Hotel Moulay El Houcine
Just off the main road, opposite the Hôtel de l’Oasis Rouge, this place has pretty dull rooms but makes up for it with the warm welcome and the great big roof terrace with views over the town centre and the market.
Timimoun hotels and hostels
Youth Hostel
Ten minutes’ walk north of town along av du 1er Novembre this hostel has spartan four- to six-bed dorms, a café, a lounge with table football, and terrace with fine views over the dunes on which one can sleep in fine weather.
Camping Roses De Sable
This is a lovely place set in a large garden where you can sleep in a zeriba under the shade of a palm tree or in a room (each one named after an oasis in the region) in the pretty bungalow at the back.
Hôtel Gourara
Built by Fernand Pouillon in the 1950s the Gourara is slightly dilapidated these days, but what it lacks in up-to-date comforts in makes up for in romantic atmosphere.
Camping La Palmeraie
Centrally located next to the Hôtel Gourara with clean ablutions, hot water, a dining hut and a kitchen. The owner can organise camel rides, hiking, traditional folk evenings and the like.