Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Etoile Filante d'Or
( 0524 89 03 22;
www.etoilefilantedor.com
;
d incl breakfast/half board Dh440/605; )
Moon-
lit desert nights on the Etoile's roof terrace lure guests out of 19 spacious rooms for
movie-script-inspiring kasbah views. Guest rooms feature traditional touches (
tataoui
ceilings, Berber blankets). The guesthouse also has wi-fi and à la carte lunches (meals
Dh60 to Dh90). Trust Moroccan-French hosts Hind and Aurélien to organise dromedary
rides, picnics and bike tours.
GUESTHOUSE
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Kasbah Ellouze
( 0524 89 04 59;
www.kasbahellouze.com
;
Tamdaght; incl half board s Dh765, d Dh965, ste Dh1400;
)
Located 6km north of Aït Benhaddou in the village of Tamdaght, this pisé
guesthouse blends in with the adjacent kasbah. The best rooms have orchard views (
luz
means almonds), especially stylish doubles by the heated pool. Guests gather in the kit-
chen to learn to make local bread, for aperitifs and wi-fi in the jazz salon, and for
watercolour-painting excursions into the Ounilla and Drâa Valleys.
KASBAH
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Eating
MOROCCAN
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Chez Brahim
( 0671 81 63 12; meals Dh70; 10am-9pm)
Sure, there are other tajines in town, but only
Brahim's improve international relations: the chef/owner has a letter from Hilary Rodham
Clinton thanking him for a meal in her First Lady days. The set menu includes salads,
tajine and dessert in a pisé-walled salon with Kasbah views.
Auberge Cafe-Restaurant Bilal
( 0668 24 83 70; 10am-9pm)
For lunch or tea with a view, pull up a patio chair and gaze
at Aït Benhaddou across the way. À la carte options include omelettes (Dh35), couscous
(Dh50) and kebabs (Dh60).
MOROCCAN
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Getting There & Away
To get here from Ouarzazate take the main road towards Marrakesh to the signposted turn-
off (22km); Aït Benhaddou is another 9km down a bitumen road. Cycling from Ouarza-
zate takes three hours.
