From beach resorts to mountain retreats, these are the standout addresses across the country according to our editors
Kasbah Tamadot
The gateway of Africa is chameleon when it comes to its cultural offering, and thus choosing the best hotels in Morocco is a varied task. Whether you’re looking for a charming riad stay in Marrakech, yearn for serenity and seclusion in the Atlas Mountains or plan to immerse yourself in the Agafay desert, there’s so more to this colourful country than the promise of winter sun. It’s perhaps obvious, then, why Morocco has long since been favoured by the fashionable jetset crowd, and has become home to so many notable hotel addresses. Some are so lavish they veer on palaces, others are romantically reimagined farmhouses or bohemian beachside boltholes.
Right now the country is witnessing a transformation in tourism as it prepares to host the men's FIFA World Cup 2030. One of the biggest changes is the multi-million dollar rail expansion project, which will connect Kenitra with Marrakech, via Rabat and Casablanca. On the hotel front, Four Seasons is set to open a new address in Tangier, while Virgin Limited Edition plans to open a hotel near Marrakech. For the latest and greatest addresses, here is our pick of the best hotels in Morocco.
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Editor's picks of the best hotels in Morocco
- For couples: Kasbah Tamadot, Atlas Mountains
- For families: Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay, M'diq
- For by the beach: La Sultana Oualidia
Colourful streets in Marrakech
Photo by Lucy BrutonThe pool at El Fenn in Marrakech
Photo by Lucy Bruton
David Dumon
Jnane Rumi, Marrakech
As featured on our 2026 Hot List of the best new hotels in the world
Perched at the edge of the desert, Marrakech is improbably a garden city, its medina an intricate jigsaw of riad courtyards that reflect deeply held Islamic beliefs about water, light, and the art of living harmoniously with the natural world. Jnane Rumi – the Garden of Rumi – sits squarely within this tradition in the Palmeraie, Marrakech’s historic palm grove. It was designed by Tunisian-born Charles Boccara as a private home and has just 12 rooms: seven in the mansion, four garden pavilions, and one private villa. Boccara grew up in Casablanca and graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris, and this mini manor house – with its arches and domes, expressive use of local materials, and elegantly mullioned windows that connect the house with a glorious garden of centenarian palms and pistachio trees – embodies his elegant Euro-Maghrebi style. It’s a seductive oasis that naturally gathers life, which is why owners Gert-Jan van den Bergh, an art-restitution lawyer, and his somatic-therapist wife, Corinne, felt compelled to transform it into a cultural hub, platforming contemporary Moroccan artists and designers, and curating art events and creative retreats. Paula Hardy
Price: Rooms from around £440 per night.
Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay, M'diq
Set between the mountains and the sea, this smart family-friendly resort and discreet spa retreat was conceived and built by King Mohammed VI as a showcase for the artisanal skills and flair that are a cornerstone of Morocco’s cultural heritage. The Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay houses more than 2,000 works of art in an astounding showcase for Moroccan craftsmanship and artisanal skills. Set on a 700 metre private beachfront along the so-called Moroccan Riviera, it sits low within a landscaped garden scented with rosemary, sage lavender and mint. While there are some big name resorts further along the coastline including Sofitel and Ritz Carlton, this the first home-grown luxury offering and stands head and shoulders above the others for its service (all staff are trained at Royal Mansour’s own hospitality school) and obsessive attention to detail, as well as its sustainable practices. It’s also open all year round for dedicated spa-goers who come for Longevity programmes of varying time frames in the largest and most professional medspa in Northern Africa. Catherine Fairweather
Price: Rooms from around £625 per night.
Courtesy Four Seasons
Four Seasons Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr, Rabat
A shiny, super-sized proposition from Four Seasons, successfully incorporating beautiful Moroccan touches in the shared areas and sleek luxury in the private spaces. This would be an ideal three- or four-night stop for a spot of sightseeing and a lot of pampering as part of a wider Moroccan tour, with the city itself being a serene introduction to what is a very colourful and frenetic country. The true headliner here is the newly opened spa, which has a thorough menu and high-end treatments for every mood, with the opportunity to relax by the magnificent indoor pool afterwards. There’s an effortless blending of old and new, and a devotion to looking after the guest. Palatial, imposing, luxurious, with an impressive attention to detail, Four Seasons’ newest Moroccan property makes you feel like a modern day sultan. Matt Charlton
Price: Rooms from around £345 per night.
Courtesy Kasbah Tamadot
Kasbah Tamadot, Atlas Mountains
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All kasbahs are a kind of oasis of calm behind fortified walls, and Kasbah Tamadot is one of the very finest in Morocco. Its name means “soft breeze” in the local Berber language, evoking the reprieve it offers in the shadow of the Atlas Mountains. First built over a century ago as a home for a local governor, it became part of the Virgin Limited Edition Collection of lodges and resorts in 2005. Like all kasbahs, Tamadot is an oasis, enclosed by high walls, set in splendid gardens and featuring a lavish yet quirky Amazigh castle with exquisite carved doors and intimate courtyards, secret passageways, and terraces of reflecting pools strewn with rose petals. It is furnished with the extraordinary collections of the previous owner, a Venetian antiquarian named Luciano Tempo, which were included when Richard Branson purchased the place. Huge bronze and wooden chests that might have carried Barbarossa’s loot stand in corners. In rambling gardens, pathways meander beneath trellises of jasmine while espaliered apple trees frame the cabanas around the swimming pool. In addition to atmospheric rooms in the old kasbah, new accommodations offer a step-up in luxury with 10 glamorous Berber tents in the gardens and six luxurious riads, which offer three-bedroom suites and private pools. Stanley Stewart
Price: Rooms from around £530 per night.
Kleinjan Groenewald/Caravan by Habitas Agafay
Caravan by Our Habitas Agafay
The rocky sparseness of Morocco’s Agafay desert has long attracted travellers wanting a break from the sensory explosions of Marrakech. It’s an ideal landing spot for the Habitas group, which since 2016 has been setting up its minimalist, sustainable eco-retreats in places like Mexico, Namibia, and Saudi Arabia. Their oasis among the lunar dunes eschews bells and whistles in favour of communal vibes and engagement with nature – or “luxury for the soul,” as founders Oliver Ripley, Kfir Levy, and Eduardo Castillo call it. At the Agafay locale, 41 Berber-inspired tents and lodges – solar-powered, with eco-bathrooms – embody stylish pared-downness: no minibars or TVs, just wooden floors and earthy cream and ochre tones reminiscent of the regional rock. Like all Habitas retreats, Agafay uses light-impact building materials as much as possible, either upcycled or sourced locally, which are designed to blend into the landscape. Weekenders escaping European cities sink into pouffes and Berber rugs inside the communal glass-wrapped lounge. On the semi-open dining veranda, beneath raffia lamps, they tuck into lamb slow-cooked in the underground oven before knocking back market sangrias by the open-air bar, silhouetted against the Atlas Mountains and flame-red sunsets that give way to heavenly constellations. This is what travel is about – less guilt and more meaning amid tranquillity, good conversation, and cleansing nature. Noo Saro-Wiwa
Price: Rooms from around £180 per night.
Dar Ahlam, Skoura
This rare palm-framed fantasyland near Ouarzazate, whose name translates from Arabic as “House of Dreams”, was conjured
20 years ago, from the wild imagination of a Parisian creative. Thierry Teyssier re-envisaged the 200-year-old ochre kasbah and its rammed-earth ramparts to honour its Berber heritage with authenticity, elegance and an unrivalled romance. Spells at the hideaway are more magical than ever, with the handful of rooms in the North African castle joined by spacious suites at the edge of the Louis Benech-landscaped grounds. Surrendering to Dar Ahlam’s rare rhythm is akin to participating in immersive theatre, with unprompted poolside pomegranate juices, candlelit Berber tents for secret suppers and personally addressed hand-penned scrolls or other gifts at bedtime. Guests can explore vast desert-scapes by four-by-four, or let the staff plan a picnic in a villager’s vegetable garden. There is no lobby, restaurant or bar, just beautiful spaces unfettered by telephones, menus or minibars. Dar Ahlam’s emotive approach to hospitality has a precious respect for Morocco’s remote rural places, with the surrounding community deeply involved. This interdependence with the people of the area is a welcome lesson in how respecting geography and hyperlocal history cultivates a richer appreciation on both sides. Juliet KinsmanPrice: from around £1,500 per night
La Mamounia, Marrakech
Here is a hotel so synonymous with Marrakech that its myths and legends are intrinsic to the city's glamorous bohemian history. Turned into a hotel in the early 1900s and owned in part by the royal family; everyone from FDR to Churchill stayed here. Following an extensive facelift in 2009 by Jacques Garcia, the man behind Hotel Costes, the grand dame of Morocco is still as fabulous and seductive as ever. Every inch of this palatial-like hotel has been hyper-considered to make the guest feel as though they have arrived in some regal estate of an Arabian kingdom. Liveried guards greet you at the grand entrance and breeze through ‘hello’ in any number of languages. It feels as though you have entered a grand secret lounge bar hidden behind a souk door. Expect rooms as ornate as the lobby. Moorish influences extend from the bathroom doorways to the terrace, painted soft greens and pinks in contrast to the darker woods and fabrics. At the theatrically designed main restaurant, you can feast on tagines, pastillas, pigeon soup or order a delicious chicken club sandwich with chips to your room. Sunday brunch has become a local institution. There is a huge all-night casino on-site. Fun if you want to keep the party going. But the most dazzling detail has to be the pool: Olympic-sized, a stream of waiters ferrying Champagne and cocktails and hummus. Erin Florio
Price: Rooms from around £400 per night.
Cyrille Robin/Royal Mansour Casablanca
Royal Mansour Casablanca
In the city that Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart made famous to many Americans, the Royal Mansour Casablanca brings a distinct brand of glitz and glamour to this seaside destination. Though Royal Mansour is best known for its slow-paced, rose-toned Marrakech outpost, this location, which opened in April 2024, changed that tune. Picture a high-gloss, shiny marble entryway filled with florals fit for a royal wedding; a glittering restaurant where mirrors and gold decor glow during sunset, and tagines cover tabletops; a spa in which hammam treatments will renew and refresh even the most jet-lagged of visitors. (You won’t be surprised to learn that this 149-key hotel belongs to the Moroccan royal family itself.)
Of course, this gleaming tower is merely a launchpad for exploring an overlooked city whose gargantuan mosques, sprawling medinas, and even Art Deco architecture beckon you outside. Ask the front desk to set you up with local guide Nyema, who will show you the ins and outs of this destination. Megan Spurrell
Price: Rooms from around £530 per night.
La Sultana Oualidia
Three years after opening La Sultana Marrakech in 2004, the owners sought a quieter, more intimate spot to unveil their second Moroccan hotel. The result was La Sultana’s beachy sanctuary of restorative wellness, slotted between acres of flourishing farmland and a tranquil lagoon sheltered from the roaring Atlantic. Sustainable, sea-to-table dining is central to the La Sultana experience, and seafood lovers will be glad to hear that oysters are the star dish, with five oyster beds scattered across the lagoon. All rooms have their own elegant personality, and with just 12 to choose from, the precision which has gone into each design is palpable. The Treehouse Suite is a personal favourite, centred around a real eucalyptus tree which permeates through the bedroom floor and ceiling. There’s a lovely cathedral-inspired spa exclusive to guests, with pool, jacuzzi, sauna, and five treatment rooms, as well as a 45-metre infinity pool outside, seamlessly seeping into the sea at high tide. Layla Quaedvlieg
Price: Rooms from around £540 per night.
Andrew Montgomery
Villa Mabrouka, Tangier
In 2023, designer Jasper Conran once again proved both his love of Morocco and his gifts as a hotelier. An instant classic, Villa Mabrouka is a sensitive renovation of the former Tangier love nest of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé in a magical secret garden by the Kasbah. Conran’s thoughtful follow-up to the delightful L’Hôtel Marrakech is a lesson to our age of design overkill and bells-and-whistles luxury, with nods to masters of subtle design like Jacques Grange—the creator of the “non designed” aesthetic—and YSL himself. You can almost see Saint Laurent wandering in his dressing gown through the horseshoe arches of his bedroom, now the Marrakech suite; there he goes, strolling along reconditioned black-and-white marble floors, beneath the antique chandeliers, and past salvaged Roman artefacts until he reaches the hammam. Meanwhile, Conran reminds us of the simplicity of true luxury: the morning birdsong in the hide-and-seek gardens, the hand-peeled orange slices for breakfast, the figs for snacking in sun loungers beside the kidney bean pool, the white linen sheets ironed every morning, and the eternal indigo of the Strait of Gibraltar. He visits the property regularly to tinker, like a piano tuner. Stephanie Rafanelli
Price: from around £305 per night
Caravan Dakhla by Our Habitas, Dakhla
A 20-minute drive north of Dakhla, this luxe yet laidback hotel offers a sophisticated base for adventurous travellers looking to immerse themselves in the local surf scene. Seasoned pros regularly drop into Caravan Dakhla’s bar and restaurant, Levante, one of the only spots in the region offering an a la carte menu, which melds culinary influences from the Middle East and – in a nod to the region’s Spanish heritage – Latin America.
The hotel's 24 rooms either face over the lagoon (Ocean Villas) or the desert (Dune Villas), while a handful of Desert Riads offer a more secluded, enclosed option for families or larger groups. All are as comfortable as they are charismatic, defined by traditional tadelekt walls and other regional accents in the form of chunky Berber rugs, terracotta pots and bronze tables. While the water sports are the main draw card (kite surfing in particular), there's always something happening on the terrace that tallies with Habitas’ aim to foster human connection. Expect daily yoga drop-ins and regular oyster tastings, movie nights and family-style dinners across communal tables at the restaurant. Ben Olsen
Price: Rooms from around £210 per night.
Courtesy Royal Mansour Marrakech
Royal Mansour, Marrakech
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At the Royal Mansour Marrakech, located inside the medina, the draw is privacy — its beautifully tiled riads have their own pools dotting lush gardens that are made for afternoon strolls. Of course, that seclusion isn't the only defining factor: The palatial resort, founded by King Mohammed VI to showcase the best of Moroccan artistry and hospitality, was built over three years by 1,200 master craftsmen. It’s a swoon-worthy showpiece of Moroccan decorative art, starting with the 2.5-ton etched bronze doors that open upon your arrival.
Each of the 53 individual three-story riads comprises a mini courtyard (with a canopy that automatically unfurls if rain is detected); a sumptuously appointed living room; an equally dazzling bedroom with silk-covered walls, hand-painted arched doorways, and generous MarocMaroc bath amenities; and a private rooftop terrace with a fireplace. You and all this space are tended to by a gracious staff, in particular a butler who appears silently through the riad’s kitchen service entry (staff travel unseen via an underground tunnel system). Although Djemaa el Fna square is within walking distance, there’s much to keep you ensconced in this city sanctuary, including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a magnificent spa, and two superb restaurants, La Grande Table Marocaine and La Grande Table Française (both overseen by chef Yannick Alléno from Paris hotel Le Meurice), as well as the indoor-outdoor La Table, which serves a formally presented breakfast and lunch by white-gloved staff. Todd Plummer
Price: Rooms from around £1,200 per night.
ALESSANDRO MOGGI
El Fenn, Marrakech
It’s easy to forget what a game-changer El Fenn was when it opened two decades ago on the edge of the medina with just six jewel-toned bedrooms, plumes of bougainvillaea and a rooftop that felt like a fabulous house party. It stitched itself into the fabric of the Red City and redefined its aesthetic with colour-clashing walls and lounges of thickly woven Berber and velvet fabrics; Moorish keyhole archways and orange trees. Like the best hotels, it has moved – and expanded – with the times. Co-owner Vanessa Branson, founder of the Marrakech Biennale and a certified Marocophile, has gradually bought up the crumbling neighbouring riads to create a wondrous labyrinth of 13 interconnected buildings, three pools and 42 bedrooms in blush pinks, mustards and acid yellows. Some have zellige tiles, others hand-stitched camel leather floors and carved wooden ceilings, all offset with pop art and bright contemporary installations.
Various sun-dappled courtyards lead to a new wood-carved annexe, which references traditional Arabic motifs in the latticework and stained-glass windows. I stayed in one of the “cosy” rooms, behind an ornate cedar door. On a hand-plastered traditional tadelakt wall hangs a contemporary dot painting by Moroccan artist Abdelmalek Berhiss, while a timeworn mother-of-pearl iridescent chandelier dangles above the bed. It’s nearly impossible to tell old from new, a result of using local artisans, natural fabrics and upcycled furniture. The open-air, guest-only Colonnade Café is dotted with olive trees; its modern spiral staircase, which connects the ground-floor boutique with the sprawling spruced-up rooftop, is a monument to Marrakech’s contemporary mood. Yet amid the rooftop’s pool, sunbeds and pops of colour, the old magic of Marrakech endures. Chloe Sachdev
Price: from around £470 per night.
ROMEO BALANCOURT
Fairmont Tazi Palace, Tangier
Integrating opulence in just the right measure is a difficult task, but this five-star hotel (once home to the king's advisor) pulls it off perfectly. After you enter the building with its cream-coloured walls, you’ll find yourself in the lobby, a luminous space with nearly 40-foot ceilings. It’s the first hint that this hotel does everything in style: from the eight acres of landscaped grounds to the dramatic lamps that illuminate the corridor leading to the Crudo restaurant and the photogenic swimming pool, where you’ll lose track of time under the Mediterranean sun.
The hotel’s 133 rooms are an amalgam of elements that celebrate the country’s craft traditions with fretwork wooden screens, mosaics, and bespoke fabrics created by local artisans. The Fairmont Tazi Palace’s massive wellness centre includes 10 treatment rooms, a private spa, a solarium, a hammam you won’t want to leave, and sunny Andalusian-style gardens that lead to a secluded vitality pool. Let yourself unwind before refuelling at one of the four restaurants, where ingredients are pulled from the hotel’s own orchard and kitchen garden. Lidia González
Price: Rooms from around £230 per night.
Farasha Farmhouse
Farasha Farmhouse, near Marrakech
This farmhouse embedded in an olive grove between the Atlas and Jbilet mountains, 45 minutes from the medina, is the vision of husband-and-wife event stylists Fred and Rosena Charmoy – who have planned some of the most talked-about parties in town over the past 20 years. Farash is the kind of in-the-know desert retreat you would expect to find in Ibiza or Joshua Tree. There are no flashy signs; instead, the Hamsa, or Hand of Fatima, is etched on a rock to signal you’re close by. Long pathways sprinkled with argan nuts lead the way to the dusty-pink converted farmhouse.
Inside, the smooth space looks like a sleek art gallery, with shimmering tadelakt surfaces. Vintage Italian sofas join pieces by local artists and craftspeople, from shaggy carpets by Beni Rugs to Amine El Gotaibi’s giant woolly art installations and coffee-table books handed down from the city’s legendary Vreeland estate. Of the three oversized suites in the main building, the two cavernous rooftop rooms are the best for views across to the mountain peaks. In the wispy gardens, an adobe house has been turned into a stylish casita, where traditional clay contrasts with oxblood and mustard zellige tiles. The 164-foot pool has huge daybeds between plumes of olive trees, where guests sprawl before drifting into evenings fueled by hibiscus sundowners and New Age cosmic chats. Chloe Sachdev
Price: Rooms from around £400 per night.
Lauren Burvill is a senior commerce writer at Condé Nast Traveller, where she manages and commissions hotel guides and reviews. Originally from Australia and now based in London, Lauren joined Condé Nast in 2018 and has since written for British Vogue, Glamour, GQ and Brides. Prior to Condé Nast, Lauren ... Read More