Kasbah Hotel Xaluca Arfoud

This hotel was the one we liked best . It's built with traditional adobe bricks and decorated inside using traditional materials and textiles . The bedrooms are quite unique with their divans and beds covered in Berber blankets and rugs . The bathroom has a basin made of marble inlaid with fossils , which are a feature of this part of the world , which borders on the Sahara , and the walk in shower is wonderful . in the centre of the main building there is an inviting swimming pool . We were serenaded by a group of Berber musicians on our arrival and had a sumptuous meal on our return from a short trip to the edge of the desert . The hotel was very busy with many participants in a motor cycle rally but its otherwise calm atmosphere made us want to linger longer .

Well, the hotel is a great property. Very nice rooms. A good pool. A good location. Etc. I took a group there recently, and everyone loved it. The problem is that they serve buffet dinners. I had a group of 20 people, and at about 3 a.m. that night, after the buffet dinner, we all started getting sick and throwing up. When I spoke with two managers the next morning about the situation, they took me into a back room and became angry when I said that I believed the buffet was the reason that my customers were sick. The managers told me that surely my customers must have become sick from the previous day's lunch, which was ridiculous because we all ate different things at lunch. And, of course, we all ate from the hotel's buffet that night, and became very ill about seven or eight hours later. Almost all of us were sick for about 48 hours, and being sick, and having to travel into the Sahara, was very difficult and detracted from the experience. In my option, this hotel should be serving a la carte dinners. I don't know why they want to do the huge buffets, with giant bowls of food. My local tour guide told me that he thought that they left the food out, then re-used it the next night, and perhaps the next, etc. This is my belief as I only ate cooked vegetables and yet I became very sick... If you stay at this hotel, I would be very careful of the buffet. Otherwise, it was a good hotel.

We stayed here for only 1 night on our way into the desert. The hotel is unique layout and the theme was like it was a Kasbah. The food was buffet style and there were bars at the pool. The room was very u inquest and had fossils in the sink vanity. I was sad that we only had one night at this hotel.

Expansive Moroccan Kasbah theme hotel located close to entrance to Sahara. You will encounter Moroccan traditional lamps, potteries and decors everywhere you turn. Very nice swimming pool in the center courtyard. The bathroom sink in the room is fabricated from a chunk of rock imbedded with million year old fossils. Other fossil statuesque was on display in hotel too. This area was underwater millions of year ago. Abundant fossils are being found in the nearby hills. Photo wall in hotel lobby implies that Hidalgo, Sahara and John Wick 3 were filmed there.

Excellent experience. Stayed 1 night whilst touring Morocco. Hotel done out in the Moroccan style, very quirky. It was clean and comfortable, even with its quirky decor in the room.  Food was excellent and really hot (first time in Morocco). Pool area OK and good bar. It's an excellent base to explore the dunes and see them either at sunrise or sunset. Only downside was the high step up to the bathroom. Watch out in the night.

I stayed 2 nights at the Kasbah and even though the hotel is beautiful, there a 2 things fundamentally wrong with it. Food is not up to scratch and the staff is rude. I have been to Morocco many times and people are always lovely but there NO...they have an attitude when you ask a question. shame when you have such a beautiful location.

This hotel is used by many tour groups before a night over in the Sahara. It is at the edge of town, so you can’t walk anywhere. They have lots of amenities, like a great outdoor pool, a super nice indoor pool, tennis, and mini-golf, to name a few things. My room was spacious, with a sitting area, a comfortable bed under a beamed ceiling, a fridge, coffee pot and nice bathroom. Unfortunately, there was no coffee provided, only tea. The bathroom had a slight off odor, maybe of sewage, so I opened the window. There is a bar and a large buffet dinner with lots of choices, mostly Moroccan dishes. The meat in the tagine was really tender and the chickpeas were delicious. Breakfast also offers a wide selection of pastries, eggs and other breakfast items. The hotel is large so pay attention to where your room is….lots of signs directing you to the right room. Palm trees line the outdoor pool, in addition to lots of seating areas. Note that the electricity goes off somewhere in the night, so if you have to use the bathroom, keep a phone or flashlight near your bed. Otherwise, it is pitch black.

Talk about being in a hotel with the ambiance of Morocco. We stayed here for 2 nights with Gate One. We had issues with the toilet not working and cold water in our shower. It was quickly resolved by hotel staff. Great grounds and pools. Love the camels out front. All dining service is via buffet. Tons of choices. Really enjoyed our stay here.

Beautiful rooms with beautiful bathrooms that have unique fossil counters. The rooms are very uniquely decorated, but when it came to the beds they could have done better. The beds are mounted on cement platforms, which caused us to stub our toe several times. But the worse part was the extremely firm mattresses. The WiFi was nonexistent. Hotel hallways at night are very dark and a little light would be helpful.