In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Dar Ahlam does not allocate the suites in advance, but all are spacious, with air-conditioning, fireplaces, roomy bathrooms and a view of the Atlas Mountains. None has a TV or telephone (but there's good mobile network coverage). Each one has been decorated individually with unusual antiques and silk curtains. The three villas are built around a central patio, and feature a terrace with a fireplace and a private heated pool.
- Packing tips
- Swimwear and sunhats; something hardy if you plan any more energetic activities. The temperature plunges at night, even in summer, so you'll benefit from a wardrobe of layers.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A handmade candle
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Dar Ahlam
Ouarzazate, Morocco[view map]
- Style
- Kasbah with added wow!
- Setting
- Betwixt High Atlas and Sahara
There’s little about this 19th-century Kasbah that won’t leave you slack-jawed. Following a dusty road from the Atlas Mountains into the Sahara desert is a suitable way to whet your appetite for adventure, but even the most committed sybarite might be overwhelmed by this ‘House of Dreams’ (as its name translates). The creation of a Parisian party planner, Dar Ahlam is as luxurious as lodgings get – let alone in this landscape.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Nine suites and three villas.
- Rates
- Suites cost €800–€875; the villas cost €1,150–€1,330, all-inclusive.
- Check-out
- They are flexible and do not have precise check-out times, as it depends on clients’ arrival time.
- Facilities
- CD player in the villas, air-conditioning, open fireplace, under-floor heating in the bathrooms, hairdryer, toiletries.
- Poolside
- Outdoor swimming pool, and private pools with the villas.
- Also
- For €1,600 you can spend the night under the stars in the desert, in a tent for two.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- The menu combines traditional Moroccan specialities and the latest culinary innovations. Frederick Grasser Hermé is in charge of savoury delights, and desserts are dreamed up by French pâtissier Pierre Hermé.
- Dress code
- Casual but elegant sportswear is the usual attire.
- Top table
- Dar Ahlam prides itself on privacy. You always eat à deux or en famille, and you never eat in the same place twice. Take lunch in a herb garden or an olive grove, then dine in a cosy corner of the kasbah or on a secret terrace.
- Hotel bar
- Every night, aperitifs or digestifs are served in the grand salon. Or request a special private aperitif on the rooftop.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- Baby cots can be added to every Petite suite. The Syrian suite can accommodate a child under ten. Babysitting is possible; the cost is included.
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Dar Ahlam
Palmeraie de Skoura
Ouarzazate
Morocco
