We spent 10 days at ‘Maison Shayne’ and we could have stayed longer. The house is lovely and the neighbours are very friendly and welcoming. The whole setting is an excellent way to experience real rural Moroccan village life from your own private sanctuary. The house is a traditional Berber farmhouse renovated with a lot of taste and style and very well maintained. Mohammed and his family help, cook and arrange trips if wanted, but there is no obligation and in general they keep a friendly distance. During our stay, we explored the mountains and villages of the high atlas, we went on guided (guide Abdul is highly recommended) and unguided hikes, we went swimming in the nearby hotel pools, we visited markets (the one in Amizmiz is very original with hardly any other tourists), hung out in the pink patio, read, played games, cooked delicious meals, painted and drew: we had a great holiday. Even our two teenage boys enjoyed it (no WIFI in the house ;-)