Douar Samra
"Homely luxury of a quaint European farm cottage"
Stay at Douar Samra
Located 10 minutes walk from and breathtakingly looking down over the centre of Imlil, Riad Douar Samra is accessed by walking through the small and very traditional Berber village of Tamatert passing the numerous quaint mud, clay and straw houses, laughing children play gracefully with chickens and sticks as the Berber women hang out their ornate carpets aloft their humble homes.
Douar Samra is quite simply stunning, styled on a quaint rickety European cottage, half the property is solely run on candle light.
To add to the charm of Douar Samra, Fatima is one of the best Riad chefs in Morocco, producing course after course of the most flavorful, humbly well presented and traditional Berber cuisine available, and always with a welcoming smile.
Douar Samra is a Riad in the Atlas Mountains with its own small farm, with animals and allotments supplying Douar Samra with the freshest, most ecological of produce possible. Home to 4 beautiful and friendly Shiz Tzu dogs, creates a wonderfully relaxing and charming atmosphere at Douar Samra.
The bedrooms at Douar Samra are petite, cosy and very well constructed with slightly more modern décor in the rooms out of the main building and more rustic crooked rooms in the main building, but all beautifully homely, making guests feel at home throughout.
There are a diverse collection of communal seating areas of Douar Samra both open and intimate, all offering wonderful views of the High Atlas Mountains and valley of Imlil below in a cosy homely atmosphere.
Base prices are in £Sterling: Euro, USD and Moroccan dirham rates will vary by exchange rate. Includes breakfast and Dinner
Rooms at Douar Samra
Tree House
The Tree house at Douar Samra is a cosy double with in room bathroom and shower, set away from the main building providing a calm and tranquil atmosphere. The room has a large double bed and beautifully decorated with traditional Berber furnishings, complimented by the complimentary jeleba and Berber slippers for the duration of your stay.
The Tree house has a wooden front porch with seating area, located next to the Riads allotment.
Sabat Room
The Sabat room is a small triple room with traditional shaggy Berber sheep-fur bed coverings complemented by the warming in room fireplace. This room at Douar Samra has a large double bed and single bed and traditional Berber artwork furnishings, very well suited for a couple and a friend, or small family holiday in Morocco, to bring people together after an active days hiking in the breathtaking surrounding Moroccan Atlas Mountains.
This room at Douar Samar is at garden level, opening out onto the Riad allotment with its humble abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables. The Sabat room has a small bathroom with shower on the lower level.
Sdez Room
The Sdez room is a cosy triple with 3 single beds among a colorful array of traditional Berber carpets, curtains and portrait artwork. There is a small library of world books alongside the balcony with wonderful views of the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains.
This room at Douar Samar has a cosy bathroom with shower and thick chilly morning feet-warming rug.
Mouss Room
The Mouss room has 4 single beds, three on the upper mezzanine and one on the lower. This room at Douar Samra has a cosy barn feeling to it, with low criss-crossing cedar wood roof beams and beds close together but still allowing a good amount of space. The lower mezzanine has a fireplace along with quaint bathroom and shower. This room has a small library of books from around the world making it the perfect choice for a group holiday in the Atlas Mountains, or family vacation in Morocco.
Kouss Room
This room is run solely of candle-light taking guests back into an intimate traditional Berber village house. This room has cosy single and double bed with working fireplace built into the wall. The large colourful Berber carpet creates a warm homely atmosphere.
This room has a large terrace looking down the valley towards Imlil with wonderful views of the towering High Atlas Mountains beyond. The intimate bathroom has a cosy shower complimented by the flickering candle-lighting.
Kran Room
The Kran room at Douar Samar is a triple room with double bed and separate single bed. The room has no electricity, but candle lanterns throughout, creating the perfect atmosphere for a small family holiday in the Atlas Mountains, along with two working fireplaces, this room brings people together. The Kran room has a low cedar beam ceiling in the style of a cosy European cottage.
The cosy bathroom has a shower and beautiful Berber tiling.
Sin room
The Sin room is the other double room at Douar Samra, with a collection of creative Berber and African artwork and furnishings throughout. The low sofa seating area next to the working fireplace and small library creates a wonderfully warm atmosphere for chilly intimate mountain nights at Douar Samra beautifully crafted for a romantic holiday in Morocco.
The Sin room at Douar Samra has two balconies with views down the valley of Imlil village and up to the traditional Berber village of Tamatert with its mules, farmland and joyful playing children.
The bathroom sink is in the room next to two door-less cubicles for WC and shower in a quaint intimate style powered only by romantic candlelight throughout.
Yan Room
The Yan room is one of two doubles at Riad Douar Samra created in the style of a small rickety countryside cottage. In keeping with an ecological theme, the Yan rooms is run entirely off candlelight and has a small balcony with breathtaking views looking over the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains and Imlil below. There is a small cosy low seating area next to a working fireplace, perfect for honeymoon ideas and a romantic getaway in the Atlas Mountains.
The quaint bathroom has a shower and some beautiful Berber tiling along with Moroccan life artwork donning the walls.
