AFTER a vast renovation programme and several months of soft-opening, the Sofitel Rabat Jardin des Roses in Morocco has finally been inaugurated.
The property, created by interior designer Didier Gomez and architect Karim Chakor for the façade and exterior, becomes the sixth Sofitel hotel in Morocco.
Situated in the heart of a sumptuous 20-acre Andalusian park, a rose garden and a eucalyptus forest, the hotel is just a short walk from the Oudaïas, Rabat’s little known Kasbah.
The interior décor draws its inspiration from three recurrent elements in the hotel – water, roses and amber – with the moucharabieh reinterpreted as a link between the different spaces.
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In addition to the hotel’s boutiques, the lobby is home to the Le Café Lenôtre tea room, already known as one of the best addresses in the capital, as is the Golden Fish restaurant located close to the pool, which enjoys direct access for the local Rabat clientele.
From the monochrome lobby, the colorful living spaces stand out in contrast. Red and black dominate in the El Patio restaurant, which opens onto the park. The Moroccan restaurant Al Warda asserts warm colors in a highly-matted ambience, with reinterpreted Moroccan-type lights and ceilings made according to Fassi art, and the Amber Bar, a location already highly-prized by Queen Rania of Jordan, displays magnificent alabaster walls, gold painted moucharabiehs and a copper ceiling in tribute to Moroccan copper work.
Located in the heart of the Moroccan capital, just 15 minutes from the airport and a few minutes from the Royal Palace, the Sofitel Rabat Jardin des Roses offers 229 rooms, including 37 suites, several of which have more than 1,000 sq ft of floor space.
A building dedicated to well being, it accommodates 13,000 sq ft of So SPA and So FIT a luxurious space conceived to regain the harmony of body and mind, which offers six cabins for exclusive treatments, a women’s and a men’s hamman, relaxation areas, etc.
An outside swimming pool and 11 meeting areas complete the infrastructure.
And since golf has become a reason for travelling to Morocco, which has recently opened some 20 new courses, the Sofitel Rabat Jardin des Roses invites golfing enthusiasts to discover the easily accessible Royal Golf Dar Es Salam.