DESTINATIONS SHORT BREAKS |MOROCCO
WHERE TO STAY
Fairmont La Marina Rabat-Salé A sought-after beachfront setting and bright rooms make this a top choice for Salé, with
a colourful wooden ferry offering easy and inexpensive access to the Rabat medina. Rooms from £218.
accor.com
The Ritz-Carlton Rabat Opened in 2024, this regal 440-acre resort will hit the spot with golfers thanks to its location
next to the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam course. Rooms from £362.
marriott.com
Conrad Rabat Arzana A nearby water park and action-packed kids’ club give this modern seafront resort in Temara,
a 30-minute drive from central Rabat, strong family appeal. Rooms from £204.
hilton.com
Rabat Marriott Hotel Connected to the Arribat shopping centre, this spa property blends Moorish and
modern designs and suits those looking for a lively city vibe. Rooms from £186.
marriott.com
Four Seasons Hotel Rabat at Kasr Al Bahr Rich Moroccan decoration and extensive gardens give this sea-facing
200-room hotel a distinctly Arabian feel. Rooms from £435.
fourseasons.com
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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Coastal ramparts, Rabat; fam trip group at Fairmont La Marina Rabat-Salé; Al Marsa restaurant; doorway in the city’s medina PICTURES: Yolanda Zappaterra
At Le Dhow, a boat moored on the Bou
Regreg, we pile into seafood pastilla pies, fish tagines and a selection of salads as colourful as they are delicious. In the medina, we’re led by lantern light to Dinarjat, where we tuck into mountains of couscous and koftas. And at Spanish waterside restaurant Al Marsa, in the swish marina, we demolish piles of seafood and paella. The array of restaurants is just what you’d
expect from a city that so successfully marries its ancient roots with a global, modern vibe. That’s true of transport too: a new high-speed rail link from Rabat to Marrakech is under construction, and one evening we travel to Rabat’s old medina using the quick and reliable tram. We decide to leave the alternative – a picturesque rowing-boat
ferry across the river from Salé – for another visit. With its eye firmly on its role as a venue for the
2030 Fifa World Cup – which Morocco is co-hosting – this football-mad city is determined to put itself on the tourist map. And looking at the emerging new airport terminal, it has all the right ingredients.
TW BOOK IT
Explore’s nine-day Upgraded – Discover Morocco tour, including a night in Rabat, costs from £1,556 per person, based on a March 14 departure. Includes breakfast, some meals, tour leader, all ground transport, listed activities and eight nights’ accommodation, but excludes flights.
explore.co.uk
travelweekly.co.uk
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