Lake Palace
Gone are the days when you needed a royal title to spend the night in a castle.
Kasbah du Toubkal
While other castle hotels on this list are accessible by chauffeured car or ferry, guests at Morocco's Kasbah du Toubkal usually arrive on the back of a donkey – or on foot. Nestled on a promontory at the base of the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, about an hour away from Marrakesh (and another hour or so, uphill), this rustic eight-room hotel served as the summer residence (one complete with dungeon) of the local French caid (ruler) from the 1940s until Moroccan independence from France, in 1956. Today, it's an award-winning eco-tourism hotel (that also served as the setting of the Tibetan Monastery of Dungkar in Scorsese's 1997 film, Kundun); it's popular with hikers and those who just want to bask in sweeping views of the Atlas Mountains, abundant fresh air, and good food.
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