28, Impasse Moulay Ismaîl, 44 000 Essaouira, Morocco
#30 of 109 hotels in Essaouira
Guests' ChoiceBased on 143 hotel reviews
9.0Cleanliness
9.1
Comfort
9.1
Location
9.0
Facilities
8.8
Staff
9.5
Value for money
8.8
Free WiFi
8.4
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 2 June 2022
Victor
AustraliaWe loved everything about this place!
Perfect! Our favourite hotel after a month traveling in Morocco. Quiet, very comfortable bed, beautiful interiors, wonderful staff & great breakfast. A real home away from home. Thank you for having us!
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 29 May 2022
Ivan
Spainlack of insonorization in between rooms (can hear rooms and corridors), the Médina is also quite messy, lots of renovation around town, and smells of grilled sardine
the premises are quite nice.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 18 May 2022
Katja
GermanyEverything was perfect: easy to find, very clean, nice rooftop, very good breakfast. The staff was amazing!
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 18 May 2022
Ward
United KingdomBeautiful riad in an amazing location. The staff were wonderful and very kind, organising a laundry service for us and kindly printing our boarding passes. The breakfast is fresh and generous, and very tasty. The location is brilliant for exploring the medina and easily getting to the beach. We had a deluxe room which was so bright and spacious. We were able to really relax here - the staff are also super helpful without being too much - you really feel looked after at Dar Liouba.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 16 May 2022
Solveig
MoroccoThe location, interior and wood details, and the staff was amazing - so welcoming.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 8 May 2022
David
Germanynothing not to like
great room, very friendly staff and awesome breakfast
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 27 April 2022
Laure
Franceit may be loud when the property is fully booked
start is very friendly and accommodating, well located in the médina in a quiet street. very comfy, good breakfast
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 19 April 2022
Kevin
Canadavery nice clean and comfortable. big room and great place to rest after a long few days in essaouira
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 19 April 2024
Maryam
CanadaThe room felt dated had to climb 3 or 4 flights of spiral stairs. Bathtub/shower is in the room without a curtain or wall, which is shown in the pictures I just didn't notice. A little rusted. I think this was the only room available when booking so it was pricier with the tub. Mattress has dents from over usage.
The staff were incredibly accommodating and patient with us! They made the stay wonderful and breakfast was delicious every day. Hesham, Muhammed and the ladies were very kind and caring. Good last minute booking option. Staff were the best! The windows are so nice wrapping the whole room and it gets very refreshing. Feels like you're in a tower
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 4 January 2024
Susan
United KingdomThe bathroom facilites were not that great. They look ok in pictures, but the shower was basic and and the bath itself was old and rusty.
Staff were friendly. Good that the room was cleaned daily.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 1 January 2024
Frances
United KingdomThe dinner was nothing special and expensive (25 euros) would highly recommend going somewhere else — you can get cheaper and better food easily We were also charged double the city tax we were supposed to pay for one night (100 dirhams instead of 50) and only realised this after we left.
Nice interiors but mediocre balcony and dinner.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 13 November 2023
Tanya
RussiaWe didn't expect to get such an old room for such a big price. Some pieces of furniture is missing, the bath has stains, the hairdryer was very old. Some details of design look really cheap. This accommodation definitely needs a renovation, otherwise the price is not reasonable.
The riad is really close to the city centre. The room is big, with lots of windows, lots of light. Nice design, especially common area, all things we needed were provided including bath robes and slippers. The breakfast was really good, with fresh vegetables, fresh orange juice, yougurt, bread and eggs.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 29 August 2023
Josep
SpainThe room was small. The steps of the stairs were very hight and irregular. The breakfast was a little poor because they didn’t offer any kind of fruit
The de decoration is fine. Good situation.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 22 May 2023
Hopilena
Germanythe room was mouldy, the smell of mould was extremely strong. There were air freshener spray bottles to 'refresh' the air... Please note that other rooms, not turned to the inner yard, did not seem to have the same problem. The
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 27 March 2023
Masood
United KingdomLocality was not great, Our room was on the 3rd floor with no lift. if you are elderly and physically not up to that either ask for room in the lower floors or forget about it altogether. Hotel did not have bottle opener.
Staff were helpful, Hotel was clean, and comfortable,
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 16 March 2023
Alastair
United KingdomNot well sound proofed internally - a lot of late night noise from other guests. Not air conditioned, and opening the windows for any length of time let in unpleasant odours. But quite stuffy with windows closed. Not very good value for money compared with most other places we have stayed at in Morocco.
Easy to access the medina, everything in walking distance. Nice spacious downstairs area. Varied breakfast. Helpful staff.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 20 February 2023
Sigrun
Canadalocation very confusing easy getting lost specially at night stairs to many and very steep therefore I had to check out earlier and we did not get any help to get our refund
first impressions very nice bedroom nicely decorated receptionist Mohamed very helpful but the night shift person not so breakfast good
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 28 November 2022
Elisabeth
United Kingdomthe beds…. covered with horrible plastic waterproof sheeting under the sheets so it crackled all night. I ended up stripping the bed in the middle of the night cos you couldn’t sleep every time you turned. Or when your partner did!! please take them off and change them for different protective coverings… are we really going to wet the bed?! hopefully it was just our room!
the wonderful staff, the warm ambience in the sitting area, the great - best!! breakfast in essaouira, the realness of it!!
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 7 November 2022
Geneviève
Cape VerdeService and helpfulness of staff was very limited. They barely spoke French or English. Russ was under some kind of renovations. Situated in a very poor and underkept part of the Medina far from the historic landmarks.
Very clean.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 22 October 2022
Chapman
United KingdomThe beds were very hard and the shower wasn’t that brilliant-could so with slight modernising of the bathroom. we had to ask to move rooms because there was a terrible sewage smell in our first room (room 1) but they were very helpful and arranging this.
The location was very good and Essouria is small so it is easy to get to everything. The property felt secure and there was a delicious Moroccan breakfast in the mornings. The staff were all friendly and very accommodating when we needed to switch rooms because of the awful smell in the bathroom.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 8 October 2022
Catarina
PortugalIt had a bit of a humidity smell to it and one of the rooms and bedsheets that werent in great conditions - but the staff imediately changed it. Wi-fi is poor inside the rooms. Breakfast was good - please recheck if its included in the price when you pay for it.
Staff was very nice and accomodating, its quite central in the Medina and its very nicely decorated.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 8 August 2022
Raheel
United KingdomRoom smaller than expected. Very small shower cubicle.
Friendly staff. Nice breakfast. Can walk to medina and port.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: 6 August 2022
Jessica
Spainthe mattresses were not very comfortable and the curtain of the shower was really uncomfortable for showering since it was sticking to the body all the time.
the location was great in a closed road in the medina that had no noise. the Riad was close to everything and really convenient. the breakfast was vary good and the staff as well.
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: 2 June 2022
Faissal
NetherlandsThe room was a bit moist. You notice that in the bedding, but also in your clothes.
The staff is super friendly and helpfull. Breakfast is great! The interior is also very nicely designed. Location is great, everything is on walking distance. Private parking facility nearby on walking distance for 30 dirhams (3 euros) per day.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 14 August 2022
Anonymous
United Statesabsolutely none
perfect location, all the staffs were perfect: friendly , welcoming and professional. I would like to thanks Hicham for his commitment and hospitality, he was working above and beyond to make sure our stay goes well. the breakfast was beautifully done. I would recommend everyone to come here, quite place, very clean with lot of potential, you going to feel like you live inside museum. excellent job.
Stayed in August 2022
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