Dar El Kasbah
"The first telegraph station in Africa, retaining its English regal heritage"
Stay at Dar El Kasbah
Tangier: With a prestigious vanguard history being the first telegraph site in Africa connecting the continent with Europe, Dar El Kasbah still retains a rich regal prestige. In 1884 Britain, with its development of the telegraph, the Eastern Telegraph Company connected Tangier and Gibraltar by a telegraph cable. They built the present building of Dar El Kasbah to set up their offices and accommodate their guests.
Located just outside the medina and Kasbah of Tangiers along a picturesque market street, Dar El Kasbah offers guests a subtle colonial experience in Tangier.
The owner and managers are very friendly offering personal advice on the best of Tangier from their childhood home town.
Dar El Kasbah houses a large courtyard on the ground floor with sun loungers and seating areas covered by wooden trellis. The large roof terrace is nicely presented and has a panoramic view out over the city and medina walls, well suited for a romantic evening aperitif before venturing to some of the nearby best restaurants in Tangier.
Rooms at Dar El Kasbah are spacious and lightly furnished with thick wooden furnishings, in keeping with the English heritage.
Rooms at Dar El Kasbah
Quadruple Room
These large quadruple rooms at Dar El Kasbah have 1 double and 2 twin beds perfectly suited for a family holiday in Tangier. This room is layered with dark wooden flooring and window views onto the street below or Riad gardens.
The bathroom is spacious with shower cubicle and single sink with large black metal wall mirror. A room suited for a group stay in Tangier or family.
Sleeps up to 4
De Luxe Suite
These suites at Dar El Kasbah are spacious and simply furnished in a small boutique hotel style. The tall wooden double or twin beds sit alongside the Spanish colonial styled white window shutters and long curtain drapes. These rooms are decorated with contemporary African art and have an inroom spacious salon with thick wooden armchairs and table.
The large bathroom has a shower cubicle with large black metal wall mirror and wooden trellis ceiling. The bathroom windows look onto the street or Dar El Kasbah gardens.
Double or Twin
Superior Double
The superior double rooms at Dar El Kasbah can accommodate a double bed or twin beds. Larger than the double rooms, the superior doubles have air conditioning and dark wooden floor panels, a dressing table with large Moroccan style mirror and plasma screen with satellite. The window opens onto either the picturesque street below or Riad gardens.
The bathrooms have a large shower with plastic cubicle door alongside checkered wood ceiling and cream tadelakt walls.
Double or Twin
Double Room
The double rooms at Dar El Kasbah can host a double bed or twin. These cosy rooms have high victorian style ceilings and designed in a small boutique hotel style. The tall thick wooden beds create a grand regal atmosphere.
These rooms have either garden or street views from their window. The double rooms come with plasma screen and satellite.
The bathrooms are cosy with a plastic cased shower cubicle and large wall mirror. A room well suited for a simple yet beautiful stay in Tangier.
