Meet Lotfi
Cultured, Trusting, Friendly
I am a cross-cultural facilitator. I provide the opportunity for my international guests to Explore Morocco, Understand it more fully and Serve in community development projects.
On a typical day...
I have a very open house. My house is your house.
When I host guests...
I’m basically a tour guide. I like to do most things with them and show them around.
Family Hobbies
Swimming, Learning foreign languages, Socialising
Hosting guests since
2003
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
My house is in Azrou city center. Azrou is located in the heart of the national parc of the middle Atlas mountains. It's 80 Km from the city of Fes and 50 mn from Meknes witch are both Moroccan imperial cities.
The house ( 130 m square) is made of three floors or appartements and the roofs:
1/ First level / Downstairs is a non profit down syndrome children center that my wife and I founded. In addition to learning Arabis language, our international guests always love to have volunteering interaction with our center children. A considerable part of our income goes to the development of our non profit center.
2/ Second Level / floor is where I live with my wife and 5 of our daughters (17 to 6 years old). My two other sons (22 and 20 years old) do not live with us. they are university students. Next year, my two eldest daughters will move from home to go to university.
This appartement is made of three bed rooms + a living room decorated in the Moroccan style + dining place + a salon with a fire place that heats almost all the space, two bathrooms with showers and and a kitchen.
3/ Third floor is the same than the second.
In our family, we speak English, French, Arabic and Berber. Our common interest is cross-cultural activities, hosting international visitors and community services.
*For small groups up to six persons and for individual long stay, our
prizes are negotiable.*
About myself:
Lotfi is a cross-cultural facilitator. From heading up marketing initiatives, to working as a carpenter in his little shop, to founding non-profit organizations in Morocco and serving as Line Production Manager and Assistant Producer of award-winning cross-cultural and social documentaries and films, his energies are devoted to catalyzing a positive revolution of leadership in Morocco and promoting goodwill between cultures. He works to promote peace, tolerance and coexistence through international networking and cultural exchange initiatives, panel discussions, cultural tours and workshops, parents and teachers associations involvement, community service projects and advocacy for children and women issues in Morocco.
* Awards:
2016:
1/ Leader of the year award by the Friendship Force International organisation based in USA.
2/ The Friendship World Conference Host and Organizer Cup. at the World Friendship and citizen diplomacy, Marrakech, Morocco.
2014: Honorary Citizen of Louisville award from the Mayor Greg E. Fisher.
It was for the cross-cultural and interfaith initiatives I undertook with NGOs, churches and synagogues in Louisville, USA.
- 2010: The Special Leadership Grant (Among leaders from 62 countries) at the World Friendship and citizen diplomacy, Washington DC.
- 2007: Debuty at the federation of the parents and teachers associations in the province of Ifrane / Azrou.
- 2006: President of Azrou Al Khansae school parents and teachers association.
In addition to many letters of thanks and appreciation from American governors and mayors for having hosted peace ambassadors from their cities.
House Facilities
- Computer
- Laundry
- Barbecue
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located in the center of Azrou. It's about ten minutes walk of any interest place you'd like to go to such as souk (market, coffe shops, the cultural center and museum of the city. It's surrounded by mountains and forest, lakes, rivers and characterized by an amazing bio-diversity. It's an Ideal base for excursions and hikes.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Shopping Centre
- Bus Stop
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
Available on request at an extra cost
- Full Breakfast
- Half Board
- Full Board
- Packed lunch
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Coeliac
- Kosher
- Diabetic
- Lactose Intolerant
- Nut Allergies
- Halal
House Rules
Universal Friendship, Love and Mutual Respect
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.