Villas Fawakay
Overview
Under-fives stay free (cots are available) and extra beds can be provided upstairs rooms for £45 a night. Babysitting can be arranged for 200 dirhams an evening (up to midnight), with 12 hours’ notice. There's monitoring kit and highchairs, too.
Best for
Would-be desert-dwellers of all ages
Recommended rooms
The upstairs suites in each of the three villas can easily accommodate extra beds or baby cots; larger families can rent entire villas with one or two extra bedrooms.
Activities
Villas Fawakay has a clay tennis court and a golf net for sporty youngsters. A donkey named Doris is happy to take children for rides, and there's also two goats (Ken and Deirdre), two peacocks and a tortoise or two. Childrens' cookery classes are also on offer.
Swimming pool
There’s a shallow pool next to the main one for toddlers, and the plunge pools in each villa can be drained. Inflatables are available.
Meals
The villas’ chef, Rachida, prepares every meal to order, so even fussier infants can be catered to with ease. High chairs and packed lunches can be provided.
Babysitting
Hotel staff are available for babysitting duties for 200 dirhams an evening (until midnight); 12-hours notice required.
No need to pack
Baby bath tubs, playmates, cots and bedding can all be provided. The hotel also keeps a small supply of baby toiletries, toys and kids’ DVDs.
Also
Each villas includes a fridge that can be used to stash milk or baby food.
