CASABLANCA is to have a Le M”ridien hotel, a 120-room, five-star property currently under construction and due to open in the first quarter of 2004. This new property will bring Le M”ridien”s representation in Morocco to three hotels; Le Royal Mansour Meridien (Casablanca), Le M”ridien N”Fis (Marrakech) and Le M”ridien Villa d”Anfa. Ideally situated for both business and leisure guests visiting Morocco”s economic capital, the hotel will have an entrance on the ”Boulevard Anfa”, leading to the ”Corniche du Grand Casablanca”, the famous sea front avenue and commercial centre of the town. The hotel is in close proximity to the Royal Golf Club, the racecourse and the luxury boutiques of the Ma”rif quarter. When it opens Le M”ridien Villa d”Anfa will feature a full service business centre; a bar and restaurant; brasserie overlooking the hotel”s private gardens and outdoor pool and a fitness centre with indoor pool and health spa. http://www.lemeridien.com