The 255-room Hyatt Regency Casablanca is an upscale, contemporary hotel in Casablanca's city center near the Old Medina. It offers a wealth of leisure facilities, including an excellent 20-yard pool, 24-hour fitness center, sauna, and hammam steam room. Also on-site are several quality restaurants and bars, including a French brasserie, Moroccan restaurant with belly dancing, and a nightclub. Rooms feature comfy beds and marble baths, but have translucent bathroom doors. Prices are fairly expensive but the hotel is newer, better built, and in better condition than many other Casablanca hotels of its class. The major downsides are that it's not on the ocean and breakfast costs extra. Guests may also want to consider Sofitel Casablanca Tour Blanche, where rates can be lower, features are similar, and standard rooms are a bit less spartan.
The 255-room Hyatt Regency Casablanca is an upscale, contemporary hotel in Casablanca's city center near the Old Medina. It offers a wealth of leisure facilities, including an excellent 20-yard pool, 24-hour fitness center, sauna, and hammam steam room. Also on-site are several quality restaurants and bars, including a French brasserie, Moroccan restaurant with belly dancing, and a nightclub. Rooms feature comfy beds and marble baths, but have translucent bathroom doors. Prices are fairly expensive but the hotel is newer, better built, and in better condition than many other Casablanca hotels of its class. The major downsides are that it's not on the ocean and breakfast costs extra. Guests may also want to consider Sofitel Casablanca Tour Blanche, where rates can be lower, features are similar, and standard rooms are a bit less spartan.
Located a short drive from Essaouira’s medina, the beautiful Sofitel is a quiet retreat catering to golfers, couples, and families alike. It has all the luxury amenities expected of a five-pearl resort, including two wonderful outdoor pools, an 18-hole golf course, an upscale spa, and four restaurants serving excellent food. Rooms are colorful, stylish and high-tech, with furnished terraces offering panoramic views, luxurious bathrooms with separate soaking tubs, and free Wi-Fi. Villas are set in their own private gardens complete with heated pools and spacious wooden decks with daybeds. All units are luxurious and comfortable, though some pieces of furniture are starting to show some wear and tear. Travelers seeking something smaller and with more local character may want to consider Le Jardin des Douars.
Located a short drive from Essaouira’s medina, the beautiful Sofitel is a quiet retreat catering to golfers, couples, and families alike. It has all the luxury amenities expected of a five-pearl resort, including two wonderful outdoor pools, an 18-hole golf course, an upscale spa, and four restaurants serving excellent food. Rooms are colorful, stylish and high-tech, with furnished terraces offering panoramic views, luxurious bathrooms with separate soaking tubs, and free Wi-Fi. Villas are set in their own private gardens complete with heated pools and spacious wooden decks with daybeds. All units are luxurious and comfortable, though some pieces of furniture are starting to show some wear and tear. Travelers seeking something smaller and with more local character may want to consider Le Jardin des Douars.
This hotel oasis is situated literally in the middle of scrub-brush fields, about a 15-minute drive from Essaouira. In the setting of a North African ksar, or castle, it provides luxurious gardens filled with tall palms and other arid-landscape plants, interspersed with swaths of decorative tile, bricks, and local stones and surrounded by views of the brush-dotted hills. The 26 rooms, sans TV or Wi-Fi, are dark, handsome spaces set with traditional textiles and wood furniture, each with air-conditioning and a large shower; rooms above the Luxe level also have tubs, and many rooms have outdoor space. The hotel is welcoming of families and offers a pool with shallow end for children, as well as children’s menu; there is also an adult-only pool, a spa, and a traditional hammam.
This hotel oasis is situated literally in the middle of scrub-brush fields, about a 15-minute drive from Essaouira. In the setting of a North African ksar, or castle, it provides luxurious gardens filled with tall palms and other arid-landscape plants, interspersed with swaths of decorative tile, bricks, and local stones and surrounded by views of the brush-dotted hills. The 26 rooms, sans TV or Wi-Fi, are dark, handsome spaces set with traditional textiles and wood furniture, each with air-conditioning and a large shower; rooms above the Luxe level also have tubs, and many rooms have outdoor space. The hotel is welcoming of families and offers a pool with shallow end for children, as well as children’s menu; there is also an adult-only pool, a spa, and a traditional hammam.
Riad Chbanate is a small four-pearl, French-owned hotel housed in an 18th-century riad -- or traditional Moroccan mansion -- right in the Medina of Essaouira and about a five-minute walk from the beach. The eight individually decorated rooms here feature gorgeous, traditional decor and modern amenities including flat-screen TVs and minibars. Bathrooms are particularly spectacular, with deep marble soaking tubs. Dining options include a free breakfast of crepes, pastries, fruit, and eggs, and lunch and dinner can be cooked to order with prior notice. There's also a massage room on the property, and the riad can help guests arrange for off-site activities such as golfing, camel rides, and hammam visits. Travelers may want to also consider Riad Baoussala, which has its own hammam but doesn't have as central a location.
Riad Chbanate is a small four-pearl, French-owned hotel housed in an 18th-century riad -- or traditional Moroccan mansion -- right in the Medina of Essaouira and about a five-minute walk from the beach. The eight individually decorated rooms here feature gorgeous, traditional decor and modern amenities including flat-screen TVs and minibars. Bathrooms are particularly spectacular, with deep marble soaking tubs. Dining options include a free breakfast of crepes, pastries, fruit, and eggs, and lunch and dinner can be cooked to order with prior notice. There's also a massage room on the property, and the riad can help guests arrange for off-site activities such as golfing, camel rides, and hammam visits. Travelers may want to also consider Riad Baoussala, which has its own hammam but doesn't have as central a location.
This small, intimate hotel is located in the medina and filled with objets d’art. It is in the traditional riad style of a Moroccan home, and the nine individually decorated rooms are grouped on three floors around a courtyard, meaning they can be narrow. But they're filled with a pleasing, eclectic mix of traditional handicrafts, and include free Wi-Fi. Lower-floor rooms are darker, and it's three flights of stairs to the rooftop, which might pose a challenge to those with limited mobility. The riad is a six-minute walk from the city ramparts, which offer great views of the Atlantic, and a 10-minute walk from the beach; the surrounding cobblestone streets are lined with other riads, residences, and museums. The Riad Baladin nearby is a comparable option and has a hot tub.
This small, intimate hotel is located in the medina and filled with objets d’art. It is in the traditional riad style of a Moroccan home, and the nine individually decorated rooms are grouped on three floors around a courtyard, meaning they can be narrow. But they're filled with a pleasing, eclectic mix of traditional handicrafts, and include free Wi-Fi. Lower-floor rooms are darker, and it's three flights of stairs to the rooftop, which might pose a challenge to those with limited mobility. The riad is a six-minute walk from the city ramparts, which offer great views of the Atlantic, and a 10-minute walk from the beach; the surrounding cobblestone streets are lined with other riads, residences, and museums. The Riad Baladin nearby is a comparable option and has a hot tub.
Situated next to Essaouira's atmospheric medina and just two blocks from the ocean, Madada Mogador is an upscale boutique hotel that offers eight rooms in a traditional Moroccan riad (a building with an internal courtyard). Each room is serene, and has an elegant mix of earth tones and handsome wood furniture plus hammered brass sinks and locally crafted tadelakt tubs. Some rooms have fantastic views of the ocean and the adjacent landscaped gardens in Orson Welles Square. An atrium courtyard sits at the heart of this small property, and there is an excellent French-Moroccan restaurant on the ground floor, along with a cooking workshop focused on Moroccan cuisine.
Situated next to Essaouira's atmospheric medina and just two blocks from the ocean, Madada Mogador is an upscale boutique hotel that offers eight rooms in a traditional Moroccan riad (a building with an internal courtyard). Each room is serene, and has an elegant mix of earth tones and handsome wood furniture plus hammered brass sinks and locally crafted tadelakt tubs. Some rooms have fantastic views of the ocean and the adjacent landscaped gardens in Orson Welles Square. An atrium courtyard sits at the heart of this small property, and there is an excellent French-Moroccan restaurant on the ground floor, along with a cooking workshop focused on Moroccan cuisine.