Villa de L'O

Essaouira, Morocco

Facilities

  • Historic riad with elegant colonnaded inner courtyard and ingenious sliding roof

  • Decked roof terrace with swish loungers and jacuzzi - and one of the best views over the beach and city walls

  • Two salons, one with a fireplace

  • Spa pool, aromatic massages and hammam

  • WiFi, satellite TV and safes in every room (no CD players, or phones, but mobiles work here, and staff can take messages)

  • Fans ventilate 7 of the bedrooms, and one room has air con

  • Electric radiators in all rooms

  • Young French owner Celine, who has spent quite some time in Essaouira due to her love of surfing, promises to maintain the hotel's special charm

When to go?

Spring and autumn (March-May and September-October) enjoy moderate temperatures of 20-30 celsius, but even in midsummer there is a cooling wind. There's a music festival in June (book well ahead) - and see the links below for dates of Ramadan (the month-long Muslim day-fast). Winter can also be a very great time to be in Essaouira: days are often sunny and mild and the light at this time of year has a unique quality.

Features include:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch by arrangement
  • Walk to restaurants (offsite)
  • Guest lounge
  • Internet access
  • Jacuzzi/hot tub
  • Steam room
  • Meeting rooms
  • Airport Transfers
Save to favouritesPrintMailVilla de L'OHidden behind the medina walls, right by the sea, this onetime almond storage depot is minutes from everything lovely old Essaouira has to offer: idyllic white and pinkwashed houses, rolling dunes, harbour, fish stalls, souks. Yet despite its central location it is blissfully tranquil. The moment those huge bolted doors swing open to reveal an elegantly furnished 18th-century colonnaded patio and a cageful of chirruping birds, you know you've arrived at a rare place. Behind a grand sweep of curtain lies a delectable French salon; through intricately carved doors, a dining room with an intimate air. Follow French owners Celine or Caroline up tiered inner balconies to spoilingly comfortable, hugely handsome [r:MC045:bedrooms] and you’ll wish you'd booked for longer. And, bet your bottom dirham, after sipping a cocktail from a cool lounger on the shaded roof terrace, with views over ramparts, souks and kite surfers on the beach - you will quietly ask if you might stay an extra night or two…

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