GUESTHOUSEMAISON D’HÔTEMAISON D’HÔTEHOTELGUESTHOUSEsomething of a local speciality.
Dar Zerhoune €
( 0535 54 43 71; www.buttonsinn.com; 42 Derb Zouak Tazgha; dm/s/d incl breakfast
Dh200/300/500; ) To the right and uphill from the main mausoleum, this is a real gem of a
guesthouse run with a welcoming family flavour. There are a variety of rooms and a couple of
terraces (including a view to Volubilis), where you can take lazy breakfasts and opt in for a
delicious home-cooked dinner. Tours, bike hire and cooking lessons are also offered.
Maison d’Hôte Slimani €
( 0535 54 47 93; www.maisondhote-slimani.tk; 39 Rue Drazat; s/d Dh150/250, breakfast
Dh30) Follow signs to the View Panoramique left from the main shrine to find this cheap and
cheerful backpacker-style place. A handful of en-suite rooms on several levels cluster around a
courtyard. Simple, but good value.
La Colombe Blanche €
( 0535 54 45 96; www.maisondhote-zerhoune.ma; 21 Derb Zouak Tazgha; s/d incl
breakfast Dh220/330) A traditional home turned guesthouse – the family occupies the ground
floor while guests are up above. It also bills itself as a restaurant, with home-cooked meals
available on request. In good weather eat on the terrace, with views to Volubilis. At the
mausoleum, turn right uphill and follow the signs.
Hotel Diyar Timnay €
( 0535 54 44 00; [email protected]; 7 Aïn Rjal; s/d/tr incl breakfast Dh160/240/300; )
Near the grands-taxis stands, this is the town’s only formal hotel. It’s unexpectedly large when
you get inside, with plenty of rooms – good but unflashy. Most are en suite, although a few
have separate (but still private) bathrooms. The restaurant (mains Dh50 to Dh60) does a
roaring lunchtime trade with tour groups visiting Volubilis, and has great views to the
archaeological site.
Dar Al Andaloussiya Diyafa €€
( 0535 54 47 49; www.maisondhote-volubilis.com; Derb Zouak Tazgha; s/d incl breakfast
Dh450/900; ) ‘Dar Al Andalous’ is Moulay Idriss’ attempt at a bit of traditional Moroccan
bling. For the most part it works, with good rooms and facilities and plenty of Moroccan fabrics.
It’s near Colombe Blanche, a big white corner building picked out in green.
Getting There & Away
Grands taxis (Dh12, 20 minutes) to Moulay Idriss leave Meknès from outside the Institut
Français, and buses (Dh6) leave from the Meknès bus station every hour from 8am to 6pm.
Taxis leave Moulay Idriss from a stand at the bottom of town on the main road.
If you have your own transport, you might consider continuing to Fez via Nzala-des-Béni-
Ammar, or to Meknès via the village of El-Merhasiyne. Both routes have wonderful views and
eventually join back up with the main roads. As the road surfaces are very rough, these drives
are really only possible in summer unless you have a 4WD.