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( 0524 83 97 98;
www.kasbah-imdoukal.com
;
N'Kob; d/tr/ste Dh700/900/1000; )
Berber pride
meets minimalist chic: chip-carved beds, Amazigh friezes atop
tadelakt
walls, oasis mule
treks with poolside lounging after, and dinners of
madfouna
(local pizza; Dh120 to
Dh190) by the restaurant fireplace with private concerts. Most rooms have air-con.
Kasbah Hôtel Aït Omar
( 0524 83 99 81;
www.hotel-aitomar.de
;
N'Kob; s/d incl breakfast Dh560/1000; )
Re-
built to pisé perfection, Aït Omar's crenellated rooftop and descending terraces offer un-
paralleled views over N'Kob's forest of kasbahs. Zigzagging staircases reveal private
patios with potted citrus trees, a domed, marble hammam and 11 individually decorated
rooms linked by turquoise accents in
zellij
tiles, luxe sofa fabrics and mosaic mirrors. No
detail has been left to chance: even the bathroom plumbing and fittings have been impor-
ted from Germany.
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Ksar Jenna
( 0524 83 97 90;
www.ksarjenna.com
;
d incl half board Dh700; )
Holding its own with
Marrakesh riads, Ksar Jenna offers light-filled rooms in pastel blue, lemon yellow and the
palest mauve decorated artfully with carved furniture, Tazenakht carpets and designer-fab-
ulous
zellij
and
tadelakt
bathrooms. Dinner is served under the painted dining-room ceil-
ing, breakfasts amid the luxuriant flowering garden, and aperitifs or espresso in the patio
bar (it's a Moroccan-Italian venture). It's 2km west of N'Kob.
Getting There & Away
Local buses ply the road between Rissani and Zagora (six hours), via Alnif, Tazzarine and
N'Kob. More reliable though are grands taxis between Rissani and Alnif (Dh25), Alnif
and Tazzarine (Dh25), Alnif and Tinerhir (Dh25) and Tazzarine and Ouarzazate (Dh70).
CTM runs a 6.30am bus from Tazzarine to Marrakesh (Dh125, 7½ hours) via N'Kob
(Dh15, 30 minutes) and Ouarzazate (Dh55, three hours).
