During the break I got to spend time in my friend's new hotel - Jnane Toubkal, near Imlil. It has stunning views up and down the valley including Berber villages, town of Imlil and is topped by the pyramid-shaped peak of Mt Toubkal, after which it is named. These views can be seen through the windows or from one of the four terraces. Presently there are four ensuite rooms plus one room with a shard bathroom and a dormitory room with mattresses on the floor. The entire hotel follows a Berber theme from be constructed in traditional way to the use of wrought iron on the windows, wooden furniture and doors carved with Berber symbols and zellij tiling. These is also a restaurant serving traditional food. It is a place in which it is easy to relax or alternatively use it as a base for hiking in the mountains. Here are some photos.
The Moroccan lounge
The hotel last Winter
View through one of the hotel windows
The yellow room containing two double beds
Ceiling in the lounge between the two upstairs bedrooms
The mauve twin room
One of the terraces and the view from it
An exterior window under the shade of a walnut tree
One of the ensuite bathrooms
Bathroom tiling detail - each is an individual tile
