This exquisite collection of houses and villas, built and designed in keeping with local traditions, communities and the environment, is set in lush, organic and water-efficient gardens  filled with aromatic herbs, olive groves, lemon trees, date palms, ornamental flower beds and vegetable gardens that provide fresh produce for the dinner table.

Jnane Tamsna

Another beautiful property is the Ksar Char Bagh, just 12 Harims-suites and 1 apartment set in 4 hectares of beautiful gardens, 6 km from the Medina.

According to Vogue magazine, “…this extraordinary twelve-suite compound resembles by turns the Alhambra, a Persian fortress or a Turkish palace…”.  Pure Morocco. Read More

But hotel customers are becoming more demanding.  Not only do they want a hotel to be sustainable, they also want to experience chic surroundings, fresh food, and all the comforts.

All of this can be done cost-effectively, and can also generate substantial cost savings as well as helping the environment.

“Smart design and sustainability don’t have to be mutually exclusive” says Glen Haussman from Hotel Interactive.  “These days, designers are finding ways to combine the best of both worlds:  increasing consumer satisfaction while lowering operational costs through smart sustainable practices.”

So everybody benefits from this trend – the consumer, the environment, the local community, the investor and the hotelier.  This winning scenario is set to grown exponentially over the next decade, creating a sustainable approach to the environment in the tourism sector, a sector that has considerable influence over the future sustainability and wellbeing of communities all over the world.  Photo:  Singita Boulders