The 12 Best Hotels in Morocco (2025) | Condé Nast Traveler

"All kasbahs are a kind of oasis of calm behind fortified walls, and this one—its name meaning “soft breeze” in the local Berber language—offers reprieve in the shadow of the Atlas Mountains. First built over a century ago as a home for a local governor and part of the Virgin Limited Edition Collection since 2005, it is now reopening after substantial damage from the 2023 earthquake as a lavish yet quirky Amazigh castle of exquisite carved doors, intimate courtyards, secret passageways, and terraces of reflecting pools strewn with rose petals. Furnished with extraordinary collections from previous owner and Venetian antiquarian Luciano Tempo—acquired when Richard Branson purchased the property—its corners hold huge bronze and wooden chests, while rambling gardens meander beneath jasmine trellises and apple trees framing cabanas around the swimming pool. In addition to atmospheric rooms in the old kasbah, new accommodations elevate the stay with 10 glamorous Berber tents in the gardens and six luxurious riads offering three-bedroom suites and private pools." - Lauren Burvill