We stayed in Dar es Salam for 2 nights just because we had our flight back, we wish we could spend more time there. This is a dreamy place, away from chaos and any kind of noise, in the middle Of the palmerie just bit outside of the village. If you search for a oasis, even with a pool you can use every time then please don’t miss this place. From there you can reach Ouarzazate, Dades , the rose valley.. a peaceful place to take time for yourself. The kasbah as been renovated with very good taste so is still preserving a lot of original details. Is a place to rest but a place where you feed your soul with beauty and a very relaxed and nice service.
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Date of stay: May 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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I've just noticed that (despite all being great) there's no very recent review for Dar Es Salam. But don't worry, nothing has changed, it's very much still a wonderfully friendly, beautifully restored and amazingly good value place to stay.... then there's that scrummy breakfast too. This is one of my favourites when passing through Skoura... just booking a third (sadly brief) stay in the past 6 months.
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Date of stay: November 2023
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This Kasbah in the Skoura oasis is an excellent place to stay and enjoy the vastness of the desert around Skoura. The Kasbah was completely renovated and is a beautiful building from the outside and the inside. The rooms are simple, but very clean, the bed was comfortable and the breakfast was delicious. I can also recommend the dinner! The staff was exceptionally friendly, the mandatory mint tea was served upon arrival and a ride to the center of the village was offered upon departure. The Kasbah is situated some 1,5km from the village center and quite easy to find. The garden around the house with chairs to relax make it an ideal place for families to stay.
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Date of stay: December 2011
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I just spent 5 nights at this lovely hotel. It’s the perfect place to relax and a good base for exploring the area.
I particularly liked the large garden with fruits, flowers and herbs, where care was taken to create little areas to sit and rest, talk, swing in a hammock, read a book… it’s really special. The swimming pool was also in a lovely location, in a dedicated corner of the garden, with sun loungers and towels, so you feel you have relative privacy and can really relax. The water was not chlorinated and seemed pretty clean (and very refreshing after some time in the sun). There are not that many rooms so you have a lot of space to enjoy the place. It seemed popular with young couples.
The other part that is great about this particular Kasbah (and there are so many in and around Skoura) is the staff. Lahcine, in particular, was excellent. I was so surprised when he called me as soon as I placed my reservation online, to check what time I was arriving, and whether I need a lift from the bus/taxi stop (in English!). And since then he was both professional and extremely helpful with local information and organizing whatever I asked for, without ever once crossing the line. The staff are super nice, but never intrusive, and mostly you just feel you have the place to yourself. You can really feel at home here. If you choose to dine in, they check with you what you would like to eat for dinner, and go out of your way to accommodate your preferences. Delicious breakfast is served in a shaded part of the garden: what a way to start your day!
I also liked the unobtrusive décor / colour scheme of the place. The Kasbah rooms and their bathrooms are simple and a little on the small side, but there are bigger rooms for families in another part of the garden.
Areas for improvement: Would be nice to have better wifi and somewhere to put your clothes (shelves/wardrobe/hangers) in the room.
If you come to Skoura, don’t miss the Monday morning souk! Also recommended: exploring the oasis and so many kasbahs slowly crumbing (I think these are just as fascinating as the ones that have been turned into museums), and tasting the local fromage de chevre.
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Date of stay: May 2017
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Room Tip:I would choose a room on the upper floor (not ground floor)
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We are an Australian family (two adult and two kids, age 8 and 10). We stayed a couple nights at this Kasbah in September 2013. It's a great place. Other reviews have described it as an oasis within an oasis, and that's a pretty good description. It is very peaceful, with beautiful grounds and gardens, a wonderful pool, relaxing courtyards and outdoor sitting areas, and a great, quiet vibe. The small staff is friendly and prepares reasonably good food.
The rooms are very simple, but excellent value for the money (the staff actually allowed us the use of an additional room for no charge- very kind).The rooms definitely need some TLC though- they're a little rundown (eg broken fixtures, burnt out lights, furniture falling apart, etc), but nothing major, and the whole place is generally tastefully decorated. Given the reasonable cost, and the attractive grounds and gardens, we were quite satisfied, and actually planned to stay on extra nights to enjoy the serenity. However...
There was just one problem when we stayed there- biting bugs in the beds. Our kids first reported feeling bites on their arms and legs while in bed. At first we thought they were imagining it. Then we felt them too, By the end of the second night, we had to cut our stay short (we actually fled our beds in the middle of the second night and slept on self-inflating mattresses on the floor!). Our legs and arms were absolutely covered in bites, and getting very itchy.
btw...we did investigate and think we found the source of the problem. The hotel had allowed the top floor rooms to fall into disrepair. Birds had taken up residence in some old mattresses up there, and there were bird droppings everywhere, particularly above the two rooms we rented. It was probably bird lice from them (there were feathers on our beds when we arrived and we did not understand until later where they came from). Anyway, it was a real shame because we had enjoyed the place thoroughly and did want to leave, but had too. They need to address this immediately, and do some basic repairs of the place, and they would have a real winner.
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Date of stay: September 2013
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We stayed one night at Dar Es Salam. Very nice renovated old Kasbah. Rooms are not the biggest, but sizes are different. Small bathrooms, but okay. Everything is very clean. Beds are comfy and you will get real white linnen ... what a difference to other places in Marroco. Not all rooms are used all times (some small signs of neglection). Some rooms have little smell from the pipes (but that might be weather related). The diningroom is the inside court of the Kasbah ... nice (maybe noise in the rooms with many guests - we've been the only guests). Dinner was tasteful and a big portion. Breakfast (okay) was at an outside terrace. Nice garden with a big clean pool (chairs and shadow). The host and staff are very friendly and service orientated. All in all a good Place to stay ... and have a relaxing day. Many palms of Skoura look very ill and at most parts don't stay close together. So we suggest to choose other places to visit a Palmerie. The market is nice and not many tourists around.
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Date of stay: September 2012
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Friendly staff and very private. Room very comfortable, private and well found. Larcon was excellent and although we arrived late(ish) was on hand to greet and provide an excellent dinner at hour requested. Exciting place to be even though we were the only residents for the one night we stayed.
Pool looked very inviting but weather had turned and was cool and rained during the night. Could see it definitely had a chill-out factor to it on hot days.
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Date of stay: October 2016
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Had corner suite with double aspect across gardens and pool.
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We had a wonderful stay at the this newly renovated Kasbah. Lots of effort has been going into the on going renovations. Our 19 month old little boy enjoyed running around the pretty gardens. The staff and owner are really friendly and helpful and looked after us well. We stayed an extra night than planned for rest as our little boy had not been well before we arrived and it was wonderful for everyone to feel more energised somewhere clean with plenty of space for the little one to run around in. The Kasbah is located off the main road, this made it a quiet and peaceful base for exploring and an excellent location. Would recommend this hotel and the food is very good too.
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Date of stay: November 2010
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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We stayed in this wonderfull renovated kasbah served by the proud owner and his family. A nice and relaxed place to stay. Still work in progress but the facilities are really good. Service is excellent, friendly and courtegious people.
We would definitely recommend to anyone.
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Date of stay: November 2010
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My friends and I spent one night here and wish we had time to spend more. The place was wonderful, and the hosts even better, welcoming us with tea and dates, and showing us through the restoration of the riad. Great pool and an amazing garden. We also enjoyed a very nice traditional supper and breakfast. It’s location is just far enough from town to be a quiet oasis, yet it’s a quick trip in if you need something. There were few guests in the Dar that night so we may have received extra attention, however the kindness of the hosts was genuine.
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Date of stay: October 2019Trip type: Travelled with friends
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PRICE RANGE
C$60 - C$71 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
MoroccoDrâa-TafilaletOuarzazateSkoura
NUMBER OF ROOMS
13
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