“good for a relaxing break”

The hotel is converted from several village dwellings and decorated with traditional plaster, tiles and mosaics. It is situated in a small village outside Marrakech beyond the palmery in a tranqil spot (except when parties of quadbike enthusiasts show up - the hotel occasionally hosts quadbiking, camel rides and other activities for groups). The rooms don't have much space for relaxing but this is made up for by a series of spacious terraces, including several roof terraces looking out over the surounding countryside and the High Atlas. Food is good and reasonably priced. Breakfasts are delicious with home-made breads and pancakes and there is a crackling fire in the dining room on winter evenings. Overall a lovely place for a relaxing break. Make sure you take plenty of change for tips because the hotel doesn't seem able to make change.

“A beautiful, quiet hotel outside Marrakech”

The hotel is off the beaten track but well worth staying at. We took a taxi from the airport which was expensive and the taxi driver did not know where he was going so make sure you arrange a pick up through the hotel. It's much cheaper and the taxi drivers know where they are going. The staff were really friendly and helpful especially Yassine who went out of his way to help us and spoke good English. The rest of the staff spoke French so go prepared with some basic French phrases. Some beers and food ran out and the evening menu was very limited but what was available was good and reasonably priced. Overall we had a great experience and the hotel was a peaceful haven to the hustle and bustle of town.

“Not Impressed at all”

This looked like an extremely charming, traditional Moroccan hotel, located a few miles outside Marrakech, and I choose this hotel because I wanted 4 days of rest from my hectic job, and wanted quiet time to spend writing an MBA dissertation. The site listed a running track as one of the facilties so I was looking forward to sleeping, writing and jogging. The reality was vastly different. The hotel was situation much further from town and taxi drivers did their best to charge as much as possible for the long drive: it was more like 10 miles from Marrakech than 5, and over non-existing roads. The hotel, which was rather nicely done inside, was situated in the middle of a poor village, with rubbish strewn about, so the air around the - tiny - pool was filled with flies so impossible to relax in the sun. But the worst thing were the dogs that gathered in packs at night in the front of the hotel and barked pretty much all night. I paid extra for a front, mountain view room, but this turned out to a disaster as I barely slept a wink all night. There was no running track either so I took a chance and just ran in circles around the neighbourhood, and soon attracted an audience of kids begging for money and sweets. The staff were very friendly though, and breakfast was good. There is no choice in the evening meal however; you eat what you are given. Overall, this was a huge disappointment, so you should think about why you want to stay there. I left after 2 nights.