Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping
Hôtel Almanader
( 0524 83 01 72;
www.hotelmanader.com
;
Ave Mohammed V; s/d incl half board Dh200/400)
High
above the river valley, Almanader makes a splash with colourful murals and 12 tidy,
quirky rooms with candy-coloured stucco ceilings; four have air-conditioning. Easy-going
staff are quick with hellos, espresso and homestyle Berber cooking (meals Dh70 to
Dh100).
HOTEL
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Xaluca Dadés
( 0535 57 84 50;
www.xaluca.com
; s/d incl breakfast Dh850/1120; )
A sub-Saharan
makeover transformed this 1970s convention centre into a destination hotel. The 106
guest rooms have balconies with Tuareg chairs, plush beds with thick duvets and mud-
cloth bedspreads. Expect all the mod cons, plus hammam (Dh100), bar, billiards, panor-
amic terrace swimming pool, Jacuzzi and noisy gym. It's signposted at the top of the hill
on Ave Mohammed V.
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Eating
Restaurant Oussikis
(Place de Souk; dishes Dh50-90)
Inside the souq plaza on your left, you'll spot chef Fadil Faska
in his spotless open kitchen transforming fresh, local ingredients into savoury tajines,
flaky
pastilla,
or quick, satisfying salads (Dh10) and roast chicken (Dh30).
MOROCCAN
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Hôtel-Restaurant Adrar
( 0524 83 07 65; Ave Mohammed V; meals Dh35-70)
Handy to the bus station yet clean, with
popular, filling meals of salads and brochettes or the local speciality:
gallia
(game hen)
tajine.
MOROCCAN
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Information
On Ave Mohammed V there's a Banque Populaire, four pharmacies and internet access.
Getting There & Away
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