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Dar Seffarine Frommer's Exceptional

Address
14 Derb Sbaâ Louyati
Location Seffarine, Medina, Medina
Transportation Accessible by foot only, directions upon booking or phone from place Bab Rcif for escort
Phone 071/113528, 035/635205
Fax 035/635205
Web site www.darseffarine.com
Room Information 6 units
Prices 550dh ($68/£34) single; 770dh-880dh ($96-$110/£48-£55) double; 1,100dh-1,320dh ($138-$165/£69-£83) suite. No children under 12. Rates include breakfast
Credit Cards MC, V with 4% fee
In Room Amenities A/C in 2nd-floor suites and rooms

Frommer's Review

Highly rated since it opened in 2006, this palatial dar is as authentic as they come and sits comfortably within the medina's historic quarter. Alaâ, an Iraqi-born architect, and Kate, a Norwegian graphic designer, undertook 2 1/2 years of extensive restoration on Dar Seffarine, and the result is simply magnificent. A grand courtyard of 10m-high (33-ft.) columns; large, original hand-painted cedar wood doors; and a vast floor of original zellij lead onto two floors of large, airy, sparsely furnished suites with discreet bathrooms and low-lying beds. Stairs lead past a small guest kitchen up to a large rooftop terrace, where you can take in a grand view over the Sebou Valley with a glass of wine. The main kitchen is on the ground floor and opens out to a quaint courtyard where guests join Kate and Alaâ for delicious breakfasts -- the best I've had in Morocco -- and dinners that equal to anything available outside.

Facilities:
Restaurant; guest kitchenette

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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