CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE: DAR AHLAM
Morocco
Built in the style of a traditional Moroccan kasbah, this 14-room stucco property near Ouarzazate in the Atlas Mountains is a beautiful retreat with an edenic garden, pool and hammam. But much of the appeal of a trip to Dar Ahlam, part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection, are the experiences the 100-person staff provides beyond the five-acre estate.
Dar Ahlam is Arabic for “House of Dreams,” a title that alludes to the hotel’s mutable quality. Daily itineraries of unique dinners, snacks and excursions are scheduled so that guests from different parties interact as little as possible. While you are having a gourmet lunch by the olive grove, someone else is being served a lavish meal on the beach. And the cuisine, based on seasonal, organic fare, is excellent. Although there is no set menu, chefs choose from more than 450 recipes marrying French and Moroccan traditions.
In addition to the main estate, Dar Ahlam maintains five houses and camps throughout the region. You may be whisked away to Dar Ahlam’s Berber camp in the desert dunes for a full-service lunch, for example, and when you return to the house, it will be as if no one else was ever there.
Starting rate: $1,096 per night
Contact: Hicham Hraid-Rochette, general manager, [email protected], 212.0.524.85.22.39, darahlam.com; slh.com/darahlam
