BOUTIQUE HOTELRESORTHOTELHOTELHOTELHOTELKite Xperience ( 0642 52 82 79; www.kitexperience.com, in French; Bab al-Bahar, Ave
Mohammed V) One-day kitesurfing class Dh900.
Sleeping
Bab al-Bahar €€€
( 0528 93 14 40; www.bab-al-bahar.com, in French; Ave Mohammed V; r/ste from
Dh1013/2013; ) This Best Western hotel is a relaxing destination in itself, from the mini
Zen garden on the reception desk to the 35 delightful rooms with window seats. Activities
including kitesurfing and 4WD excursions in the dunes are offered. Next to the lapping water,
the stylish French restaurant (set menu Dh120, snacks Dh70) is one of Dakhla’s best, offering
crayfish, tiger prawns, steaks and brochettes.
Sahara Regency €€
( 0528 93 15 55; www.sahararegency.com, in French; Ave al-Walae; s/d incl breakfast
Dh600/800, ste Dh1000-2400; ) Entered through archways, the four-star Sahara
Regency’s rooms are mini-apartments, but the furniture and fittings are aged. Nonetheless, the
overall package is good, with a rooftop pool and ground-floor tearoom and restaurant (set
menu Dh120). A range of tours (Dh350) are available, including shell and oyster safaris and
trips to the white dunes.
Hôtel Erraha €
( /fax 0528 89 88 11; Ave Beuchekroune; s/d/tr Dh250/300/500; ) The Erraha’s spacious
rooms have hot water (you have to turn on the boiler yourself) and balconies overlooking the
new Edderhem Mosque and its green square. The staff are a genial bunch and there’s a cafe.
The location, about 1km southwest of the centre, is a pain if you want to hang out in town, but
convenient for grands taxis and the SAT and Supratours offices.
Hôtel Sahara €
( 0528 89 77 73; Ave Sidi Ahmed Laaroussi; r Dh80-200) The friendly Sahara is the best of
the three budget hotels overlooking the pedestrianised shopping lanes just southwest of the
Supratours office. Rooms have little balconies. The basic options share showers and squat
toilets; the better-value en-suite rooms have sit-down toilets and TVs.
Hotel Tafoudart €
( 0668 72 27 39; Ave Beuchekroune; s without/with shower & TV 60/120, d 170/80) Next to
Hôtel Erraha, this friendly hotel is about 10 minutes’ walk east of the grands-taxis station.
Recommended if you want a comfortable, secure night with no frills.
Hôtel Aigue €
( 0528 89 73 95; Ave Sidi Ahmed Laaroussi; s/d Dh80/120) In a tall, narrow building next to
Hôtel Sahara, the Aigue has basic, pokey rooms with shared showers and squat toilets, but it’s
clean, secure and central.