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Heure Bleue Palais
Essaouira
From $306/ night
A Relais & Châteaux mansion inside the medina walls, with a colonial-style courtyard and a rooftop pool.
Coast & beach · No. 3 in Morocco
Boutique hotels in Essaouira
Essaouira is a breezy, whitewashed Atlantic port of blue boats, ramparts and artists' galleries, with riads tucked into its medina.
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Where to stay in Essaouira
02
Le Jardin des Douars
Essaouira
From $255/ night
A country hideaway in the hills outside town, with gardens, pools and rooms built in the local village style.
03
Madada Mogador
Essaouira
A small, contemporary riad on the edge of the medina with bay views and a cooking school.
04
Villa Maroc
Essaouira
Four connected 18th-century houses near the ramparts, among the first boutique hotels in Morocco.
Essaouira's 18th-century medina, laid out by a French architect for a Moroccan sultan, sits on a windswept peninsula ringed by sea walls. It is calmer than Marrakech, with a working fishing port, thuya-wood workshops, galleries and a long beach favored by kitesurfers. The annual Gnaoua World Music Festival fills the town in June.
Where to stay
Inside the walls, small riads offer rooftop terraces over the ocean. In the countryside around the town, a handful of country estates and guesthouses have gardens and pools, sheltered from the wind.
Good to know
The trade winds blow hardest from spring to late summer, keeping temperatures mild even in July. It is about three hours by road from Marrakech.
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Questions about Essaouira
How many boutique hotels are there in Essaouira?
We list 4 boutique hotels in Essaouira, including Heure Bleue Palais, Le Jardin des Douars and Madada Mogador.
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