Dive into an oasis of calm

Owned for many years by a Jewish merchant, with a big family, it was also used as a carpet emporium – a place for local women to learn and make the carpets - but also to help them sell them so as to earn badly needed money for their families. Eventually it was abandoned when the Jewish family emigrated from Morocco. The building deteriorated and became derelict until twenty years ago when a curious English man, wandering the streets of the Mellah, saw it, became inspired and set about bringing it back it its former glory. With a very cool swimming pool as its centre piece the Ksar (castle) is quiet, peaceful and welcoming. Just 17 large rooms with lots of comfortable outdoor and indoor spaces - for spreading out and relaxing, it feels like you have been transported to a long ago forgotten time. A rich and vibrant history of craftsmen working, restoring, and finally modernising gives the building a feeling of strength and endurance.

The building deteriorated and became derelict until twenty years ago when a curious English man, wandering the streets of the Mellah, saw it, became inspired and set about bringing it back it its former glory.