Dar Ikalimo Marrakech

“Perfect no frills hotel.”

Simple but very pleasant hotel with wonderfully accommodating staff. Our room was small but scrupulously clean and very quiet at.night. Breakfasts were tasty and served at our convenience. Location was perfect being literally 2.mins from the medina. Don't expect any frills but for value for.money... more

Simple but very pleasant hotel with wonderfully accommodating staff. Our room was small but scrupulously clean and very quiet at.night. Breakfasts were tasty and served at our convenience. Location was perfect being literally 2.mins from the medina. Don't expect any frills but for value for.money and good service this is hard to beat.

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“The climb up 223 steps to reach the check-in area is not for the weak-hearted”

This property has loads of character and whimsical outdoor art and colors. We were the only guests. There are several birds - peacocks, geese, Guinea fowl, chickens - and penned up goats/horse. It is located in the High Atlas Mountains, near Ourika Valley, 1 hour from Marrakech. It gets mostly M... more

This property has loads of character and whimsical outdoor art and colors. We were the only guests. There are several birds - peacocks, geese, Guinea fowl, chickens - and penned up goats/horse. It is located in the High Atlas Mountains, near Ourika Valley, 1 hour from Marrakech. It gets mostly Moroccan guests, not foreigners. From road, you walk across a bridge to a reception of singers to greet you with milk and dates. Then you walk through outdoor dining areas and up 223 very steep steps to a big room for settling in with mint tea, water and snacks. Up a few more stairs to the guest rooms. Porters prance up easily, carrying your luggage. Singles are on the first level (very small, no view) and doubles, etc (huge, lots of storage, balconies with mountain view, but no WiFi) one level higher. Strong WiFi in rooms, multiple networks, different network in public areas. My single room, tiny but cozy. Warm a/c, tv with satellite channels (small flat screen). 3 hooks on back of door for hanging things. No closet 2 twin beds pushed together tightly for full size bed. 2 night stands, 1 small bureau. Very limited room to put anything. Nowhere to put things in bathroom. Shower head to left, sink straight ahead, toilet to right. Really comfy, firm bed and wonderful fluffy bed covering, sheets and pillows. Extra blankets in high-up storage space by a/c. I could barely reach the knob to open it and then couldn’t reach the blankets (and no chair to stand on!). Thick and not too rough towels. Rugs on tile floor. Bamboo ceiling and round branch-like hanging light. Took awhile for shower to get warm, then very low water pressure. Afternoon water pressure good and water got hot. Staff is extremely friendly and demonstrate excellent customer service. The property began as a restaurant and they later built hotel rooms last year. Breakfast included barley soup (with milk), oj, coffee, M’Semen (square naan-like bread - the best here of anywhere I had it), round crepes, round/cornmeal type bread, plain omelet (good) with greens, olives, honey, oil, argan oil and peanut (like peanut butter), thyme, dates. Wonderful lunch - very flavorful veggie tangine including fennel and fresh herbs. Dinner is ordered from a menu. I was not crazy about the food but may have ordered the wrong things (puréed veggie soup - maybe fava bean and omelet with cheese, canned mushrooms, onions).

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“Great location and staff”

Just came back from 7 nights at this place. Clean hotel, we had to swap rooms because the air conditioning stopped working, but this was no issue for us as there was a spare room. Good location to access the medina on foot. Just 10 minute stroll to the souks, main square and museums. Very helpful... more

Just came back from 7 nights at this place. Clean hotel, we had to swap rooms because the air conditioning stopped working, but this was no issue for us as there was a spare room. Good location to access the medina on foot. Just 10 minute stroll to the souks, main square and museums. Very helpful young night manager

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“Very individual and friendly”

We stayed for one week and really enjoyed the personal and friendly atmosphere. They always asked for our wishes. The dinner was always delicious - typical marrocan dishes! One more plus: it's close to the center and 😊