Can unmarried couples share a hotel room in Morocco?

Yes, foreign unmarried couples can share a hotel or riad room in Morocco without any problem — the law that restricts unmarried couples applies to Moroccan nationals, and tourist accommodation routinely books rooms for foreign couples regardless of marital status. You will not be asked for a marriage certificate at any normal hotel, riad or guesthouse.

The only grey area is when one partner is Moroccan, where some establishments are cautious about the local law; in that case a hotel used to mixed-nationality couples is the safe choice. For two foreign travellers it simply isn’t an issue.

Booking through mainstream hotels, riads or platforms like Booking.com removes any doubt, as these places deal with international couples every day. Discretion in public — as anywhere fairly conservative — is still sensible.