M'Zab Ghardaia

I stayed here for two nights with a group. The hotel is located out of town near a surrounding oasis. You will need a car to get around. The hotel has a van and can help arrange transport and a guide. This could be a charming little place with a bit more care. The staff are kindly and try hard. Sadly, their cleaning skills are cursory so there is a lot of dust and built up grime in the bathroom. The towels and linen also smell stale. The rooms are functional though and if you can get a remote may feature a working air conditioner. I had a space heater (which I didn’t try) in mine but no remote. Fortunately, it only got chilly at around 4 AM (mid April) in my room and they had thick blankets. Lighting is good as are electrical charge points. I gave up on the WIFI and had to use data. The bathroom had a very small sink which I could barely use to wash my face due to a shelf placed awkwardly above it. There was plenty of hot water and shower pressure was good. But oh that grime! They have a variety of rooms with a differing number of beds configurations. There is a tent to relax in (not clean) and plenty of dusty plastic chairs to sit on outside in the courtyard. They also serve meals here if not too hot or cool. Otherwise meals are served in a lovely traditionally designed room on cushions (they have low stools too). With advance notice the food is very good, even for vegetarians. Just the breakfast is very meager: bread, butter, jam a piece of processed cheese (La Vache Qui Rit) and a yoghurt. Juice and coffee but no water or tea). The will hand wash laundry for you and hang it on the roof of the reception area to dry— where you pick it up from. (Small extra charge.)