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Fairmont Tees Off in Marrakech

Where: Marrakech, Morocco

When we think golf, we don't think Marrakech. Like, not even a little. But Fairmont Hotels hopes to change that with the opening of Fairmont Marrakech--though you'll have to wait until 2011 to see if Marrakech can birth the next St. Andrews.

The hotel will have 190 rooms, five eateries, a 14,000-square-foot Willow Stream Spa and 32 residential villas.

So where does the golf come in? In the course being developed adjacent to the hotel; plus, the Marrakech Royal Golf Club is not all that far off.

It may be that Fairmont is on to something... According to Budget Travel, Marrakech is home to three golf courses, with three more currently under construction. And with most rounds under $70, it might not be the next St. Andrews, but it's enough to put Marrakech on the map.

[Photo: kali.ma]