Dar Ouassim

The place is big, and you have high ceilings, a terrace and lots of privacy. Friendly staff who let me be alone for the most part. They even encouraged me to take an excursion to Chefchaouen on my last day when I forgot that I wanted to. Location is in the beautiful old medina, I recommend the restaurant just outside and also Zohra around the corner.

I noticed many cockroaches in my room and other areas. The staff were friendly, but when I specifically told them No to breakfast and dinner in the hotel due to hygiene concerns (their previous offerings were unpleasant, including the tea), the lady of the house would come to my door often with a tray full of food. I had to scream NO once because she did not listen to my request to not serve food. It comes from friendliness I know, but I felt harassed after a few days. The family owners also live here and sometimes they are screaming or making noise. Wifi is weak. The gate to the hotel has to be opened from the inside so you end up waking the staff up if you’re out late at night, with a heavy knock. Other than that I felt welcome and had my own space, and for a few days I would recommend this place for a budget traveller.

I had an ensuite room on the ground floor so it was relatively cooler. The owner’s son walked me to the hotel the day I arrived and the owner walked me to get a petit taxi the morning I left.

The description of the room says air-conditioned which is inaccurate. The owner arranged a fan to be brought in. There were cockroaches in my room.

Exceptionally kind owners - I felt very well treated; calm environment to relax after a day in the medina, striking, traditional architecture within the house, very cool terrace - one of my favourite sojourns overall. Many thanks!

The bathroom/shower area next to the room was unusually tiny, but nothing to complain of otherwise.

Great breakfast. Made very welcome by family. Was helped finding a taxi to airport. Room was lower floor so cooler.

Bathroom needs a good clean. Wifi worked in house but not in my room. Its at the other end of the medina from blue gate & I got lost many times.

The family and owner were very kind and helpful.. it's a good opportunity for the people who want to learn about the culture to stay There.

- location: close to tanneries - the owner is very hospitable: instead of asking my passport he offered me a welcome cup of marrocan tea, which was very great after an exhausting search of the hostel - the antique house, this is an historical monument with authentic atmosphere. The doors and ceilings are very high! - toilet+shower is close to the room

- very hard to find the hostel, no signs outside. Impossible to find the entrance without asking people - tiny toilet combined with shower, no hangers or shelves in the toilet, there is no place to hang or put your clothes - no towels - wifi is not stable inside the room - the breakfast is poor (bread, butter, jam and tea)

The location, family and tagine cooked by Amina 😍

The hosts were extremely welcoming and helpful.

So the biggest positive is that the host family is nice and helpful. I felt welcomed a lot when I stayed there.

To be fair, I probably got the smallest room, as I stayed alone. The room I got was just beside the toilet and I can hear the noises in the toilet. And the toilet is quite small too. But if you travel with friends and stay in one of the multi-people rooms I think it will be more comfortable. But for the price I paid and the helpfulness of the hosts I think its an OK place to stay.

Good included breakfasts, coffee and mint tea

Uncomfortable beds