Maison d'hôtes Dar Farhana

A lovely Riad which takes a bit of finding if you don’t have an electronic map. It is in a very unprepossessing street and has an unprepossessing exterior. However don’t be put off. Once through the front door you are in a little bit of paradise. Lots of shrubs and trees and a very pretty swimming pool and cleverly arranged seating areas. The hosts are charming and provided an excellent evening meal and breakfast. The rooms are simply furnished but comfortable and there is a nice roof terrace. There is free parking immediately opposite the hotel.

We were disappointed with our stay having read previous reviews. The Dar is located about 3km away from Ouarzazate. It is located down a maze of unpaved residential streets. There is nothing of interest in the vicinity of the Dar. The room was very small, there was very little storage and access to electrical outlets limited. The lighting level was low and yet it was too bright for sleep in the morning with no curtains on one of the windows. The bathroom was not good. The tap at the wash hand basin was much too hot. The water continuously collected around the sink. The shower almost overflowed into the bedroom and we had to remove the drain cover to stop this. There was not enough hot water for the 4 of us to shower. The toilet also seemed to be leaking at the end of our stay. On a positive note the interior garden is very pretty and there are turtles there. The pool was lovely, our children very much enjoyed their swim but I didn’t feel comfortable to use it as there were male staff constantly lurking around. The breakfast and dinner were very good. Lovely breakfast selection. If you stay we would all recommend having dinner which was very tasty. A plentiful tagline of lemon chicken with other tasty courses. The staff organised a taxi for us to and from the town one night for dinner which was very helpful and appreciated. Overall this place was not what we expected and unfortunately I would not particularly recommend staying here.