Hotel Al Kasbah
The Atlantic seen through a tall arch in the earthen wall, worn steps leading down to the sand

Hotel Al Kasbah, where the wall meets the Atlantic

Twenty-two rooms behind earthen walls

A kasbah of rammed earth on the cliff at Harhoura, fifteen minutes from Rabat and one hundred and twenty steps from the sand.

The house

Al Kasbah is a house of earth on the edge of the Atlantic. Its walls were rammed by hand, layer by layer, from the ground they stand on. Inside are three courtyards, twenty-two rooms and one arch that opens to the sea.

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Walls of rammed earth, cool in August and warm in January.

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Courtyards, each with its own water, shade and hour of the day.

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Steps from the gate down to the sand at Harhoura.

Close-up of the rammed-earth wall, its layers and small stones in raking light
An inner courtyard with an orange tree, seen from a shaded arcade

Inside the walls

Three courtyards

A kasbah turns its back to the road and its face to the inside. Every room opens onto one of three courtyards, each with its own water, its own shade and its own hour of the day.

Four orange trees around a stone basin, earthen walls with arched doorways

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Orange Tree Court

The heart of the house. Four orange trees, a basin of still water and the Courtyard Rooms opening onto the arcade. Breakfast is served here until eleven.

Breakfast
7:30 – 11:00
Dinner by lantern
From 19:30
A long narrow pool in dark green tadelakt between pisé walls, an arch open to the sea

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Pool Court

A long pool of dark green tadelakt, warmed from April to November. At the far end, an arch frames a slice of ocean, so you swim toward the sea.

Pool
8:00 – 20:00
Lunch on the loungers
12:30 – 16:00
A vaulted hammam with light falling in shafts through star-shaped openings

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Hammam Court

A domed hammam where light falls in shafts through star-shaped openings. Black soap, a kessa glove and an hour of quiet, prepared by our hammam team.

Hammam
10:00 – 21:00
Treatments
On request

Stay

Rooms
& suites

Six ways to sleep inside the walls: on a courtyard, in the rampart, under an arch full of sea or at the top of the tower.

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Courtyard Room: Cedar doors open straight onto the orange trees.

Courtyard Room

24 m² · 2 guests · Orange Tree Court

From €140 / night

Rampart Room: A window seat cut into the outer wall.

Rampart Room

28 m² · 2 guests · Gardens & wall

From €165 / night

Ocean Arch Room: One tall arch, filled with the Atlantic.

Ocean Arch Room

32 m² · 2 guests · Atlantic

From €210 / night

Tower Suite: The top of the tower, with its own roof.

Tower Suite

46 m² · 3 guests · Ocean, 3 sides

From €290 / night

Hammam Suite: A private hammam behind its own arch.

Hammam Suite

52 m² · 2 guests · Hammam Court

From €320 / night

Kasbah Residence: Two bedrooms around a private courtyard.

Kasbah Residence

85 m² · 5 guests · Private courtyard

From €420 / night

  1. 06:40Dawn

    Coffee and warm bread on the roof, before the town wakes.

  2. 12:30Noon

    One hundred and twenty steps down to Harhoura. The parasols are already up.

  3. 19:10Dusk

    The walls turn rose. Mint tea on the rampart while the sea goes slate.

  4. 21:00Night

    Dinner by lantern light in the Orange Tree Court.

Coffee and bread on the roof terrace at dawn, the ocean beyond the parapet
Grilled fish, a lemon tagine and salads in clay dishes under an arcade
Mint tea poured from a silver pot into a raised glass

The table

Fish from the morning boats

Our kitchen cooks what Temara's fishermen bring in before nine and what grows inside the walls. Dinner is served in whichever courtyard the wind allows.

Atlantic sea breamCharcoal, chermoula, preserved lemon
Lamb taginePrunes, toasted almonds, sesame
HariraEvery Friday, as in every house in Morocco
Msemen at breakfastHoney, amlou and fresh cheese
Oranges & cinnamonFrom the trees in the first court
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Guests' words

“We came for two nights on the way to Rabat and stayed five. The walls keep the noise and the heat out, and the sea in.”
Claire & Antoine · Lyon
The wide sandy beach at Harhoura in the morning

Around Temara

The sea below, the capital next door

Temara sits on the Atlantic just south of Rabat. Mornings on a beach that locals keep to themselves, afternoons in the medina of the capital, and back inside the walls for dinner.

  • Harhoura beach3 min on foot
  • Temara forest10 min by car
  • Skhirat golf15 min by car
  • Rabat medina & Kasbah des Oudayas20 min by car
  • Rabat–Salé airport30 min by car
The kasbah gate at blue hour, its cedar doors open and lanterns glowing inside

The gate is open

Book direct for our best rate, a late check-out when the house allows, and tea on arrival.

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