Haven Hills Chaouen
A hillside guesthouse above Chefchaouen with Rif views, a garden, a sun terrace and a restaurant open for lunch and dinner
About this stay
Haven Hills is the opposite of a medina riad. Instead of a patio reached through a derb, you get a garden, a terrace and a hillside view across Chefchaouen to the Rif mountains. Guests who walked give different times: one review speaks of 20 to 30 minutes from the medina, another of about 40 minutes uphill. Another listing, now inactive, under the name Haven Hills Social Club, possibly the same house, puts it about 1.9 km from the Kasbah and mentions a paid shuttle and an access road under works. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner, and breakfast includes vegetarian, vegan and halal options. Guests rate it 9.2 out of 10 across 82 reviews.
- Hillside setting above Chefchaouen, outside the blue medina
- Sunset views over the town and the Rif from the terrace
- Garden, sun terrace and outdoor fireplace
- Restaurant on site for lunch and dinner
- Pets accepted; family rooms mentioned under the Haven Hills Social Club name
- Rated 9.2/10 across 82 guest reviews
Our take
Haven Hills sits on the hillside above Chefchaouen, outside the blue medina rather than inside it, and that single fact decides whether it suits you. You trade the short stroll to Outa el Hammam for quiet nights, a garden, a sun terrace and the panoramic view over the town and the Rif that guests praise. Walking times from the medina vary in reviews, from 20 to 30 minutes to about 40 minutes uphill, so plan on a taxi or a car for most trips. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner, handy when you would rather not climb back after dark. I would book it for the second or third night in Chefchaouen, once the medina is done. First-timers who want the alleys at dawn should sleep inside the walls.
- Ask the guesthouse how to reach it before you arrive, especially with luggage: another listing, now inactive, under the name Haven Hills Social Club mentions a paid shuttle and an access road under works, which may have changed since.
- Keep one sunset for the terrace: the hill faces the town and the Rif, so you get the sunset without the evening crowd on the path from Ras el Ma up to the Spanish Mosque.
- Eat at the guesthouse on your arrival night: the restaurant serves lunch and dinner, so you avoid the hill road in the dark.
- Pack a warm layer from November to March: Chefchaouen sits in the Rif mountains, evenings turn cold, and that is when the outdoor fireplace earns its place.
- Travelling with a dog? Pets are accepted, and the garden gives an animal room that a medina riad with steep stairs and a small patio cannot.
Why we love it
- Sunsets over the blue town and the Rif from the terrace
- A garden and quiet nights away from the medina's crowds
- Meals on site, with vegetarian, vegan and halal options at breakfast
Why guests love itAnother listing, now inactive, under the name Haven Hills Social Club mentions family rooms: ask the guesthouse about its age policy before building a family trip around it. The setting has real advantages for children: a garden to run in, a terrace, meals on site, and none of the steep stairs and crowded alleys of the medina. The drawbacks are just as concrete. Reviews put the walk from the medina at 20 to 30 minutes for one guest and about 40 minutes uphill for another, so every visit to the blue streets means a car or a taxi rather than a short walk with a tired child. For adults the trade is simpler: quiet nights, mountain views and a fire outside on cool evenings.
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