Kasbah Dar Mardan, 5 bedrooms facing the Atlas

Two red columns frame a long turquoise pool, palm trees, then the ochre facade with midnight-blue windows: a Moroccan-style kasbah with African touches, 17 km from the centre on the Ourika road, with the Atlas as a backdrop. Rented exclusively, Superhost, guest favourite, 9 reviews at 5.0.

The spaces

Painted wood ceilings and bejmat floors. Two Moroccan lounges with red banquettes under the arches, fireplace, library; dining room with slip-covered chairs, kitchen with green cabinets, oven, fridge, coffee machine. Billiard room and board games, workspace. Five air-conditioned bedrooms: wrought-iron four-poster beds, orange, plum or pistachio walls, Berber rugs, some with a fireplace. Four double beds and one room with two single beds. Bathrooms in tadelakt and zellige, baths under arches, copper basins.

Outside

Private pool heated to 30 degrees under the palms, loungers and parasols, Berber tent for the evenings, inner patio with fountain, landscaped gardens. Parking.

The service

Resident caretaker and gardener. Cook at extra cost, excursions on request, airport transfer for seven people at a flat rate. Enquire, quote within 24 hours.

Around

Sidi Abdallah Ghiat, Ourika road, 17 km from the centre, about 25 minutes by car. Ourika valley and Atlas villages within reach.