Hotel Azoul

Six floors above Avenue Mohamed 5, Hotel Azoul gives Ouarzazate's main commercial strip a two-star base built for overlanders rather than resort guests — plain rooms, hard-wearing tile floors, and windows that face either the avenue or the inner stairwell.

The kasbah district of Taourirt sits a ten-minute walk east, and the Atlas Studios film lots used for regional productions lie a short drive north, making this a practical stop for crews and desert-tour travellers passing between Marrakech and the Sahara routes.

A rooftop terrace doubles as breakfast space before the day's heat sets in.