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Solo female travellers might find the alley entrance and male-dominated 1st-floor cafe
difficult.
Palais Oumensour
OFFLINE MAP
BOUTIQUE HOTEL, RIAD
€€
( 0528 55 02 15;
www.palaisoumensour.com
; Al Mansour Borj Oumensour Tadjount; r/ste incl breakfast
Dh770/990; )
Tasteful, tranquil and good value, Palais Oumensour hides away on a
medina lane by the Catholic church garden. Above the central courtyard with its jade
pool, the four doubles and six suites are a winning mix of modern comforts and traditional
materials, with Georges Braque prints and
tadelakt
(polished lime plaster)walls. In the el-
egant public spaces is a hammam, a massage room, a roof terrace with High Atlas views,
two Jacuzzis and a bar.
La Maison Anglaise
( 0661 23 66 27, 0528 55 16 28;
www.sites.google.com/site/cecumaisonanglaise
;
422 Derb Afferdou; s/d
incl breakfast Dh350/550; )
On a quiet street north of Taroudannt's central hubbub,
this Green Key-certified medina house makes a comfortable and welcoming base, run by
a brilliant team of lovely locals. As well as nine en-suite rooms, there is a kitchen for self-
catering, a roof terrace with views of the High and Anti Atlas, informative displays in the
tiled corridors, and a small library. Breakfast and meals are feasts, too. What really makes
this British-owned option special is the staff, who help you get to grips with local culture,
whether on their tours (
Click here
)
or by just pointing you in the right direction. As the
name suggests, English is spoken.
GUESTHOUSE
€€
Ryad Tafilag
OFFLINE MAP
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
€€
( 0528 85 06 07;
www.riad-tafilag.com
;
Derb Tafellagt; s/d/tr incl breakfast from Dh550/605/770;
)
Consisting of a few medina houses joined together, this creative and original
hotel is a warren of spiral staircases, terraces, lounges, hidey holes and a hammam. You
may feel like Alice in Wonderland exploring its corners, or just feel irritated when you
forget your camera and face a multistorey expedition to fetch it. The eight relaxing rooms
and suites, three of which have private terraces, place guests' needs above the dictates of
design, managing to be unfussily artistic throughout. Free bikes are offered to guests.
Hôtel Palais Salam
KASBAH
€€
