Kasbah Le Mirage | Hotel in Ouahat Sidi Brahim, Marrakech-Safi

“The staff is outstanding and the service is excellent, the rooms are in a real bad condition. The cleanliness is not great. The rooms in general are worn and need a massive renovation. The property is in a quite and enjoyable setting. From the rooftop you can see the Atlas Mountains on a clear day. If the property was in a good shape, I would have give it a 5 out 5.”

“I really enjoyed my stay at the hotel and the people working there. However, the place it is situated is not very touristic and was unexpected. The breakfast was not really appealing. I would not recommend the hotel to someone who wants a relaxing holiday, it isnt a place to relax. Indoor of the hotel is beautiful though. Rooms arent as comfortable and the cleanliness would not be 100% I feel they should include televisions into the rooms.”

“The hotel staff were friendly and couldn't do enough to help which made our stay really enjoyable. Although we'd read the reviews about the hotel nothing prepared us for the poverty around the hotel, we wish we had known because we would have taken some gifts for the children. If we had known where it was we probably wouldn't have booked it, we're just glad we didn't know - we would've missed a real experience of Marrakech.”

“Super friendly staff, but be warned the place is way off. The location is not the best, situated in the middle of a poor abandom village outside of the palmery. And the hotel is not very wellkept(eventhough it has some beautiful featrures) and the pool is not heated during he colder seasons. But the breakfast and the restaurants food was good and there is an old minibuss(without seatbelts) that takes the hotels guests in too town for free every day and evening. But we did get to rent a very cheap car so we didn't hang around the hotel that much. So if you don't really care about bathing in the colder seasons, the village children asking for things when your relaxing with a book or minding taking the old minibuss in too town, then this is the place for you!”

“I stayed at Le Mirage with my husband and ten year old daughter. It was perfect for us since there was a welcoming family atmosphere and little nooks and crannies to explore. She felt very happy and safe there and loved spending time in the pretty swimming pool. The free shuttle to the city was easy to use and reliable so we could spend as much time as we wanted in the hustle and bustle of Marrakech but retreat to the peaceful village when we'd had enough. The staff were exceptionally helpful and really cared about making things good for us. For example Yassine took our postcards to gat stamps for them and send them on his way home from the Riad. There are plenty of activities to do from the village, so you don't have to go far to join activity groups. We would definitely go back there.”

“Ok, so the journey there was a bit of a worry as we hadn't prebooked a lift from the airport, and the final mile of riad is a bit on the bumpy side. But when we got there and were led through to the reception it was instantly clear that this is certainly a place you can chill out. Free shuttles into Marrakech every day, fantastic 4 course dinners and really lovely and helpful staff made this a great stay.”

“We had a great few days stay. The kasbah is great, full of character and charm. Unfortunately the surrounding village is a little shocking at first, with open sewage running down the street. The locals are however charming and extremely welcoming content with their lot. Do go out and see the village it is at once shocking, charming, interesting and a n eye opener. The free shuttle is good, but quality of taxis used poor, and the road/track extremely poor. Half board menu great value for money and authentic local dishes.”

“Mix feelings about this hotel. Main problem is that it's much further out than advertised in their website, a few km is actually 10km! They do provide a shuttle, however it's at awkward times 10am or 3pm. Second disappointment is the food. Which you have to eat as your so far out, you'd starve otherwise. There is literally not other options near the hotel not even a shop. If your not doing the set meal, you have to order from the same pool menu for the evening which included spaghetti Bolognese, paninis, omelettes! Not what you want for dinner when in morocco. There is also very little atmosphere in the hotel after dinner, hotel does not encourage any evening mingling. Would be good if they opened the terrace bar (which didn't open the whole time, not did the pool bar). Also, wasn't happy with the sun loungers. They must be 30 years old, this is true of the rest of the facilities. Very surprised that Expedia offers this hotel, worst I've said at through them. But on a positive note, the building is beautiful, the pool is as big as in the pictures and the staff are very friendly.”

“I was very frightened going to the hotel at 1am in the morning as I was not informed that the hotel was off a main road and up a dirt track approx. 2km.”

“stuck in the middle of nowhere - scrubland a dried up river bed and a shanty village, Le Mirage is actually a marvellous place to stay if you want to do nothing. the '4km' to the medina is a bit naughty - it's 4km to the outermost edge of the medina wall. It's a further 4km to the Koutobia mosque. A twice daily shuttle will take you into the town centre, but the last return is at 7.30pm, so if you want to boogie in Marrakech at night and hang out in the square when it is at it's best you will have to get the hotel taxi to collect you for 200 dh. A lot of city cabs will not take you - because they don't know it or because a lot of the journey is off road. That said, it is a wonderful hotel, only 27 rooms, delightful staff, the food is fine, although I can't speak for the Half board menu the a la carte was lovely. The pool is gorgeous - 20m unheated - but in 40C, it's very refreshing.”