Must-see hotels in High Atlas Mountains

  • Kasbah Bab Ourika

    Ourika Valley

    Occupying an outstanding hilltop location in the Ourika Valley, this rammed-earth kasbah provides understated luxury, including uninterrupted views of…

  • Dar Ahansal

    High Atlas Mountains

    Atop Amezray the impressive rock-hewn dar (small house) of mountain guide Youssef Oulcadi rises organically out of the tough mountain landscape, its…

  • Kasbah Timdaf

    High Atlas Mountains

    This stone and mud-brick kasbah is built in the traditional local style with artful rooms warmed by vintage wood-burning stoves. It may seem palatial, but…

  • Camping Zebra

    High Atlas Mountains

    This welcoming places mixes tent sites alongside four garden rooms with shared bathroom and a mini kasbah with four en suites. Brightly painted rooms and…

  • Ouirgane Ecolodge

    High Atlas Mountains

    For a peaceful escape from the Marrakesh bustle, it's hard to fault this environmentally minded retreat. Rooms boast a warm Berber design, and the lounge…

  • Riad Atlas Toubkal

    Imlil

    This appealing guesthouse has eight cosy rooms with large picture windows that catch mountain breezes and boast views as fine as those at the kasbah;…

  • La Kasbah du M'Goun

    High Atlas Mountains

    The large size of this newly constructed kasbah, especially when seen from the main road, belies smallish but stylish rooms inside – but given the…

  • Kasbah du Toubkal

    Imlil

    This converted historic kasbah, at 1800m, lords it over Imlil with grand views over the mountainous landscape. The 11 bedrooms range from quaintly cute to…

  • Tizouit

    High Atlas Mountains

    Set into the hillside overlooking Demnate and shaded by flourishing gardens filled with banana, pomegranate and olive trees, Tizouit is a labour of love…

  • Auberge Le Maquis

    Ourika Valley

    A warm welcome awaits at this 11-room, family-style getaway and launching pad/finish line for bikers and trekkers. The local management makes meals (mains…

  • Riad Cascades d'Ouzoud

    High Atlas Mountains

    This stylish mud-brick guesthouse located on the parking lot at the top of the cascades offers the best accommodation in Ouzoud, along with quality meals…

  • Douar Samra

    Imlil

    At the eastern end of the valley in Tamartert, a trail zigzags among low-slung houses made of pisé (rammed earth); the triple-decker one is Douar Samra…

  • Kasbah Jad Auberge

    Ourika Valley

    This appealing family-run place has much to recommend it, starting with attractively furnished rooms, all of which offer memorable views over the valley…

  • Imlil Lodge

    Imlil

    Run by Jamal Imrehane, owner of Toubkal Guide, this friendly stone-faced guesthouse looks out over Imlil and the Mizane Valley from Tamatert. Arranged…

  • Chez Momo II

    High Atlas Mountains

    Country living comes with Marrakesh style at Chez Momo II. Garden bungalows have tadelakt (waterproof-plaster) baths, pine-beam ceilings, kilim…

  • Dar Imlil

    Imlil

    Marrakesh style heads for the mountains at this 20-room stone guesthouse. Bedrooms are comfortable and climate-controlled with hewn wood furnishings,…

  • Gîte Le Toubkal

    Toubkal National Park

    Aroumd's original guesthouse remains popular among tour groups and independent travellers alike thanks to comfortable rooms and plenty of common spaces in…

  • Riad Vallée Verte Asni

    Toubkal National Park

    This family-run guesthouse is something of an oasis from the tourism bustle in Asni and Imlil. The welcome is warm, rooms are stylish and there's lots of…

  • Kasbah Imlil

    Imlil

    Kasbah Imlil has four handsomely furnished rooms, nicely kitted out with tapestries and warm, earthy hues; two have balconies. You can unwind in the…

  • Gîte La Montagne Au Pluriel

    High Atlas Mountains

    Small but cosy rooms with low ceilings, most with shared bathrooms, are available at excellent prices. The Benali family lays out the welcome mat and has…

  • Riad Ouassaggou

    Imlil

    A walnut orchard shades the valley paths surrounding this eight-room guesthouse, where visitors are received like long-lost relatives by Houssein, an…

  • Gite Kasbah Imi n'Ifri

    High Atlas Mountains

    A good budget option just 400m from the top of the gorge, this family-run spot has basic rooms with shared bathrooms. The best rooms catch a bit of breeze…

  • Gîte Timit

    High Atlas Mountains

    This historic Amazigh (Berber) home is a breath of fresh mountain air, with family-friendly dorms and brightly painted doubles. Your host family lives in…

  • Illy Kasbah

    High Atlas Mountains

    This splashy kasbah-hotel, 5km from Demnate on the road to Imi n'Ifri, offers opulent rooms surrounding a riad-style courtyard and a small outdoor pool…

  • Flilou

    High Atlas Mountains

    The first guesthouse on the western edge of the village offers clean dorms, doubles with hand-painted beds, savoury meals and clean, updated bathrooms…

  • Gîte Le Cathédrale

    High Atlas Mountains

    Of the few accommodation options near Tamga, the simple Gîte Le Cathédrale is the most central and best run. There are nine basic rooms (all of which…

  • Riad Atlas Prestige

    Imlil

    This pleasant six-room guesthouse has an appealing riad-style layout, with an open courtyard and several terraces for taking in the views. Rooms are…

  • Gîte M'Goun

    High Atlas Mountains

    Though it may not look like much from the street below, spacious rooms with en suite bathrooms and a particularly hospitable welcome even by lofty local…

  • Gîte Atlas Toubkal

    Toubkal National Park

    Seventeen shared rooms with shared baths, all pleasantly decorated with local handicrafts. The terrace looking up into the valley is particularly nice for…

  • Gîte d’Étape Assounfou

    High Atlas Mountains

    Gîte d’Etape Assounfou is the first and still by far the best in the Tessaout valley, with great views over the valley, not to mention electricity and hot…

  • Kasbah Amezray

    High Atlas Mountains

    This 12-room guesthouse has cosy rooms (five with en suite) with exposed stone walls and wood-beam ceilings. It's set in front of a photogenic granary,…

  • Authentic Toubkal

    Imlil

    Run by the youthful Lahcen and his family, this delightful place aims to introduce guests to Amazigh (Berber) culture, with lessons on mint tea…

  • Gîte Ahmed Amahdar

    High Atlas Mountains

    Bunk at the guesthouse of village sheikh Sidi Ahmed Amahdar for hot showers, clean shared bathrooms and a family-style welcome from the folks who manage…

  • Refuge Azib Tamsoult

    Toubkal National Park

    This new place at the bottom of Azib Tamsoult (2250m) has three private en suite rooms and around 50 dorm beds. It's a pleasant alternative to camping,…

  • Dar Imperial

    Toubkal National Park

    Book here for private rooms at the top of the village, with some of the best views of any guesthouse in the valley. In gîte d’étape (homestay) style,…

  • Targa Imoula

    Imlil

    Six large and stylish rooms at the top of Imlil's centre make a quiet base somewhat removed from the fray down below. While the service here isn't as…

  • Gîte Taoujdat

    High Atlas Mountains

    Trekking groups head up to this basic guesthouse at the home of guide Said Massaoudi and his son Mohammad. It consists of mattresses on wooden pallets…

  • Hotel Chellal d'Ouzoud

    High Atlas Mountains

    A simple guesthouse with colourful, reasonably priced rooms on the path heading down to the falls (about 150m walk from the car park). It's a friendly…

  • Refuge Les Mouflons

    Toubkal National Park

    Privately owned Refuge Les Mouflons' lounge can be chilly but is otherwise a good option, with more facilities than the nearby CAF refuge, a well-stocked…

  • Hotel Assanfou

    High Atlas Mountains

    Rooms are simple but sufficient at one of the only hotels in Azilal with en suite baths. Ask for a room on the back side of the building, where there's…