Oscar Hotel by Atlas Studios

Across the road from the Atlas Corporation Studios backlot on Route de Marrakech, Oscar Hotel by Atlas Studios sits five kilometres from central Ouarzazate — a practical stopover for film crews and Sahara-bound travellers breaking the Marrakech-to-Merzouga drive.

Rooms are arranged around a courtyard pool with Atlas mountain views to the north. The kitchen serves tagines cooked in-house rather than a buffet line.

Kasbah Taourirt and the Cinema Museum lie a short drive into town, making the hotel a base for exploring desert film locations without staying inside the studio complex itself.