Gîte d'étape Luna Del Fuego — Hotel in caïdat de M'daghra Lkeng قيادة مدغرة الخنك

Pros:||The location was great because it meant we could make a strategic stop on our road to the desert. It is also located in a canyon on the atlas mountains, with incredible views, great surroundings and very very peaceful. There is not plenty to do there but I guess that is the objective. The house is local-made, very picturesque, with long carpets and an immediate cosy feeling upon entrance. The room and bathroom was clean and very acceptable, with nets for the bugs during the night. It has air-con that really saved us.||||Cons:||This is an acceptable accommodation but has a long way to go. I'm not talking about the hotel itself or the rooms or doors, walls or mattresses. I'm referring to the hospitality and attentiveness towards the guest. No one spoke english or french for that mater, it was very difficult to get the message through. Even with google translator it was difficult. We had a scorpion on the premisses, very close by our dinner table, and even the alert was difficult pass through. We felt we were kind of a burden. At dinner, the food was average and the bread was very old, more so at breakfast since it was the same bread. And I'm just alerting to these details because all of this was paid as a...

The guest house is located in Ifri about 300M in from the main highway in a tranquil setting. It overlooks the surrounding palmateria, river and mountains. The guest house is Berber style simple with a main sitting area for relaxation with a wood stove. Meals are served in the large dining area. Breakfast is most often served outside in the early morning sunshine. The bedrooms do not have air conditioning or heat. The shower had hot water. Ibrahim is a good host concerned that everything is working and the guests are enjoying themselves. Ibrahim led the tour of a small olive processing place just 100M away. A mule is used to grind the olives into paste before pressing the olive oil out. Interesting to see. Ibrahim also told us about a good hike in the canyon the house stands beside. You have the option of climbing the mountain or threading your way through the canyon for 3-4 hours. Stayed two nights....thoroughly enjoyed our time there....

We were lucky enough to discover Ismail's place on the way back from Merzouga where the noise of 4x4's and tourist buses disappointed our hopes for a peaceful experience of the desert. In retrospect, this disappointment was a great blessing as it brought us to a rare experience of travel: an exquisitely beautiful, mostly undisturbed place of beauty and spaciousness and an equally exquisite and beautiful person, Ismail. Come to Luna del Fuego and discover simplicity, sanity, and peace. Be prepared for the indescribably kind and sincere presence of Ismail and his brother They will share their village, knowledge of the environment, unseen kasbahs, new vistas, hikes, caves, and even a trip to his mother's to buy bread). Everything you give clearly feeds the local economy. If you can only stay one night, you'll still walk away with a heart changed by Ismail's smile and the mysteriousness of...