The Most Luxurious Lodge Model Now Has a Sister Property — Right here’s What It’s Prefer to Keep There

The Royal Mansour in Marrakech is thought around the globe for its luxurious lodging and top-notch culinary choices, having received a number of awards since opening in 2010. Now, after almost 14 years in operation, the model behind the resort has expanded with two new properties. The primary addition being within the nation’s capital, Casablanca, which opened earlier this 12 months. And simply final month, Royal Mansour Tamuda Bay opened alongside the Mediterranean coast. Every property aspires to supply first-rate hospitality, meals, and drink, and the swanky visitor rooms and suites that vacationers have come to anticipate from the model. Nevertheless, every resort maintains a definite id.

Owned by the royal household of Morocco, the properties have been constructed to showcase one of the best of what the North African nation has to supply. From the world-class eating to the hand-crafted structure and design, every element all through the motels was meticulously deliberate. The development of Royal Mansour Marrakech took three years with the assistance of 1,200 artisans who created every hand-carved tile that fills the property. Nevertheless it took a whopping eight years to construct out the situation in Casablanca. The art-deco constructing was constructed within the Nineteen Fifties and operated as a resort for many years, earlier than a full overhaul turned it into the Royal Mansour Casablanca.

That’s actually the place the aesthetic similarities finish. The inaugural resort in Marrakech is designed with leisure high of thoughts. Only a few minutes-walk from Jemaa el-Fnaa, the central market in Marrakech that dates again 11 centuries, every of the 53 riads on property are set amid manicured gardens and luxurious greenery and provide a personal escape from the vitality of the encircling neighborhood. Whereas the property at Tamuda Bay is a contact extra fashionable, with extra of a beachfront resort really feel. Relatively than the brilliant colours and complicated designs showcased in Marrakech, this property is extra subdued, with pure hues. 

In Casablanca, the third resort is a definite departure from the opposite two. Set within the central enterprise district of Derb Omar, the main focus is extra on enterprise journey with workstations in every room. Relatively than the sprawling gardens on the different two properties, the resort is about in a 24-story constructing so all facilities are shut, together with the eating places and bars on the primary flooring. And as a substitute of riads that invite the outside in, the rooms and suites in Casablanca are designed to be extra cozy, with darker colours and comfortable textures.  

The culinary choices are equally as spectacular because the structure and design of the areas. The flagship property in Marrakech has 4 eating places and 4 bars, of which, the Foremost Bar positioned on Meals & Wine’s International Tastemakers checklist in 2023. That very same 12 months, chef Hélène Darroze joined to supervise the culinary choices, bringing her experience from a number of well-appointed motels in London, together with The Connaught — one other International Tastemakers winner. Of the 4 eating places, there’s French, Italian, and Moroccan choices, every with a definite design. And final 12 months, the property opened a cooking class the place visitors can spend a day studying about and cooking conventional dishes with a member from the resort’s culinary group. 

The property in Casablanca launched with three eating places: a chic French restaurant helmed by Eric Frechon who beforehand labored at Le Bristol in Paris; a sushi bar that focuses on sashimi; and the rooftop Le Grande Desk Marocaine, which is the star of the present. The restaurant presents unobstructed views of the town, together with the Hassan II Mosque, and conventional dishes like briouats (crammed puff pastries) and a number of styles of tajine. There’s additionally the rooftop bar that has the identical gorgeous views of the town, and on the bottom flooring, a comfy bar with a mid-century aptitude. At Tamuda Bay, cooks Quique Dacosta and Éric Frechon carry their Michelin experience to the coastal resort with 4 eating places that supply Italian and Mediterranean delicacies. 

So whereas vacationers might not contemplate a resort hop when visiting a location, the Royal Mansour properties in Morocco every provide one thing distinctive. Begin with a keep in Casablanca, which is near the airport, earlier than making your solution to Tamuda Bay, the place you’ll be able to chill out by the ocean. End up with a calming retreat overlooking the Atlas Mountains in Marrakech, the place United Airways has simply expanded their presence.