Morocco Travel Guide

DUNES

BIRDWATCHING

HOTEL

HOTEL

HOTEL

HOTEL

SEAFOOD

ITALIAN

Dunes

There are kilometres of dunes north and west of town. To get among them, take a 4WD off the
N1 north of the city.

Lagoons

Local travel agents can organise trips that cover the lagoons and the dunes.

Sleeping

The UN maintains a significant presence in Laâyoune and tends to fill the better hotels, so you
would be wise to book ahead. Unsurprisingly, good accommodation in this desert outpost is
expensive by Moroccan standards.

Sahara Line Hotel €€

Offline map Google  map (    0528   99  54  54; Blvd    el-Kairaouane;  s/d/tr  Dh430/537/644;   )  A

UN favourite, the reliable Sahara Line has swish, carpeted, air-conditioned rooms with fridge,
bathroom and TV. There’s a restaurant on the top floor (breakfast Dh50), but no bar.

Hôtel Parador €€€

Offline map Google  map (    0528   89  28  14; Ave de  l’Islam;    s/d Dh1100/1400;     )  This    survivor

from Spanish days, built in hacienda style around gardens, has a faintly colonial bar and a good
restaurant. The rooms are equipped with all the creature comforts you’d expect and each has a
small terrace.

Hôtel Jodesa €

Offline map Google  map (    0528   99  20  64; 223 Blvd    de  Mekka;  s/d without shower  Dh100/155,

with shower Dh144/215) Centrally located north of Place Dchira, this modern hotel is a good
cheaper option. Rooms are basic, but reasonably spacious.

Hôtel Sidi Ifni €

Offline map Google  map (    0528   89  34  88; 12  Rue Sanhaja,    Souq    Djaj;   s/d Dh40/60)    By  far the

best of the real cheapies, this place in the old Spanish part of town is very local in flavour. The
showers use cold, salty bore water, but there is a hammam nearby.

Eating

There are many cafes and simple restaurants around Place Dchira, where Dh20 should get you
a filling meal. More lively food stalls can be found at the Souq Djemal.

The restaurants at  the Sahara  Line    Hotel   and the Parador offer   more    upmarket    meals.

Le Poissonier €

Offline map Google  map (    0528   99  32  62; 183 Blvd    de  Mekka;  meals   Dh60-90)    This    friendly    fish

restaurant is one of Laâyoune’s best eateries outside the hotels, serving dishes such as fish
soup and lobster.

Pizzeria la Madone €