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An 8-room mountain lodge at 1,740m in the Imlil valley, rated 4-star on TripAdvisor and 9.5-9.6/10 on Booking.com.

A family-owned mountain lodge in the Talaoul hamlet of the Imlil valley, at 1,740m in the High Atlas, roughly 1h45 from Marrakech via Asni. It combines Berber architectural details with hotel-standard comforts across 8 rooms — double/twin, suite-with-terrace, family and deluxe — and functions as a genuine trekking base camp, with its own restaurant and activity bookings for hiking and mule trips.

The trade-off worth flagging plainly: this is a mountain property at real altitude, and reviews describe rooms getting genuinely cold outside summer, with in-room heating doing just enough to keep rooms "not cold" rather than warm — pack layers if visiting autumn through spring. It's also a 10-minute walk into Imlil village proper for other shops and restaurants.

Why we chose it

• Hand-carved wooden ceilings and panoramic terraces facing Jbel Toubkal, North Africa's highest peak
• On-site restaurant serving tagines, couscous and vegetarian/vegan options
• Hammam, yoga space and mountain-view terrace in addition to standard rooms/suites/family rooms

Amenities

• Free WiFi
• Free breakfast
• Free parking
• Restaurant
• Hammam
• Yoga space
• Garden
• Shared lounge
• Rooftop terrace

Getting there

Riad Atlas 4 Seasons is in Imlil, about 1.5 hours from Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK), with the final stretch on foot or by mule. From here, the Atlas Mountains' highlights are within reach, including Toubkal summit trek, Sidi Chamharouch and Setti Fatma's seven waterfalls, Ourika Valley — see the full Atlas Mountains guide for more on what to see nearby.

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