Sleep like a sultan: Moroccan capital Rabat expands luxury tourism sector

Postée le 10/05/2025

(5 May 2025)

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Rabat, Morocco - 24 April 2025



1. Wide pan of Four Seasons Hotel, once the palace of Sultan Moulay Slimane in the 18th century, then transformed into the Marie Feuillet military hospital from 1912 to 1999

2. Tilt down of hotel exterior

3. Mid of traditional wooden roof

4. Wide of hotel, swimming pool

5. Wide of guests sitting next to swimming pool

6. Pan from swimming pool to Atlantic Ocean

7. Setup shot of Noureddine Sridi, regional tourism delegate in Rabat, working on computer in office

8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Noureddine Sridi, regional tourism delegate in Rabat:

"We have approximately ten luxury hotels, all of them international brands. The goal is to attract the largest number of international tourists. There are also approximately five luxury hotel projects currently under construction."



9. Wide of chef working in kitchen at Four Seasons hotel

10. Mid of cinnamon in dish

11. Wide of tables in hotel restaurant

12. Pan from flower vases to store entrance

13. Worker in store hanging traditional outfit next to other clothes

14. Mid of traditional accessories

15. Tilt down of Gregory Viaud, general manager of Four Seasons Hotel Rabat Kasr Al Bahr, holding book and sitting in the lobby

16. SOUNDBITE (English) Gregory Viaud, general manager of Four Seasons Hotel Rabat Kasr Al Bahr:

"The Four Seasons clientele that goes from Four Seasons to Four Seasons, they look at luxury hotels because they don't want to worry about anything. They just need to pick up the phone, tell us what they need, and we will make it happen. We also try to anticipate the guests' needs, anticipate the service."



17. Various of Four Seasons Hotel Rabat Kasr Al Bahr entrance

18. SOUNDBITE (English) Gregory Viaud, general manager of Four Seasons Hotel Rabat Kasr Al Bahr:

"Because we are very proud of the history of the place, from the Sultan to the military hospital, the team is all aware of what it used to be and share the history of the place with all the guests checking in. Especially with the clientele coming at leisure, it would be very interesting to know what happened in the place. One of our rooms, you can actually sleep where the Sultan used to sleep."



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Harhoura, Morocco - 23 April 2025



19. Pan from ocean to Conrad Rabat Arzana in Harhoura (23 km from Rabat)

20. Pan from swimming pool on suite balcony to ocean view

21. Pan of suite from bed to bath

22. Tilt up from bath to bathroom

23. Various of spa room, heated sand massage

24. Pan of Jean Yong Pittion, general manager of Conrad Rabat Arzana in Harhoura, talking with team members in hotel library

25. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Yong Pittion, general manager of Conrad Rabat Arzana:

"We obviously have a different type of service, for example, the way to welcome, Marhaba, the customers. We do the mint tea, which is a typical and traditional way of welcoming the guests. So, we always have this in mind to keep that, you know, embrace the local culture, while we keep obviously the high-level standard of all standards that's part of our day-to-day running the hotel."



26. Wide of Conrad Rabat Arzana tea room

27. Wide of desserts in fridge

28. Close of "trompe l'oeil" cake

29. Pan of restaurant to chef

30. Close of sushi being prepared by chef

31. Various of bartender mixing ingredients, making a cocktail

32. Tilt down of spirits bottles

33. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Yong Pittion, general manager of Conrad Rabat Arzana in Harhoura (23 Km from Rabat):



34. Pan from ocean to swimming pool

35. Guests sitting in front of pool

36. Wide of flowers

37. Tilt down of lobby



















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