External Reviews
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Ranked second on Condé Nast Traveler's Green List of Best Resorts for 2005
Travel + Leisure: "Sand and stone, fire and sky, wind and water. Minimalism makes the maximum impact at this spectacular desert outpost. Inspired by the Berbers of yore, the 34 Casbah-style rooms are ingeniously fashioned from salt rock and clay, with stylish palm roofs shading guests from the blazing sun. Sans electricity, nights sparkle with candles and constellations. The flat-edged pool's water bubbles up from Roman springs. And with endless views of the dunes, visitors will want to stay a thousand and one..." David Hochman, July 2003
New York Times: "Maybe it's the regal Berber men in turbans and robes who glide about waiting on guests hand and foot. Or the perpetual open bar, dune surfing at sunset or perching - cocktails in hand - on the stone bar chairs submerged near the shore. Whatever the case, this remote eco-hotel, on a silent oasis in the Sahara, is a destination for royals and sybarites alike." Cator Sparks, May 2006