The Best Places in Morocco
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Tucked into Rabat's quiet embassy quarter, where the neighbors are ambassadors and the streets are conspicuously pothole-free, this luxury boutique hotel trades the riad template for a compound-style layout that feels closer to a private resort. Rooms go contemporary-classic, suites add terraces, and the Emiri Villa brings its own hammam and pool. A Moroccan restaurant, cocktail bar, spa, and main pool fill out the rest.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
There are 11 places with the exact same Score, so they share #94. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #94 Sofitel Agadir Thalassa Sea & Spa 64.605
- #94 Sofitel Rabat Jardin Des Roses 64.605
- #94 STORY Rabat Hotel (this place) 64.605
- #94 Villa de l'O 64.605
- #94 Villa Laba 64.605
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A boutique hotel inside Essaouira's old medina walls, yards from the Atlantic, decorated like a colonial fever dream: antiques collected from across several continents, bespoke finishes, and linen that probably has its own provenance. The young French owner has made the riad hotels of Marrakech look restrained by comparison. A small spa handles hammam and massage, and the staff know where to eat. Essaouira handles the rest.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
There are 11 places with the exact same Score, so they share #94. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #94 Sofitel Rabat Jardin Des Roses 64.605
- #94 STORY Rabat Hotel 64.605
- #94 Villa de l'O (this place) 64.605
- #94 Villa Laba 64.605
- #94 Waldorf Astoria Rabat Salé 64.605
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There is no WiFi and no electric lighting at Villa Laba, which is either a dealbreaker or the whole point. This small riad-style retreat sits in a coastal Berber village outside Essaouira, where days run on sunlight and nights on candlelight, with screens discouraged across the board. Rooms are rustic and handsome, dressed in local artisan work. A wood-heated hammam, an outdoor pool, and Moroccan-Mediterranean dinners round out what turns out to be a fairly convincing argument for unplugging.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
There are 11 places with the exact same Score, so they share #94. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #94 Sofitel Rabat Jardin Des Roses 64.605
- #94 STORY Rabat Hotel 64.605
- #94 Villa de l'O 64.605
- #94 Villa Laba (this place) 64.605
- #94 Waldorf Astoria Rabat Salé 64.605
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
A Tie
There are 11 places with the exact same Score, so they share #94. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #94 Sofitel Rabat Jardin Des Roses 64.605
- #94 STORY Rabat Hotel 64.605
- #94 Villa de l'O 64.605
- #94 Villa Laba 64.605
- #94 Waldorf Astoria Rabat Salé (this place) 64.605