Morocco Hotels

Sahara Dreams Maroc Campsite: Sleeping under stars in Sahara Morocco

by aussirose

Sleeping under the stars in the Sahara Desert was awesome!

I would totally recommend it if you can spare an extra few days to take a trip out to the Sahara Desert. Our experience with Sahara Dreams Maroc was fantastic and I would love to do the whole thing again!!

Riad Dar Ayour: Accommodation in Tinghir Morocco

by aussirose

To me the difference between satisfied and a great experience when staying somewhere is how the staff interract with me. Here at Riad Dar Ayour not only were the staff charming, but they were most attentative and made us laugh. They always had something nice or amusing to say and made us feel like we were part of the family.

I would welcome staying here again and I totally recommend the place for anyone visiting Tinghir Morocco.

Riad Dar Chamaa: Accommodation in Ouarzazate Morocco

by aussirose

This was the first place we stayed at on our 5 day desert trip. Riad Dar Chamaa was like an oasis in the desert and we enjoyed our overnight stay.

It was nice to have a swim in the pool then relax overlooking the lovely Moroccan countryside. Our bed was comfy and breakky was nice too. The staff were attentative and always had a smile.

I recommend this accommodation for your stay in Ouarzazate. And by the way it scored a high 8.8 on booking.com and is recommended by Trip Advisor. You couldn't ask better than that.

Riad Layla Rouge: Marrakech's best riad

by poledi

My experience with recently established riad Layla Rouge is fantastic. Friendly, almost family atmosphere, lovely, kind and very helpful owners. Great location - riad is located only 3 minutes walk from the D'Jeema el Fna. Very well equipped rooms, including sofa, very comfy double bed, air condition, towels, shower gel, colourful and best to hide in when temperature reaches 50 degrees! Tour desk, where you can book, for example, your 3 day Sahara trip. There are 2 terraces on the top, where you can relax in the evening or at night drinking Moroccan mint tea kindlu served by the owners and smoking shisha. These are reasons for which I will recommend this place when staying in Marrakech.

NB. Book via www.hostels.com to pay lower booking fee.

Riad's amenities:
- Included In Price: Breakfast, Linen
- 24 hour Reception
- Luggage Storage
- Tours Desk
- Washing Machine
- Postal Service
- Kitchen
- Common Room
- 2 terraces on the top of the riad with a lot of sofas, chairs and tables
- In Room: Air Conditioning, towels, candles, soaps and shower gel, sofa

- great location
- well equipped rooms
- tour desk
- very friendly and helpful owners

Chez Moha/Ayour: kind people in the valley of Ait Bougoumez

by angiebabe

The first time we stayed here it was off-season and we were the only guests - its a gite which means its really for hikers or people staying to experience the outdoor activities and mainly groups come here so the rooms are mostly 3 or 4 or more single wood based beds with a single mattress together - providing accommodation for more people at less cost - they are very comfortable though! and easily moved together if you want to make a double bed.

There are many gites around the area as theres much hiking that can be enjoyed in this area - many groups come including school groups. We took the recommendations of Moroccan friend to try this gite and it proved to be a fabulous happening for us! Houssine met us in the village of Tabant - about 75 kms along the road from Azilal - and directed us to his village of Ait Imi only 2-3 kms away but quite rough stone/piste road which included a small river crossing. Then parking about 5 minutes walk from the gite through dirt pathways and then through the village.

Despite being way out in quite a remote area of Morocco - under the ATlas mountains - in a mudbrick village the water for a shower was excellent - great pressure and plenty of hot water. This proved to still be the case when we returned 2 months later this June. The facilities are communal but very clean. The bedrooms and bedding supplied were all very clean.

houssine had arranged a delicious tagine for us and proved an excellent conversationist to learn more about his family and the village of Ait Imi and the area of Ait Bogoumez.
The next day a satisfying breakfast of fresh bread with cheese and jam, coffee and tea and a piece of fruit.
Our second visit despite impending arrival being very very late Moha was still concerned that a tagine be available - we arrived at 2am and there was no complaint of the disturbance - very kindly offered us a pot of tea as well. Moha looked after this visit as Houssine was away guiding a 20 day trek across the Atlas mountains.
WE stayed for 3 nights in this lovely place with its kind, peaceful and smiling people - the area was abloom with flowers and the fields and orchards amass with greenery. The village itself makes an interesting roam around its pathways to see the houses connect with each other, the building designs and even the rugs that were out to dry. Then people were coming down through the villages on their donkeys and mules from villages above in the mountains.

Chez Moha also is well known for its horses and we took opportunity of a horse trek from Chez Moha about 5 kms across the beautiful fields with its spring flowers to the Unesco site of dinosaur prints and back. Horse treks are usuallly about 120 dirham an hour.

Also in JUne the fieilds around Tabant are ablaze with purple and yelllow flowers and lush wheat. On closer examination I realised the hundreds or thousands of purple flower stems were orchids!! with many flowers on each stem...aamzing!

People are still kind and do things from the heart - we were charged such a fair price that we offered a bit more - on both visits!! Other locals around the valley were a mix of very friendly and wanting their photos taken or not minding or giving their permission easy - and about the other 50% refusing to have their photos and keeping to themselves.

Its quiet, remote and very pretty - even in early March when it was cold and there was still snow on the mountains.
As the Lonely Planet says - it does look like the Himalayas!

JNANE TAMSNA: GREAT DAR/RESORT in Palmarie, marrakech

by riverdale60

Was in Marrakech area for 6 days this month

It will be very HOT-recommend you split time between ESSOURIA on Ocean and Palmerie outside of Marrakech Centre- first has Ocean breezes/charm, second has great Resorts/Dars with pools/air conditioning

Enjoy

michael

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Riad Dar Donab: A wonderful place

by pmahuas

A beautiful small and romantic riad with very nice facilities and great people!

Small and cosy, superb pool, great service

The Royal Mansour Meridien: A good business hotel ideally located

by pmahuas

Sofitel Agadir: A very comfortable hotel

by pmahuas

Cafe Restaurant Hotel Chellal: lovely spot at North Africa's highest waterfalls

by angiebabe

This auberge was previously known as Hotel des Cascades or Hotel Cascade Douzoud - the old edition of the Lonely Planet guidebook on Morocco Ive been using for the past 8 years said back then that the name of this hotel was probably changing....Id stayed here several times but this March when wanting to come and stay and wanting to check when we got to Azilal quite late whether it was open and had rooms...and how much etc even Telecom directory service couldnt help with finding their number.

As usual for March though, and on the reassurance of another friend we called who also reckoned it was a quiet time of year, when we arrived at the auberge it was pretty quiet and they had plenty of rooms....their price had doubled since Id last stayed though....as theyve renovated quite a bit - a good move with ensuites now in each room.

We haggled the price down from 300 dirham to 250 dirham (mentioned the ongoing publicity I create here on VT!) with breakfast included - added a tagine and our bill was 300...so not bad really.

Its a tall building with several stories and at least one window per room - pretty much each room will get nice views as the area is well treed. We had 2 windows in ours with one facing the sunrise which was quite pretty to watch appearing over the horizon of olive and wattle trees.

Another reason I like staying here is that its down around the centre of the main path with its shops and stalls that go over to the view point over to the waterfalls and the main path that goes on down to the viewpoints close to the falls and the base.

Its nice to walk over the viewpoint at sunrise for photos of the light changing on the water that is rushing and gushing down..this can also be a good time to see the resident macaque colony in the area. They were up in the rocks above when I did a sunrise walk and then they were down on the path when we went down mid morning.

The rooms have been nicely renovated in modern natural earth colours, with ensuites with excellent hot water and water pressure, the bed was really comfortable.

The usual bread and jam breakfast with excellent coffee. Tables outside to enjoy early morning sunlight amongst the plants in the concreted area outside. Otherwise the entrance area come lounge is comfortable for dining and relaxing in as well. REstaurant facilities are available here and even as we did when arrived late were still able to order a tagine and have it up in our room.