Kasbah du Peintre — Hotel in caïdat de Amerzgane

The guest house is along a dirt road off the main road accessible only by foot. The area is a bit off the city centre and contains some dilapidated houses. Our driver was about to drop us off and return to the down centre to look for accommodation partly because he is concerned it is not safe to leave the company van by the side of the road overnight. I insisted that he come with me to have a look at the guest house first and if it is not suitable, take us to look for another guest house. But was I ever surprised. Like many of the Morocco houses with very unremarkable exterior, the inside was beautifully decorated and maintained. We have a comfortable room with a little bit of balcony. The owner Ahmed Bendra and his little boy Abraham were warm and welcoming. So was his brother Azdine who is a painter. They not only welcome us they also offer free room and food for our driver. To alleviate his concern about the van, they let him park in one of the two garages they have across the road. They move around some paintings to make room for the van. Ahmed’s wife cooked us a wonderful home cook dinner. By that time, my wife and I were 8 days into the tour and found most of the Moroccan food a bit too salty to our taste. Her cooking totally restored our faith. The amount salt and spice was just perfect. Even our driver who is from Fez admitted that it is one of the best meal he had. Ahmed also introduced us to his 9 month old son Suleman, a strong happy little baby. I am so glad we found...

The guest house is along a dirt road off the main road accessible only by foot. The area is a bit off the city centre and contains some dilapidated houses. Our driver was about to drop us off and return to the down centre to look for accommodation partly because he is concerned it is not safe to leave the company van by the side of the road overnight. I insisted that he come with me to have a look at the guest house first and if it is not suitable, take us to look for another guest house. But was I ever surprised. Like many of the Morocco houses with very unremarkable exterior, the inside was beautifully decorated and maintained. We have a comfortable room with a little bit of balcony. The owner Ahmed Bendra and his little boy Abraham were warm and welcoming. So was his brother Azdine who is a painter. They not only welcome us they also offer free room and food for our driver. To alleviate his concern about the van, they let him park in one of the two garages they have across the road. They move around some paintings to make room for the van. Ahmed’s wife cooked us a wonderful home cook dinner. By that time, my wife and I were 8 days into the tour and found most of the Moroccan food a bit too salty to our taste. Her cooking totally restored our faith. The amount salt and spice was just perfect. Even our driver who is from Fez admitted that it is one of the best meal he had. Ahmed also introduced us to his 9 month old son Suleman, a strong happy little baby. I am so glad we found...

In short: The best holiday accomodation I’ve ever had! We initially planned to stay for only one night, but after the first evening we decided to stay longer and ended up staying for three nights. Our hosts are the most kind people you could imagine: They gave us great tips on what to do in the surroundings, invited us for tea all the time and accommodated all our dietary needs (one time celiac disease (no gluten at all), two vegetarians). The food is absolutely delicious and plentiful, for just a few euros we got soup/salad, tajine, rice, couscous, bread, vegetables and fruit for dinner, and pancakes, omelett, fruit, bread, rice, jam, butter, honey, tea and coffee for breakfast and we always got refills. Once they even made us lunch even though that’s usually not offered because we were hungry and had a long drive ahead of us. From our balcony we had an incredible view on nature, a picturesque village and the mountains. There is a lot to do in the area, such as visiting caves from which you have a very nice view and visiting a neighboring village in which parts of the movie Gladiator were shot. Moreover, the accomodation is amazingly calm and filled with art. I have rarely felt that much at ease when traveling. 100% coming back when visiting...