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Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira

2.5 star property
Riad in Essaouira with free breakfast and a rooftop terrace

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Terrace/patio
Terrace/patio
Standard Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Ensuite | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe
Terrace/patio
Living area
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

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
The current price is SAR 277
SAR 330 total
includes taxes & fees
6 Sep - 7 Sep

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Comfort Room (Berbere)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
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Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Premium bedding
Select Comfort bed
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Family Room (Moucharabieh) | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe

Family Room (Moucharabieh)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Premium bedding
Select Comfort bed
Private bathroom
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Room (Mogador) | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe

Standard Room (Mogador)

Highlights

Yard
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Select Comfort bed
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Room (Cherafa) | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe

Standard Room (Cherafa)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Premium bedding
Select Comfort bed
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Ensuite | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe

Standard Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Ensuite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
Select Comfort bed
Premium bedding
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
  • 23 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Located in Medina, a neighborhood in Essaouira, Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira is in the entertainment district and near the beach. Bab Sba and Skala de la Ville are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Essaouira Beach and Sidi Kaouki Beach. Discover the area's water adventures with windsurfing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and hiking/biking trails.
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28 Rue Malek Ben El Morahhal, Essaouira, 44600

What's nearby

  • Skala de la Ville - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Place Moulay el Hassan - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Essaouira Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Skala du Port - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Essaouira Mogador Golf Course - 11 min drive - 5.6 km

Getting around

  • Essaouira (ESU-Mogador) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mandala Society - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Restaurant Al Khaima - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Restaurant Nomade - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Brotherhood Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Chez Ben Mostafa - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira

Riad located in Medina
At Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira, you can look forward to free full breakfast, a rooftop terrace, and dry cleaning/laundry services. In addition to a bar and a restaurant, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks like:
  • A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), babysitting (surcharge), and a TV in the lobby
  • A front-desk safe, laundry services, and luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms are individually furnished, and offer comforts such as premium bedding, as well as perks like free WiFi and safes.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with free toiletries and hair dryers
  • Wardrobes/closets, heating, and daily housekeeping

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (MAD 30 per day)
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding
  • Select Comfort mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 8:00 AM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 3 percent 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

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. 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.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: MAD 250 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Nearby parking fee: MAD 30 per day (1312 ft away)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is 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

Is Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira?

Check-in start time: 8:00 AM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Does Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of MAD 250 per vehicle applies.

Where is Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira located?

Located in Medina, this riad is steps from Place du Marché aux Grains, Souk Jdid, and Fish Market. Essaouira Clock Tower and Bayt Dakira are also within 5 minutes.

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Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 46 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 46 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 46 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 46 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 46 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay

The manager was incredibly friendly and welcoming. The breakfast was tasty!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tan Trung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Riad is ideally located, very central, Nice room and cosy decoration, breakfast served on the rooftop was great as well.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Maraea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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.

10/10 Excellent

Maraea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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!

10/10 Excellent

Akhlaq

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Sharea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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!!

10/10 Excellent

Hugo

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jost

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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).

10/10 Excellent

Savannah J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girl

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abdellah

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

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.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Clément

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

patrice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
🇨🇦janvier 2023Vraiment un Riad très accueillant ! Personnel À , déjeuner très copieux! Riad très bien situé ! Merci beaucoup très beau séjour!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Maxime

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Gilles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

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.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness

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.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Hanane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017