For a cultural getaway to Morocco, the Fairmont Tazi Palace in Tangier is the perfect luxurious base. Relax in five-star luxury and explore everything this enchanting, historic country has to offer. From the moment you set foot in Tangier, you’ll feel like you’re on a film set.
And that’s because you are – Paul Greengrass’s The Bourne Ultimatum, Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive, and the Humphrey Bogart noir Sirocco were all filmed here. Only a four-hour flight away, it’s easy to get to this exotic destination. My flight from Gatwick is an evening one, and I arrive at Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport at 10.
45pm (there’s no time difference), a little tired and slightly apprehensive as I’m travelling solo. However, I need not have worried as the Fairmont Tazi Palace have sent a friendly driver to collect me and whisk me to their door. It’s a 20-minute drive to the hotel, which is secluded high in the hills above the city.
On arrival, I am served a refreshingly cool strawberry lemonade by super-friendly staff while my case is taken to my room. If you’re a fan of Fairmont, St Andrews, you’ll be familiar with the high standards, and you’ll love this contemporary and vibrant hotel, with bars where you can dance to the wee small hours if you wish. My suite is spacious and luxurious, and the coffee table is festooned with dainty Moroccan pastries, a bowl of exotic fruits, a bottle of wine and a welcome note.
I can’t resist tasting the delicious sweet pastr.
