Hôtel Sidi Driss

"The hotel was larger than a common troglodyte home, but still very typical to the local style."

- George Lucas

Located in Matmata in Tunisia, Hotel Sidi Driss has become one of the most famous filming locations of Star Wars, nicknamed the Star Wars hotel. It's a traditional Berber house, built centuries ago. It served as the interior for Lars' homestead on Tatooine. The exterior being filmed on Chott El Jerid. After the filming of the first movie, A New Hope, the decorations were taken down, only to be completely rebuilt in 2000 for the filming of Attack of the Clones. The hotel is open all year long and the decorations are still intact. There are five pits in the hotel, four of them with rooms; the fifth one, the Star Wars pit, is the hotel's restaurant. Although it is impossible to sleep in the sets, it is possible to dine in the same room as in the film.

Lars dining room
The Lars dining room fresco used to be covered with many quick lime layers applied by the owner for years. In 1995, a frensh inveterate fan by the name of Philip Vanni, restored it all by scratching the lime and drawing the motives back with a brush.