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| Royal Mansour Casablanca | |
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  Location within Greater Casablanca | |
| General information | |
| Location | 27 Avenue des Forces Armées Royales, Casablanca  Morocco |
| Coordinates | 33°35′49″N7°36′51″W / 33.59694°N 7.61417°W |
| Opening | 2024 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 24 |
| Website | |
| www.royalmansour.com/en/casablanca | |
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The first Hotel El Mansour opened in 1952 on the site, with 250 rooms. It soon became the preferred hotel of Moroccan royalty and nobility. Later renamed Le Royal Mansour Meridien, it closed in 2015 and was demolished in 2017 for redevelopment. [1]
A new hotel, with its exterior designed in the style of the original, opened in 2024 on the site as the Royal Mansour Casablanca.
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