Riad Zaytoune

Anchored at the base of Ait Ben Haddou's ksar, Riad Zaytoune sits within walking distance of the UNESCO-listed kasbah made famous by Gladiator and Game of Thrones location scouts. Rooms open onto a courtyard shaded by olive trees, a quiet counterpoint to the site's daytime tour groups.

Terrace dinners face the ksar's clay towers directly, best timed for sunset when the walls turn copper. Ouarzazate's film studios and airport lie a twenty-minute drive east, making this a practical base for travellers combining desert routes with location-set touring rather than a pure resort stay.