Grotte Thami

Special!

Pros: Bhalil old town is a very special place, where one can really see a realistic way of life that has developed into a strong knitted community. The stay is very particular, yet increasingly interesting to experience and see. It is comfortable and everything is well taken care of. The host is super friendly and kind, all the team is very hospitable and overall wonderful.

Cons: It is very big, but of course very ideal for families!

Amazing experience out of the beaten tracks!

Pros: This is definitely a highlight from our trip in Morocco. It took us out of the beaten tracks and we enjoyed every bit of this experience. Thami was very nice and attentive. He was very keen on giving us some background about this unusual accommodation which was very interesting. We were genuinely impressed with the cave. Totally recommend it!

Pros: As everyone has referenced, it really is a cave. We stayed for two nights in a July heatwave, and it was cool and comfortable with a good night's sleep. The cave is kept as a traditional berber home and feels like a museum with lots of traditional tools, artifacts, etc. It's surprisingly big and even upstairs. Situated in the centre of the village, so a true feel of village life with the call for prayers. We stayed on a Wednesday, and the village had a large local market fruit veg meat clothes. Everything was loverly and completely safe to walk around and experience.

Unique Experience

Pros: We spent 2 nights at Grotte Thami. The whole cave house was given to 3 of us. The upper floor has 4 beds and the lower floor has 1 bedroom and a big living area. Bathroom and toilet are located on the lower floor. The entire cave is decorated with Moroccan paraphernalia. Mr Thami was a very good host. He attended to our every request and showed us to some places we wanted to visit. Staying in the cave house was a very unique experience. We loved that it's off the beaten track and we didn't see other tourists.

Cons: The bathroom and toilet is small. No clothing hanging hooks or racks.

Pros: The cute village with nice people. Helpful and attentive host. Atypical experience. Breakfast. From the outside the cave looks like a modest house and then when you go in, you discover the cave.

Cons: Nothing.

The perfect place, food and hosts.

Pros: If I could, I would rate this place, Thami and Habiba (the hosts) 20 stars out of 10. We have been well received all through Morroco, but our stay here was more than perfect. Thami is the perfect gentleman, and his wife made us the best food we ever had. Thank you both for your kindness!

Lovely cave house experience

Pros: Beautiful cave house with amazing decoration- could look at all the rugs and ceramics and paintings forever! The hosts were really friendly and helpful, I don’t speak French but still they managed to communicate with me. It had a really nice communal feeling, as another family was staying and we had a delicious dinner and breakfast together and played cards! Highly recommend :)

Pros: What a unique experience, truly local! Unfortunately we spoke very lityle French, Thami did his very best to explain to us. He collected us from town and walked us to our accommodation. Decor is beautifully eclectic. The blankets he provided were a lifesaver, it got quite cool in the evening. An unforgettable stay!

Very lovely stay, the place is exactly as expected, authentic, we enjoyed it once we were here

Pros: It authentic and in a cave, the host was lovely, very comfortable and spacious, we took the large downstairs room. Wifi excellent. The local cafe was full of very friendly people, they might not look it at times, but they are just lovely and friendly, and they know the someone who speaks English if you don't speak French.

Cons: A bit difficult to find, we didn't have our cell phone working, make sure you can call them, as they meet and greet and take you in. We struggled but we should have had the phone working, there are signs in the streets with the hotel number on. They really expect you to call. Make sure you have the number. There are other hotels with similar names also, who due to language barriers we almost stayed at the wrong one, but he made us tea and cakes, we gave him 50dm. You sometimes ger told off for walking into entrances that are not the right place :).

Pros: Thami is probably the best host we have encountered on our 10 day journey across Morocco. He is full of knowledge which he is keen to share, he really looked after us (we arrived late during Ramadan and the restaurants were closed so he eventually turned up with the best tajine we had during our stay!). The place is beautiful and full of character and history, it genuinely feels like you are staying at someone’s house. We ended our journey there and it was the best way to finish this magical holiday. You should definitely visit Bhalil if you’re in Morocco!

Cons: The only thing we didn’t enjoy is the lack of heating, it was a bit cold at night.