Hotel Palmeraie - Ouarzazate, Morocco     

This small guesthouse is run by an Irish woman and her Moroccan boyfriend. We didn’t meet her, but he and his staff were really nice people. When we arrived, we had a problem with our car. He helped us find a garage and managed everything. The rooms are simple but clean. The food was the best we got in 3 weeks! We spend the evening in very pleasant company. The Palm gardens in the river valley start behind the house and we got a really interesting guided tour by one of the staff (much more interesting than the todra-gorge). To find the guesthouse you have to take the road in direction to the todra-gorge until you see a sign on the left side. The guesthouse is on the right side of the road (you have to take a path that descends to the house).

Stayed one night in this hotel. Service was great, accommodation was fine but the place was absolutely deserted -- could not have been more than a handful of people in this huge resort style hotel. It could have been anywhere in the world -- did not feel very Moroccan -- but beds were good, shower was hot and breakfast was fine.