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Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira

2.5 star property
Riad with restaurant, near Essaouira Beach

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Experience the warm ambiance of Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira, nestled in Medina. Savor a full breakfast, unwind on the rooftop terrace or connect to WiFi from the comfort of your room. With a bar and restaurant on site, helpful multilingual staff and laundry services available.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Airport transfer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Laundry facilities
  • Non-smoking

Main amenities (12)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Near the beach
  • Restaurants and bar/lounge
  • Rooftop terrace
  • Room service
  • Babysitting
  • Airport shuttle
  • Area shuttle
  • Terrace
  • Front desk safe
  • Laundry service
  • Self-serve laundry

Feel at home (6)

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Private bathroom
  • Terrace
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Premium bedding
The current price is NZ$147
includes taxes & fees
8 Sept - 9 Sept

Room options

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Showing 5 of 5 rooms

View all photos for Standard Room (Cherafa)

A bedroom with a bed, a dresser, and a mirror.

Standard Room (Cherafa)

  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Standard Room (Mogador)

A bedroom with a bed, two nightstands, a wooden headboard, a window with curtains, and a door leading to an outdoor area.

Standard Room (Mogador)

  • 12 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Family Room (Moucharabieh)

A room with two beds, a wooden cabinet, a mirror, and a patterned floor.

Family Room (Moucharabieh)

  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Comfort Room (Berbere)

A hotel room with two beds, a wooden ceiling, patterned walls, and a hanging light fixture.

Comfort Room (Berbere)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Ensuite

A bedroom with a bed, a chandelier, a painting, and a hallway.

Standard Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Map
28 Rue Malek Ben El Morahhal, Essaouira, 44600

What's nearby

  • Place Moulay Hassan - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Essaouira Clock Tower - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Skala de la Ville - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Essaouira Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Skala du Port - 7 min walk - 0.6 km

Getting around

  • Essaouira (ESU-Mogador) - 26 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Fish Burger - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Restaurant Nomade - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mandala Society - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Dar Baba Restaurant & More - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Brunch & Co - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira

  • Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira features a rooftop terrace and puts you within a 10-minute walk of Essaouira Beach. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or wind down at the end of the day with a drink from the bar/lounge.

At a glance

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Hotel size

    • 5 rooms
    • Arranged over 2 floors
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Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 8:00 AM; check-in end time: 7:30 PM
    • Contactless check-in and check-out are available
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age – 18
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM
    • Contactless check-out
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Special check-in instructions

    • The property charges 3 per cent for credit card payments
    • The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    • Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
    • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
    • If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18
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Children

    • Babysitting*
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Pets

    • Pets not allowed
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi and wired internet access in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms
LOCAL_PARKING

Parking

    • Off-site parking within 1312 ft (MAD 30 per day)
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Transfers

    • Airport shuttle on request (available 24 hours a day)*
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Off-site

    • Area shuttle*
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Other information

    • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • Room service (limited hours)

Travelling with children

  • Babysitting (surcharge)

What to do

  • Beach nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horse riding nearby
  • Windsurfing nearby

Services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Dry cleaning/laundry services
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff

Facilities

  • 1 building/tower
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • Rooftop terrace
  • Television in common areas

Accessibility

  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Tile flooring in room

Room amenities

Home comfort

  • Heating

Sleep well

  • Premium bedding
  • Selected Comfort mattress

What to enjoy

  • Individually furnished and decorated

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels
  • Toilet paper

Stay connected

  • Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Daily housekeeping
  • In-room safe

Fees & policies

Mandatory fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges by the property at check-in or checkout. Fees may include applicable taxes:
  • A tax is imposed by the city: MAD 30.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of MAD 250 per vehicle (one-way. Maximum occupancy 4)
  • Local area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
  • Credit card charges are subject to an extra charge of 3 per cent

Children & extra beds

  • Babysitting is available for an extra charge

Parking

  • Parking is available nearby and costs MAD 30 per day (1312 ft away)

Policies

This property does not have lifts.
Guests can rest easy knowing that there's a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector on-site.
This property accepts credit cards and cash.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard
Cashless transactions are available.

Also known as

l'Ayel
l'Ayel d'Essaouira
Riad l'Ayel
Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira
Riad l`Ayel d`Essaouira Hotel Essaouira
Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira Riad
Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira Essaouira
Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira Riad Essaouira

Frequently asked questions

Does Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in, depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure that you check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Are pets allowed at Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed.

Is an airport shuttle service offered by Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira?

Yes, an airport shuttle is available. The charge is MAD 250 per vehicle one-way.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira?

Check-in start time: 8:00 AM; check-in end time: 7:30 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM. Contactless social distancing and check-out are available.

What is there to do at Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira and nearby?

Have fun with nearby activities such as hiking, horse riding and windsurfing.

Are there restaurants at or near Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira?

Yes, there's an on-site restaurant.

What's the area around Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira like?

Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira is in Medina, a short 8-minute walk from Essaouira Beach and 5 minutes' walk from Place Moulay Hassan.

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Reviews

Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.2

Cleanliness

9.4

Location

9.2

Staff & service

9.0

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • Delicious Moroccan breakfast was served on the rooftop, rich and tasty. (4 reviews)
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Reviews

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10/10 Exceptional

Great stay

The manager was incredibly friendly and welcoming. The breakfast was tasty!
Bryan, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Riad is ideally located, very central, Nice room and cosy decoration, breakfast served on the rooftop was great as well.
Tan Trung, 1-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Great value and excellent location

Great location ,right in the middle of medina, nice breakfast and caring staff
Verified review

8/10 Very good

It was a good place. Clean, friendly and helpful staff. Some of the linens were a bit dated and the heater didn't work very well, but it was well worth the price.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

comfort in essoaria

lovely riad in the town centre, very friendly staff and very helpful. i would thoroughly reccomand this place. the rooms are very nice and well looked after. allin all it was a very comfortable stay there.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Clean and Friendly

This was a clean and friendly Riad located near a main thoroughfare in the Marrakech Medina. Staff were kind and helpful. Decor was tasteful. The rooftop was very nice.
Elizabeth, 2-night trip
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6/10 Good

Ok as a resting place only

We stayed at this Riad for two nights. It's ok as a base for exploring the town, Their breakfast is very basic and dry, my kids struggled to eat their hard bread. Their staff can hardly understand english and it was a bit of struggle to ask for simple things.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

9.5/10

I loved this place. The linens and towels aren't brand new, but they're clean and they provide extra blankets and a heater. The room gets a lot of natural light which is very refreshing after staying in some windowless riads that get kind of stuffy. TheThe orange juice is delicious!
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Essaouira's little gem

Our stay at this riad was a lovely experience. The owner Jean Paul was a real gentleman who took his time to make you feel right at home. The manager Lachaan was one of the nicest men you can meet who was really helpful. The nightman Rashid was was always at your service with a smile and the maid really looked after you with her lovely breakfast. The riad itself was clean and crisp with a lovely decor, it was refreshing. The rooms where nice and spacious with lovely bathrooms. The terrace was amazing too. Thanks once again to all the team.
Akhlaq, 4-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Hospitality at its best

It was amazing right in the centre of madinah everything is around you. The area has lots of cars and youcab smell ten sometimes. Riad is amazing the service I received was amazing hospitality number one. Breakfast every morning served by Hannah was spot on she asked us what we wanted and she delivered every morning I was full even if I wasn't hungry I ate so not to miss out. My room was great there was three of us and then double bed and single bed lots of spaces. The roof terrace was perfect and cute we snowed up there as we couldn't smoke in rooms and I was never too cold. Out eifi eas pretty good sometimes it was in and out but the majority of my stay it worked perfect. Wish I ate dinner at the Riad but I didn't. I will def go back price was amazing and company and the people I met was great on my last day I took one of the guest surfing which was fun!! I'll be back!!
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Tres bon accueil, emplacement idéal. Nous avions la chambre familiale au dernier étage, directement sur la terrasse, parfait! Une des prises ne fonctionnaient pas, ca manquait un peu de petites lumières la ou y'a les 2 lits simples et il y avait quelques relants d'égouts dans la salle d'eau. Mais sinon tout etait parfait!
mikaela, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Sehr schönes Riad in einer ruhigen Gegend der Medina von Essaouira. Das Personal wurde sehr sehr freundlich, hat sich gut um uns gekümmert. Das Frühstück war sehr reichhaltig und wurde auf der Dachterrasse serviert. Das Zimmer war sehr sauber, aber etwas feucht (ist in der Medina aber typisch).
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10/10 Exceptional

De passage à Essaouira

Une nuit en famille 2 adultes et 1 ado passée dans ce Riad. Une première pour nous !!! Accueil chaleureux avec thé et pâtisserie marocaine.Très belle chambre typique d’un Riad. Salle de bien au top et literie très bien. Petit déjeuner marocain sur le roof top excellent. Nous gardons un très bon souvenir de notre passage à Essaouira.
Sandra, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

🇨🇦janvier 2023Vraiment un Riad très accueillant ! Personnel À , déjeuner très copieux! Riad très bien situé ! Merci beaucoup très beau séjour!
patrice, 3-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Nous avons adoré notre séjour. Chambre très propre et accueillante pour une famille. Nous avions un parc pour notre bébé installé à notre arrivé. Très bien situé, dans une petite rue de la médina, donc plutôt tranquille. Super petit déjeuner sur la terasse. Nous nous sommes sentis très à l'aise! Merci encore.
3-night trip
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6/10 Good

It is an ok place for what you pay. If you are young and want to have a safe and relatively comfortable place to stay this is good, but if you are in your 50s and 60s nd want a more comfortable nicer side of things then this is not the place for you. The location is in Medina so that is good in terms of centrality but the streets in Medina are dirty and you will find piles of trash on your way to the riad, the smell, the noise late into the night all of that comes with this choice.
1-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Riad de charme

Superbe petit appartement sur le toit du Riad avec sa terrasse. Terrasse pourrait être mieux entretenue mais si c'est l'hiver. Belle salle à manger et salon avec cheminée. Personnel très sympathique et à l'écoute du client. Petit déjeuner peut être amélioré, plus de crêpes et du miel. Repas du soir assez bon, quelques légumes en plus des pois chiches autour du couscous auraient été souhaitables.
Gilles, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

La petite chambre réservée n'étant pas disponible, nous avons eu le plaisir d'occuper la "mini suite berbère". Un seul mot: WOW! Bien située dans la médina. Jolie terrasse. On recommande chaudement. Accueil et service impeccable, gérant très attentionné. Très bon petit déj.
carol, 3-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Hübsches Hotel. Kleines, dunkles Zimmer, kein WLAN

Sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtetes Hotel. Aber leider war unser Zimmer (das erste Zimmer im Erdgeschoss) für 3 Personen eindeutig zu klein. Außerdem war das Zimmer sehr dunkel. Ich würde das Hotel schon empfehlen, aber das Zimmer nicht. Das W-Lan hat im Zimmer nicht funktioniert und das Personal hat nur auf dem Gemeinschaftsraum verwiesen.
Sarah, 5-night trip
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6/10 Good

Einfaches, zentral gelegenes Riad

Das Riad liegt gut zu Fuss vom Parking ausserhalb der Medina erreichbar in einer Seitengasse der Hauptstrasse. Es ist insgesamt etwas düster und auch muffig drinnen. Der schlechte Geruch wurde mit Räucherstäbchen übertüncht. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Das einfache Frühstück war gut. Es gibt eine eigentlich sehr schöne Dachterasse, die leider etwas vernachlässigt aussah.
1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Plein de charme

PARFAIT! Propre, belle chambre, ryad plein de charme, personnel au petit soin! Nous sommes arrivés tard, on nous a récupéré avoir mis notre voiture dans le parking. Nous conseillons fortement malgré un petit déjeuner très simple (1 petit pain maison, confiture, beurre et thé à la menthe). Ryad bien situé!
Hanane, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Nice Riad un medina

Nos recibió Lahcen amablemente con un té de bienvenida y una gran sonrisa. La ubicación del hotel era perfecta y el desayuno era muy completo y riquísimo! La habitación era muy amplia y el baño espectacular y enorme. Sin duda es un riad que recomendaría a la gente.
Alazne, 3-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Très joliment décoré accueil très sympas serviable

Un avis par écrit
Irene, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Beau riad à taille humaine

très heureux de mon séjour dans ce Riad. accueil chaleureux à la marocaine, le petit déjeuner complet est très bon. la chambre suite berbère est très grande avec une immense baignoire. une belle surprise pour moi habitué des hôtels je reviendrai merci
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Nous avons apprécié la grande gentillesse du personnel des notre arrivee (accueil avec gâteaux et thé à la menthe) et le fait qu'on ait toujours répondu à nos demandes par des conseils toujours appropriés. La chambre Cherafa que nous occupions était claire et spacieuse. Nous avons aime le calme du riad (cinq chambres) très bien situe au coeur de la Médina. Merci encore Lahcen, Bouchra, Hanane et Rachid.