Dar Bensouda    history, architecture and comfort

 

 This is a magnificent house full of history. It was the home of Sufi saint Sidi Ahmed Taudi Bensouda, who is buried in the zaouia (shrine) opposite the house. Graceful columns are topped with superbly crafted carved plaster and carved wood. Restoration has been sensitively carried out over some years by owner Abdellatif Ait Ben Abdullah, well-known for his work in Marrakech.
  • 1 standard room, 9 prestige rooms/junior suites and 1 deluxe suite
  • separate massriya (apartment) suitable for families or groups of friends
  • restaurant (also open to the public)
  • wonderful ground floor salon with fireplace
  • hammam; treatments available
  • Excellent terrace with medina views
  • garden and pool

 

COST: standard room from Dh700; prestige rooms from Dh1100; junior suites from Dh1300 and deluxe suite from Dh1500, breakfast included. Prices rise in peak seasons: Christmas/New Year, Easter, Fes Festival of World Sacred Music.

Map reference: 44

 

                

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