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A hand-built kasbah with hand-beaten copper basins in every room, on a hilltop with 360° desert views.

Kasbah Zitoune was hand-built between 2002 and 2006 in the village of Tifoultoute, six kilometres from Ouarzazate, using local materials and reed-ceiling techniques rather than restoring an existing structure. Twenty-four rooms come with ensuite bathrooms fitted with hand-beaten copper basins, and the hilltop position gives every angle a 360° desert and mountain view.

A pool and jacuzzi make the most of that view at sunset, which reviewers mention more than almost anything else about the property. It's a genuinely accessible price point for the amount of architecture and setting on offer, with airport transfers and disabled-accessible facilities available.

Why we chose it

• Hand-built from local materials between 2002 and 2006, not a conversion
• Copper basins hand-beaten into every ensuite bathroom
• 360° panoramic desert and mountain views from its hilltop position

Amenities

• Outdoor swimming pool and jacuzzi
• Hand-beaten copper basins in every bathroom
• 360° hilltop desert and mountain views
• On-site restaurant and bar

Getting there

Kasbah Zitoune is in Ouarzazate, about 10 minutes from Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ). From here, the Sahara & South's highlights are within reach, including Kasbah Amerhidil, Skoura, Draa Valley palmery drive, Agdz to Zagora and Zagora's "Timbuktu 52 days" sign — see the full Sahara & South guide for more on what to see nearby.

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