• Introduction
• 1. Amberley Castle
• 2. Balfour Castle
• 3. Castle on the Hudson
• 4. Château de Castel Novel
• 5. Château de la Bourdaisière
• 6. Kasbah du Toubkal
• 7. Lake Palace
• 8. Palácio Belmonte
• 9. Palazzo Gritti
• 10. Waterford 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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