Auberge Restaurant Chez Ali

The peacocks stalking around the gorgeous garden may be aloof, but otherwise the welcome here is warm. Sky-lit upstairs rooms have simple pine furnishings, bathrooms and balconies, and ‘traditional’ rooms have mattresses on carpets and shared bathrooms. Enjoy delicious traditional dishes (Dh65) in the garden, a pool and overnight trips to the desert run by English-speaking guides Mohamed and Yusuf.