Etoile des Gorges

The hotel is amazingly situated right in the gorge. The rooms were simple but more than adequate with private bath, hot water, and nice views. Private parking on hotel grounds. Staff was kind and helpful and dinner was delicious, rave reviews for the spaghetti !

All the staffs there were so helpful despite being busy. They speak good French and english. So it’s easy to communicate and get things done. Will come back for sure!

The perfect place for a climbing trip to Todra gorges. Optimal situation, next to most of climbing zones. Great service from Ahmed and his team. Very good food and correct rooms. It's our second stage in this hotel and we'll repeat next time; sure.

The owner told us to go on the terrace because of the view and telling us that we would be at the sun. Instead the table was in the shadow. Before sitting we asked him how long we would have waited because we were in a hurry and he told us 10 minutes. We went up on the terrace and we saw 2 big groups of tourists arrriving after us. They were served while we were still waiting for our 2 meals (2 simple tajine). We had to go downstairs twice and ask them for our meals . They were so bad. Never experienced tajine so bad in the whole Morocco. When we asked for the bill, the guy tried to scam us 10 dirham. This was our experience at this restaurant.

The location at the entrance of the gorge is ideal. We were greeted warmly each time we entered the building, and the beds were firm and comfortable. HOWEVER, the lack of cleanliness of this guesthouse left us disappointed. The soap dish and toothbrush holder had not been cleaned. The bath mat was soaked from the last guests, and tables in the dining room all had crumbs and food on them. (We had to wipe them ourselves each time we sat down.) We chose this guesthouse because the average ratings were high, and maybe it’s better than some places in town, but in comparison to all the other places we have stayed in Morocco (and we’ve been here over 2 weeks), this was not up to the standards we have come to expect from Moroccan guesthouses. They first put us in the wrong room (we were 2 and they put us in a room for 4. I even asked if he was sure this was our room. This caused a delay to the family waiting for us to move.) Even in the first room I noticed the soap dish was dirty. Thread bare is acceptable, dirty is not. Tolerable for one night.

We stayed here for two nights and if time would have allowed, we would have stayed longer!! The hotel is well kept, extremely clean and very safe. There is a restaurant on the premises and we had several meals there. We tried the chicken with lemon and olives, Moroccan salad and soup for dinner as well as their homemade spaghetti. The food was made per order - fresh and delicious!! The staff was very accommodating and welcomed us with open arms. We will definitely return on our next visit!!!