10 Best Hotels in Rabat and Casablanca, Morocco

This luxurious guesthouse in the heart of the Rabat medina impresses with its beautiful traditional architecture and decor. Rooms have interesting details such as painted wood, mosaic tiles (zellij) and local art, and some have claw-foot bath tubs. The restaurant serves authentic Moroccan dishes, and there's a hammam for relaxing. A second guesthouse, Dar El Kebira Salam, is around the corner.

This beautiful medina guesthouse has a lovely mosaic-tiled courtyard and comfortable rooms that faultlessly combine modernity with tradition. There's an elevator to take you to the rooftop with its pool and shaded seating, perfect for an aperitif as you take in the 360-degree views. An elegant dining room serves excellent food.

If you want a luxury hotel that reflects classic Moroccan style, the Tour Hassan is ideal. Its classic arches are beautifully decorated with carved plasterwork, and, although it's close to the center of town, it has large interior flower gardens laced with walkways. The elegant guest rooms tastefully marry traditional and contemporary elements. There are three on-site restaurants: La Maison Arabe specializes in Moroccan dishes, Le Valentino serves Italian food, and Restaurant Imperial offers French cuisine.

In an excellent location in the center of town, between the Mohammed V art museum and the flower market, Le Pietri is a comfortable, modern hotel decorated with midcentury style and bold colors. Rooms on the top two floors have spacious balconies. 

This exceptionally original riad has only four rooms spread over an enormous and incredibly stylish space. It's furnished according to Moroccan tradition with some gorgeous Art Deco embellishments and quirky modern accent pieces added in for good measure. The series of terraces serve as wonderful places to admire the medina rooftops.

A gorgeous interior courtyard with a relaxing terrace and a small plunge pool, plus views of Rabat’s rooftops help make this 17th-century medina house one of the most beautiful riads in town. The opulent accommodations—complete with tadelakt walls, swaths of rich fabrics, and splendid wrought-iron accents—are full of Moroccan character but the end result is a clever balance, blending Moorish-Arabesque style with all that is clean, light, and unsmothering. If this riad is full, there are five others within this group to choose from.

This comfortable, well-restored spot has a welcoming atmosphere and attractive rooms that retain their medina-esque architectual features. The furnishings and finishes evoke the past as well (note the pretty zellij tiling and traditional tadelakt on the bathroom walls). The rooftop terrace is a fantastic place to linger over breakfast or a cup of mint tea; you can also order lunch or dinner made with ingredients that come straight from the markets.

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.

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.