.Situated in among the metropolitan area's prime deals with-- an Art Deco high-rise building and former hotel on the cusp of the Old Medina, 1st designed in the 1950s and also reemerging after an eight-year-long spruce up-- the resort has already landed in the urban area along with a bang. When I visited back in June, the bright, high-ceilinged entrance hall was busy along with both affluent citizens (most of whom could hardly conceal their interest while visiting the flashiest brand-new joint in town, underlining to the 600 fish sculpted from Bohemian crystal that work as a splashing lighting fixture) and also the expected global company crowd-- but also, somewhat reassuringly, a handful of loved ones and also couples precisely checking out Casablanca for pleasure.Photo: Cyrille Robin/ Thanks To Royal Mansour CasablancaThat the hotels and resort is currently attracting traveler visitors may most likely be chalked up to its exceptional inception. The 2nd building from the team responsible for the Royal Mansour Marrakech-- which, because opening in 2010, has overwhelmed visitors the world over along with its no-expenses-spared feeling of spacious high-end-- the brand new resort is quite literally suitable for a king. (It is actually possessed through King Mohammed VI.) Initially, the sheer grandeur of it can easily feel a little bit of overwhelming, but once the eye gets used to all that shimmer and all that marble-- sourced from all 4 corners of Africa, and also also further beyond-- the distinctions of the resort's luxurious concept program beam through. Simply take the moody lobby-level club which pays homage to the past Bar Diplomate, once portion of the famous hotels and resort that formerly remained on this web site, through the 1950s designings of its own geometrically-patterned multicolor floors as well as the mosaic landscape of the resort's authentic front. (My individual favored retro particular? The carefully created Fine art Deco lift dials.).