Auberge ayouze — Hotel in caïdat de Amerzgane

Auberge Ayouz will forever be a special place for my partner and I. I am so glad we made some major adjustments to stay there for the last 2 nights of our 10 day, 10 city road trip in Morocco because i can say without a doubt that we saved the best experience for last. Every city in morocco has something different to offer. What you’ll find here is friendship, lifelong memories, peace and pure bliss. It didn’t feel like we were paying to stay at a hotel for sure. It felt like two generous men had opened their home up to us. Which they did. Upon arrival we were welcomed by Ibrahim who was the sweetest, he greeted us with the tastiest breakfast we had had in morocco. And Idris (who had broken his leg at the time and was restricted to bedrest) was still the coolest, craziest host. Both brothers welcomed us where idris was resting and we would talk for ages. He taught us about berber music, language, history, culture, everything. We even got to see the local naturopath/herbalist come and tend to Idris and they talked us through everything. It felt like they were family.

My fiance knew this would be a special place, so he chose it to be the place where he would propose to me. I found out later that Idris was kind enough to talk to my fiance months in advance to help him plan and prepare this moment. He was going to take us to the top of Ait-Benhaddou but unfortunately because of his leg, he couldnt do this anymore. Instead he planned something else AMAZING. And when we came back home they cooked us a beautiful 3 course meal under the stars and we talked all night. Ibrahim helped us with some car trouble the last morning and took us to the kitchen where he taught us how to make their tea, breakfast, we made them coffee, spent some time together and said our goodbyes. Everything they do, they do it with a lot of love and wholeheartedly.

We didn’t want to go. I’m ready to live there forever, I dream to go back and live there one day. Until then we will keep visiting Auberge Ayouz whenever...

Auberge Ayouze, in the village of Assfalou, is a welcoming guest house run by the charismatic and friendly Idriss, who is not only your host, but also the excellent head chef. “Ayouze” translates to “perfect” in Amazigh (Berber) and this is indeed a perfect small inn. The rambling building is decorated with a mix of traditional decorations as well as more modern paintings and murals by local artists and the ambiance is very pleasant. Each room is simple and uniquely decorated with ensuite bathrooms. The main dining room doubles as a living room and social space. If you are here in winter, as we were, it is heated with a roaring fire in the morning and evening. Idriss was a chef before he opened the hotel and each night had a fixed menu which to our delight was some of the best food we ate in our two weeks in Morocco. The sunrise views over the countryside from the decks and patios are well worth setting an alarm to be sure and see.||You are most likely going to stay at this charming guest house if you are visiting the extremely picturesque fortified caravan town of Aït Benhaddou. Assfalou is the next village just a few minutes drive north of Aït Benhaddou. It is on the alternative road to the main national highway. This road is the more scenic route to the pass over the High Atlas and onto Marrakech. ||This simple auberge was one of our favorite...

Auberge Ayouze, in the village of Assfalou, is a welcoming guest house run by the charismatic and friendly Idriss, who is not only your host, but also the excellent head chef. “Ayouze” translates to “perfect” in Amazigh (Berber) and this is indeed a perfect small inn. The rambling building is decorated with a mix of traditional decorations as well as more modern paintings and murals by local artists and the ambiance is very pleasant. Each room is simple and uniquely decorated with ensuite bathrooms. The main dining room doubles as a living room and social space. If you are here in winter, as we were, it is heated with a roaring fire in the morning and evening. Idriss was a chef before he opened the hotel and each night had a fixed menu which to our delight was some of the best food we ate in our two weeks in Morocco. The sunrise views over the countryside from the decks and patios are well worth setting an alarm to be sure and see.||You are most likely going to stay at this charming guest house if you are visiting the extremely picturesque fortified caravan town of Aït Benhaddou. Assfalou is the next village just a few minutes drive north of Aït Benhaddou. It is on the alternative road to the main national highway. This road is the more scenic route to the pass over the High Atlas and onto Marrakech. ||This simple auberge was one of our favorite...