Four Seasons Casablanca

This hotel’s chic, contemporary design reflects Casablanca’s status as Morocco’s most modern city, while exhibiting the same high standards of service as you’d expect from the Four Seasons brand. A hub of commerce and a symbol of Morocco’s future, the White City’s modern art galleries, international restaurants and Art Deco architecture come together to offer something different from other Moroccan destinations.

Rooms at Four Seasons Casablanca reflect the desolate beauty of Morocco’s arid desert landscapes with a sandy colour scheme, and have a stylish, contemporary design. Homage is paid to traditional Moroccan architecture with little touches such as hanging lights which resemble traditional lanterns. Most of the suites feature private balconies overlooking either the ocean or the hotel gardens.

With no fewer than three restaurants on-site, specialising in Mediterranean, Provencal, and Moroccan cuisine, there’s no reason for you to go hungry during your stay here. Bleu, the hotel’s signature restaurant, is a modern brasserie in a stylish space, all marble floors, wooden columns and leather banquettes, where you’ll enjoy delicious Mediterranean cuisine. Mint, meanwhile, is the place to go for hearty, traditional Moroccan dishes such as pastilla, harira and couscous, accompanied by views of the ocean. Latitude 33, the newest of the lot, offers barbecue and fresh seafood dishes beside the pool.

After a day’s exploration in Casablanca, Le Spa offers a range of indulgent wellness treatments across ten treatment rooms, as well as heated whirlpools and steam rooms. There’s also a fully equipped fitness centre where you can keep up with your fitness regime, and a lovely outdoor pool, which is set in the hotel’s peaceful garden.

Casablanca may not evoke the mystery of medieval Arabia in the same way as Marrakech or Ouarzazate, but the White City offers curiosities of its own. Its stylish architecture melds Art Deco, French colonial and Moroccan styles; its iconic Hassan II Mosque, the world’s tallest, was completed in 1993 and is mightily impressive, with its white marble walls and retractable roof. For a taste of history head to the Old Media, a maze of souks and a great place to pick up some pottery or leatherwork as a souvenir. To understand why Casablanca is considered Morocco’s most modern city, head to Le Studio des Arts Vivants, one of a crop of contemporary art galleries housing multidisciplinary exhibitions.