MAISON D’HÔTESINNINNHOTELINNHOTEL( 0524 83 06 52; http://riadv.ifrance.com; km24, Aït Oudinar; per person incl half-board
Dh250) Sunlight streams into this converted pisé family home through a central lightwell,
illuminating large guest rooms and lightening the mood of weary travellers. Owner Said Naïm
outfitted the place with clever Berber style – baskets become lampshades and couscous
platters serve as sinks. The welcome here is warm, literally: rooms have fireplaces and electric
heating for chilly nights.
Les 5 Lunes $
( 0524 83 07 23; 23km, Aït Oudinar; d & tr per person incl half-board Dh200) Get ready to
rock: this stone guesthouse teeters on a cliff above valley treetops, with six cave-like rooms
(five have en-suite bathrooms). Owner Daoud is an accomplished jazz/Berber/flamenco
musician, and with fair warning or friendly cajoling, he arranges concerts and Berber music
workshops. Book ahead for picnics with organic garden-grown produce or dinner beside the
fireplace.
Auberge des Gorges du Dadès $
( 0524 83 02 21; www.aubergeaitoudinar.com; 24km; camping per person Dh15, r per
person incl breakfast/half-board Dh120/200) A bubbly personality overlooking the river, the
Auberge has 15 rooms that cover the waterfront with Moroccan motifs: pisé Amazigh designs
and fossil sinks in one wing, ornate stucco and beldi tile in another. All have en-suite
bathrooms, half have air-con, and 10 have private balconies.
Auberge Tissadrine $
( 0524 83 17 45; 27km; per person incl half-board Dh200, mattress on roof Dh40)
Squeezed into a rock cleft at a river bend, this pisé guesthouse has 14 simple, Berber-style
rooms with tataoui ceilings, Middle Atlas carpets, and small en-suite bathrooms. In summer,
sleep on the terrace under astonishing stars, near tarps spread with drying figs.
Hôtel le Vieux Chateau du Dadès $
( 0524 83 12 61; 25km; per person half-board d Dh200-300, ste Dh350) River views, a
terrace restaurant amid chirping songbirds, and 30 rooms. Ground-floor standard rooms with
auspicious Amazigh symbols carved into pisé walls out-charm new terrace suites with tubs.
Chez Pierre $
( 0524 83 02 67; http://chezpierre.ifrance.com; 27km, Aït Ouffi; s/d incl breakfast
Dh470/615, tr & q Dh895; Apr-Oct; ) Eight airy rooms and one apartment are notched
right into the gorge wall, with simple decor, flowering terraces and poolside sun decks.
Hôtel El-Ouarda $
( 0524 83 16 09; r per person Dh70) At Msemrir, you can bunk at this basic but cheerful
place.