Sir Richard Branson’s Kasbah Tamadot Officially Reopens With 6 New Riads

Sir Richard Branson’s famed Kasbah Tamadot has officially reopened after post-earthquake restoration. Moreover, the Moroccan retreat, nestling in the High Atlas Mountains, has also opened six brand-new riads.

Kasbah Tamadot fully reopens in Morocco

Sir Richard Branson’s Kasbah Tamadot fully reopened on October 24, after a year-long restoration. The property is among the Virgin Limited Edition luxury hotels and has been partially closed over the last year for rebuilding following the devastating earthquake that occurred in the region.

Kasbah Tamadot is renowned for its incredible Berber hospitality, and all of its staff is Moroccan. Now it reopens, with the main building fully restored. Meanwhile, a second restaurant, Asayss, and six new, unique and beautiful Riads have been added. Each has been built on a beautiful, new landscaped open space, offering spectacular vistas of the Atlas Mountains. With these new additions, the size of the property has grown from 28 to 42 rooms.

Returning after the devastating earthquake

Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group said of the earthquake:

It was devastating to see the impact of the earthquake last year, when I visited just days after.  Even in the face of adversity, it was inspiring to see the hospitality and the warmth of the Berber people, even when many of them had lost family members and homes.

We always said we would bring back Kasbah Tamadot better than ever and I’m incredibly thankful to all of the wonderful people that made that happen.  Without their tremendous resilience we wouldn’t be here today.  I know Mum would be equally as proud and love our new Riads.

Relief efforts at Kasbah Tamadot

In the aftermath of the earthquake, the hotel’s team and Berber communities – who form part of the fabric of the hotel – came together to support relief efforts. They worked alongside the hotel’s charitable association, The Eve Branson Foundation, while raising a staggering £1 million for its Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund.

Over the past year, all of the hotel’s staff continued to be employed. Moreover, the Berber Tents remained open to welcome guests, and support tourism and relief efforts in the surrounding areas. Now, the main Kasbah has officially opened offering 42 rooms and suites across the property, and all it is original staff.

David Redouane Assabbab, General Manager of the hotel said:

Kasbah Tamadot is synonymous with the High Atlas Mountains and surrounding Berber communities. I know I speak on behalf of the whole team to say how incredibly delighted we are to be re-opening the Kasbah in full and welcoming back past, present and future guests. 

We are so thankful for all the amazing guests that continued to support us and our communities over the past year and to those who kindly donated through the Eve Branson Foundation Earthquake Relief Fund, which has allowed the local communities to repair and rebuild.

It looks like we have a busy few months ahead already and we can’t wait to share the magic we are so proud of.

For more information visit www.virginlimitededition.com/kasbah-tamadot/ or call +44 (0) 208 600 0430.