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Ouarzazate · Kingdom of Morocco
le jardin aux mille roses
A garden kasbah on the road to the Sahara — palm-shaded pool, rose gardens, Moroccan dining and a welcome that guests remember long after the dunes.
4.2 / 5 Google · 720+ reviews
8.6 / 10 “Very Good” · Trip.com
A trusted stopover on the Marrakech → Sahara route
The Oasis
Cross the oued south of Ouarzazate and the desert gives way to green. Behind our walls, on the edge of the palm grove at 1,200 metres, lie shaded gardens heavy with roses, an immense pool ringed by palms, and the cool tiled courts of a Moroccan kasbah.
Arrive dusty from the Tizi n'Tichka or the dunes of the Draa; leave rested. Our team — attentive and discreet — has welcomed travellers at the gates of the Sahara for years, with mint tea at the fountain and dinner under the stars.
Amenities
Every essential is already included in your stay — no surprises, no supplements.
An immense outdoor pool wrapped in mature palms — the heart of the hotel.
Shaded lawns, roses and flowering trees on the edge of the palm grove.
Tasty, typically Moroccan cooking — tagines, couscous and grills, with live music some evenings.
Breakfast and sunsets on the terrace overlooking the palmeraie and the oued.
High-speed connection 24/7 — in every room, by the pool, in the gardens.
On-site parking watched around the clock — cars, 4×4s and motorbikes welcome.
Late arrival from the desert or a dawn departure — someone is always here.
All 31 rooms cooled in summer, warm in winter — with tadelakt and cedar details.
Also at your service: library & reading corner · room service · family rooms · flat-screen TV · laundry on request
Pool & Gardens
Guests cross Morocco and remember this pool: big enough to actually swim, warm enough to linger, and hidden inside a garden that has had decades to grow tall. Parasols and loungers wait on the terracotta deck; mint tea is never far.
Around it, gravel paths wander under palms and cypresses, past roses, oleander and orange trees — with quiet corners, Berber rugs on the lawn and leather poufs in the shade.
Reserve your escape
Inside the Kasbah
Built in the manner of the great southern kasbahs — carved doors, a fountain court glowing with lanterns, and a stained-glass dome that scatters colour across the gallery at noon.
Dining
Slow-cooked tagines, Friday couscous, grills and salads from fresh, seasonal ingredients — served in the lantern-lit restaurant, under the caidal tent, or out on the terrace above the palm grove. Guests still write home about the kefta tagine.
Rooms
Moroccan in style — tadelakt walls, cedar ceilings, woven blankets — and simple where it matters: quiet, cool, spotless, with the garden outside your door.
from €45 / night
A calm garden-facing room for the solo traveller on the desert road.
from €70 / night
Spacious doubles and twins with arched doors onto the palms — breakfast included.
on request
Roomy triples and family arrangements — children under 12 stay half price, under 6 free.
Half-board from €35 per person — dinner and breakfast, garden to table. Attractive rates all year for groups and agencies.
Excursions
Ouarzazate is the crossroads of the Moroccan south — film sets, kasbahs, canyons and dunes. Every one of these day trips begins right at our gate; here are our favourites to inspire your stay.
Excursion · 01
The most famous ksar in Morocco — a fortified mud-brick citadel rising over the Ounila river, backdrop to Gladiator and Game of Thrones.
Excursion · 02
Walk the sets of Atlas Studios, then the painted salons of the Glaoui kasbah of Taourirt, ten minutes from our door.
Excursion · 03
We sit on the N9 itself: a ribbon of palm groves, kasbahs and Saturday souks unrolling toward the desert.
Excursion · 04
Camel treks at sunset, a night in a desert camp, dawn over the erg — then back to the oasis for a swim.
Excursion · 05
The high road to Marrakech — switchbacks, saffron fields of Taliouine and valleys terraced in green.
Excursion · 06
Fint's black-rock oasis, the thousand kasbahs of Skoura's palmery and, in spring, the rose harvest of El Kelaa.
Guest Words
“The pool area is very nice, well kept and surrounded by a mature garden — a great place to relax after a day on the road from Marrakech.”
“Everything is clean, as well the swimming pool — beautiful, vast garden. The staff is very friendly.”
“The hotel is locally owned and everyone has such passion… the food was impeccable.”
“The people were kind, the food was delicious — especially the kefta tagine.”
Book Direct
Write to us directly — a real person at the front desk answers, in English or French, usually within the hour.
Good to Know
Check-in from 14:00, check-out by 12:00. Arriving on a night bus or leaving before dawn for the dunes? Tell us — reception is open 24 hours and we'll keep your luggage.
We are at Km 1 on the Route de Zagora (N9), just south of the river — 5 km from Ouarzazate airport and a short taxi from the town centre and CTM station. Free guarded parking if you drive.
Breakfast is a Moroccan buffet under the caidal tent. Add half board from €35 per person and dinner is taken care of every night — handy, as you're a stroll from town but deep in the garden.
Family and triple rooms are available; children under 12 stay half price and under-6s stay free in their parents' room. The garden was made for hide-and-seek.
We have hosted desert circuits for years and offer attractive year-round rates for groups, agencies and tour operators — with parking for coaches and 4×4 convoys. Write to us for a quote.
Wi-Fi is free and fast throughout — rooms, pool, gardens — and the library makes a quiet corner for a working morning.
