror above the bathtub, and supercomfortable beds. There are three elegant bars (one in the beautiful garden), the Pavilion restaurant with its Jasmin Terrace for breakfast, and the chic Brasserie du Boulevard for lunch or dinner. Staff are friendly and superbly efficient. 

A somewhat imposing block of a hotel close to the Royal Palace, this luxury lodging allows guests to escape the city's bustle in 17 gorgeous acres of parkland, with the rose gardens for which the hotel is named. Style-wise, this Sofitel outpost combines modernity with traditional Moroccan handicrafts. Intricately carved mashrabiya latticework can be found throughout the generous common areas as well as in the rooms, which are spacious and tastefully decorated. The pool has recently been renovated and there's a spa.