Kasbah Tamadot

I spent a couple of nights with my husband and two grown sons at this incredibly beautiful, small hotel perched in the High Atlas Mountains. We had stayed at Ulusaba, one of Richard Branson's other properties, a few years ago and had such an amazing experience there that we decided to book forthcoming vacations at his other properties. Kasbah Tamadot was equally as incredible as Ulusaba. The service was impeccable and the staff could not have been more friendly. They truly seemed to want to make our stay the best that it could be. The resort itself is one of a kind. Each room has amazing antiques that are works of art. There are plenty of common areas for relaxing that are cozy and luxurious at the same time. It was a little chilly at night, so the common areas had fires roaring in them, adding to the coziness. The meals were delicious, too. One of my son's is an avid tennis player, and the resort had a tennis coach from Marrakech come up to give him and another guest private lessons. The tennis courts offer spectacular views of the mountain peaks surrounding them. My only negative comment would be the spa-- not the treatments because our massages and hammans were great, but the fact that the staff were very pushy in selling spa products at the end of our treatments. This was very annoying. Be warned! This should not deter you though from staying at this gorgeous property with magnificent views of the High Atlas Mountains and valleys below,

I know everyone loves this hotel and i fully expected to but sadly did not. We had a deluxe room, the only one of the seven that is not featured on the website and it was clear why. The room was quite small with only a tiny wardrobe for a closet. Consequently we had suitcases and stuff everywhere. The bathroom was dominated by a ridiculous bathtub with the only shower head??? so deep that it needed a set of stairs to get in and out of ( and still was dangerous); as a consequence the rest of the bathroom space was minuscule with no place for cosmetics. The tub didn???t drain properly either. Plus the only available outlets in the room needed U.K. not Moroccan plugs which would be fine if we were from the UK or if the hotel had proper adapters for UK plugs but they do not. We had to unplug the lamps to use our computers until eventually a surge strip was located by the management. I was traveling with my daughter and when I complained about the room the management was entire unhelpful. I got the distinct feeling that had I been traveling with my husband rather than my adult daughter it would have been a different story. When I complained to the travel agent in the US all of a sudden there was a flurry of solicitous activity. The next day we were moved to one of the Berber tents which was glorious. There???s a nice pool but the weather is barely suitable for using it, at least when we were there (late October). Nonetheless many guests were bravely sitting around it because it???s basically the only activity. The restaurant is fine and very pretty. Aside from the problems with our particular room we found the rooms around the courtyard to be pretty noisy at night between the bars and the music. Don???t try to get work done in one!! The tents are fabulous but of course pricey. A visit to the eve Branson foundation is definitely worthwhile.