Riad Dar Fadma

Wrapped around a central courtyard in Tarmigte, on Ouarzazate's eastern edge, Riad Dar Fadma keeps thick pisé walls that hold the desert heat out through the afternoon. Rooms open onto the shaded patio rather than a corridor, each furnished with hand-carved wooden doors sourced from the Draa Valley.

A rooftop terrace catches the Atlas foothills at sunset, with mint tea served there on request. The riad suits travellers using Ouarzazate as a base for the Atlas Studios and nearby Aït Benhaddou, ten minutes away by car, away from the busier hotel strip near the kasbah.