Kasbah Leila — Hotel in caïdat d'Er-Rissani

The food, especially the breakfast, was one of the best I had in Morocco.

As far as the owner tries to defend himself about alcohol I remember how he came at the breakfast with some bottles of alcohol and tried to sell to some people a bottle for 100€. I mean, if you don't want people to drink, why offer it in the first place? Also, I don't know if the owner travels outside his country, but you can bring your own alcohol to any hotel and even request glasses. I worked in the hospitaly sector and this is how is done all over the world.

The rooms could have been better, expected worse since it is "in the desert." But if you look around to other places around the desert, you can find people doing a better job. They better be better than this one. I am not really sure. Do you have the moment you wanted to sell alcohol also on camera?

Personally, I haven't drunk any, but the manager should offer better instructions to his man. Also, why did your man drink at their job? I thought muslims never drink alcohol or they are not allowed. Is that also a problem for the students?

Nobody will request his money back. The review is for any other future clients to see how people were treated here.

On the other hand, I don't think they ever used a vacuum cleaner inside since that kind of dust dosen't go with the brush only. As far as the room were constructed, it was really hot in the day and very cold in the night even though they were made out of clay, I guess. We even had a hole in the roof, but that was a minor issue since it never rained inside.

I could have guessed that they were not preprepared to host that many people since they didn't have running water, and when they did it was it was not safe to wash your hands. We had to flush the toilet with a 5L empty gallon since the toilet was not working. My humble question is why you would build so many houses with electricity, plumbing, and water if it can not function at the same time?

About the pool, no one dared to enter it since it looked how it looked.

The guys that wore reponsible for the camal ride only drove us for 9 minutes in the dunes and left us there and never came for us back, and we had to walk back to the "hotel".

I think the place could have looked a lot worse and have an even lower standard of living, and I wouldn't have minded since it is " in the desert or very close to it. But they brand themselves as a luxury place, and the manager/owner is delusional and treats his clients badly. It looked more likely that we stayed there for free since how...

My experience at this desert camp was one of the most horrifying and unsafe experiences I’ve ever had while traveling. I cannot emphasize this enough: DO NOT stay at this camp. It is not safe, especially for women. The conditions are inhumane, the staff are dangerous, and the atmosphere is one of fear, manipulation, and threat. I am shocked and deeply disturbed that no one in our group ended up missing or dead.

To start, the camp had limited electricity, brown running water, and shower water that caused second- and third-degree burns to one of my friends. There was no first aid kit available, and no medical assistance was offered. That alone would be enough to call this place uninhabitable.

But far worse were the dangerous, inappropriate, and predatory actions of the camp workers. They repeatedly asked us for alcohol, and their behavior became disturbingly inappropriate and threatening. The men followed women around, knocked on their doors late at night claiming to be security, and made explicit comments in Arabic about wanting to hook up with drunk girls. Even worse, they turned off all lights in the main guest area of the camp, leaving only the workers’ camp illuminated—a clear and deliberate tactic to lure women toward them. When some of us wandered toward the only lights for safety, they chased us with flashlights, yelling for us to come into their area. The next night, the same exact thing happened again. When I questioned why the lights in the guest camp were off, I was told they weren’t working. Only after repeated demands did they finally admit they had purposely turned them off—and then turned them back on. It was a calculated, predatory setup, and it felt like we were being hunted.

Avoid this place at all costs—and if you care about the safety of travelers, especially women, spread the word. This camp deserves to be exposed and shut down before someone ends up seriously hurt—or worse, doesn’t...

🚨Absolutely Horrible Experience – Unsafe, Unsanitary, and Hostile🚨

Our stay at Kasbah Leila in Morocco was not just disappointing — it was dangerous.

First, the pool we were promised was filthy and remained unusable for the entirety of our stay. The cleaning was only finished as we were leaving.

More seriously, my friend Anna suffered second-degree burns on her hand just by testing the shower water — it was boiling hot. I checked the water myself afterward: no matter the setting, both the sink and shower ran brown, scalding water. When we begged for first aid, the gauze provided was low quality (see attached photo), and they only gave it to us after chasing down three different people the next morning — it took until 11 AM the day after the injury to even get basic help.

But the most alarming issue was the behavior of many of the hotel employees: they harassed, followed, and even chased the young women staying here. We were terrified to walk back to our tents at night because the path lights were turned off, making it even harder to avoid these predatory staff.

To top it off, the owner has deflected all responsibility, blaming the women staying here for “feeding alcohol” to his adult male staff, as if that excuses harassment or aggressive behavior. Let me be clear: these are grown men — their conduct is their own responsibility, not ours.

If you read the owner’s replies to other bad reviews, you’ll see him calling guests names and accusing them of lying to “get money back.” I fully expect him to gaslight me here as well, but I’m posting this so future travelers can stay safe and avoid this nightmare.

Avoid Kasbah Leila at all costs. It’s unsafe, unsanitary, and the management is hostile toward guests...