Royal Luxury Camp

We're glad to have had the experience, but it was not all that was promised. Pros: We arrived earlier than expected and were able to get a light lunch and be shown to our rooms without difficulty. Electricity in the tents as promised and beds very comfortable. Lovely sunset camel ride. Food was very good. Evening entertainment - signing, music, and some dancing around the fire - was good and the staff very friendly. Sandboarding available on a "bunny hill" next to camp. Cons: The driver arranged by the camp from Errachidia to the camp's meeting point (Dream Cafe in Merzouga) was overpriced and did not make the stops we requested (among other things, we requested picking up water as a first stop; we eventually got water a couple of hours later after several reminders). One stop he did make was for some head scarfs that we were interested in, but at a place that was extremely overpriced (you can get them cheaper anywhere else without bargaining). The driver talked on the phone while driving much of time (not about to anything related to our trip), and drove substantially over the speed limit. He was friendly, but I cannot recommend him. Only 1 of our party of 4 got a hot shower. Another tried both in the evening and again in the morning and only got cold water both times. One of the reasons we selected this camp was that they said there would be heat in the tents. There was not. Visit to nomad family occurred, but we didn't actually get to speak to the family as we expected, only to see a bit of their camp and have a cup of tea with little explanation and no interaction.