One word to sum it all up: Abundance! We stayed in the guesthouse for 1 night and in the desert tent for New Years Eve. The dinner was delicious and so big we couldn't finish it! A very special mention goes to the abundant and tasty breakfasts, 100% the best breakfasts we had out of all the hotels we stayed at in Morocco. The room we stayed in was excellent, beautiful, spacious and very comfortable and we appreciated the amazing shower and having excellent heating which was already on before we arrived to heat up the room, nice touch. We really felt at home here and all the staff really looked after us, the amount of staff serving us was impressive and made us feel like royalty... All this attention is very nice every now and then! We were never short of a bottle of water or glass of tea as they always had one ready for us. Ali is a good businessman and very hospitable. He was always CLEAR before about the prices of tours and never pushing us. The only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars is that when we went in the tent in the desert for New Years Eve it would have been nice to have the same wonderful spirit of the guesthouse here, as a little bit more Entertainment would have been nice to celebrate the end of the year. But maybe this was the point, to have a peaceful experience. Anyway, I would definetely recommend this guesthouse to all friends going to the desert!

This hotel and it's location exceeded all our expectations.
We were welcomed by Youssef himself who took his time to explain the hotel facilties, background of the hotel and surrounding areas. He took time to suggest a personal package for our short stay in the hotel.

He offered us a tailored package to tour the surroundings in a 4X4 and take us on the most amazing sunset camel ride. The guides (Hassan, Omar, Moubarak) on both tours did an excellent Job in providing us the necessary side information and to show us all this beautiful region has to offer.

Upon our return from the gorgeous sunset ride, we were greeted to an excellent 'maroccan' dinner of three courses. All of this with the fireplace providing the right atmosphere and warmth. (Winter can get pretty chilly in the desert)

The rooms have a traditional maroccan interior with all the luxury and comfort of some of the best hotels. Giving it all an even more magical feeling. It was beyond our expectations.

The morning breakfast was outstanding and offered a wide selection.


In conclusion:
If this is not paradise, it can't be far away !!!!!!!!

We arrived to this guest house after rainy experience in Fes. Since our warm welcome by Ali till our farewell it was great experience. We've learnt a lot during this stay - got a lesson how-to-do right tea, experienced camel trip with overnight stay in dessert and enjoyed 4WD trip around the Merzouga. Even the pool was open :) we were just not brave enough to test it :)

I definitely recommend to stay here and use local services. They are very competent, enjoying their work and focusing on customer.

Ali Seggaoui, one of the brothers who own the Guest House Merzouga, greeted us and kept in touch throughout our stay to make certain that our needs were met. He also suggested other sights we might want to visit. Ali is from a nomad family who settled in Merzouga when he was a boy. Having said that, he is a gracious and worldly guy.

We, two 60'ish women, wanted an overnight camel trip to the desert. Ali arranged that with a guide named Omar. It was fabulous. Omar led us to the camp deep into the dunes, served tea and cooked a tajine. We had such fun learning about his life as well as watching the moon and stars in the oh-so-still night.

The guest house has an authentic, smart desert sensibility Vs a tourist hotel. The guest rooms are spacious. At times I had to pinch myself just to know it was all real and not a dream.