Chez Youssef

Iddir was very welcoming and helpful. He kindly organised a night in the desert for us - a true highlight! Also, the room in his gîte was very comfortable.

Idir, our host was humble, polite but always there for us with delicious tea and fresh and often frozen water which we really appreciated. The room was very hot (in August when 45 degrees out, so very much expected!) but the night he organised for us in the desert was magnificent. Thank you Idir

Community throttled power consumption (out of Riad’s control) which meant the AC struggled.

Great stay. Youssef was very helpful in many different ways. He also helped make arrangements for a fun afternoon desert trip

Nothing of note

Excellent location a couple of minutes walk away from the first dunes. Nice and cozy interior and tasty food. The owner organized us a camel ride. Staff doesn't speak much English so it's helpful to be able to speak French or Arabic.

Economy room has a shared bathroom with a squatting toilet, so just note that if you're not able to squat, it's better to reserve a more expensive room.

This was our favourite place to stay in Marocco - maybe anywhere! The rooms are spacious, clean, pretty and very comfortable. Breakfasts were AMAZING, the location was perfect, and the organised tour into the desert was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The location was fantastic, and we loved the friendly cats outside the house, who were obviously well taken care of. Youssef is one of the kindest, most welcoming, and most friendly people we met on our journey, and we can't recommend staying here highly enough.

A negative thing became something positive: I caught a bad flu on our way to Merzouga, which kicked in on our first night. It meant we had to postpone everything we had planned as I was completely incapacitated. When you're sick, you appreciate the small things more: how very comfortable the bed was, how the room could be completely dark when you wanted it to be, the quiet neighbourhood, the strong wifi, the excellent water pressure in the shower, etc. Youssef was also very understanding and flexible; his helpfulness made us feel at home. Thank you!

The hotel is in a perfect location, two minutes from the Main Street and with plenty of choices for food and activities; a close walk from the dunes as well. The room was really nice and clean and Idir’s attention and availability made us feel like at home. Thank you ever so much!!

Comfy beds, quiet, on edge of sand dunes.