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( 0524 88 59 50;
http://petitriad.com
;
Blvd Moulay Abdellah, Hay el Wahda; r incl breakfast
Dh700-780; )
For those craving light after the shady seclusion of Drâa Valley kas-
bahs, book a room at the family home of mountain guide Fatima Agoujil. The modern
villa has six large rooms with large picture windows overlooking the flowering gardens
and the Atlas mountains. The decor is flamboyant (family artworks, plush quilts, dozens
of scatter cushions) and the home-cooked meals are authentic.
Les Jardins de Ouarzazate
( 0524 85 42 00;
http://hotel-les-jardins-de-ouarzazate.com
; Rte de Zagora, Tabounte; s/d incl half board
Dh300/500; )
True to its name this hotel hides a large blooming garden inside
the rather formidable exterior. Bungalow-style rooms sit along meandering pathways that
cut through rose bushes and oleanders. Inside they're capacious with queen-sized beds
topped with grand painted headboards. It's popular with groups.
HOTEL
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Dar Chamaa
( 0524 85 49 54;
www.darchamaa.com
;
Tajdar; s/d incl half board Dh570/875; )
At the
fringe of Ouarzazate's palm oasis
,
this stylish hotel offers Moroccan-minimalist guest
rooms around a central courtyard photography gallery. Rooms are architect-designed to
the last detail, from fossilised stone sinks to
tadelakt
niches serving as wardrobes. Ask for
rooms with balconies overlooking the pool in the palm-shaded garden. You'll find it on
the south side of Oued Ouarzazate signed left off the Zagora road; Dar Chamaa is about
3km along the
piste
on the left.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
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Dar Kamar
MAISON D'HÔTE
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( 0524 88 87 33;
www.darkamar.com
; 45 Kasbah Taourirt; incl breakfast s Dh1020-1275, d
Dh1200-1500, ste Dh2400-3000; closed Jul; )
Once a stern 17th-century Glaoui court-
house, this cosy pisé guesthouse has a sense of humour: upturned tajines serve as sinks
and sewing-machine tables are repurposed as desks. Local iron-workers went wild decor-
ating en-suite bathrooms, though showers are poorly ventilated - a fine excuse to use the
in-house hammam and massage room. Ask for upstairs doubles - as nice as suites, only
smaller and at half the price.
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