Hotel berhampiran Simon Attias Synagogue, Essaouira

Riad Emotion is an amazing spot to stay in Essaouira. The light hits this riad perfectly as the fresh air and sun of the wind city sweep you in. The entrance, rooms, and roof terrace could not be more peaceful. Right off of the medina but still close enough to the action. All said, we were lucky enough to travel to Morocco in May after getting the vaccine and while much was still on lockdown they welcomed arms. Cannot recommend Riad Emotion enough! Riad Emotion est un endroit incroyable pour séjourner à Essaouira. La lumière frappe parfaitement ce riad alors que l'air frais et le soleil de la ville du vent vous envahissent. L'entrée, les chambres et la terrasse sur le toit ne pourraient pas être plus paisibles. Juste à côté de la médina mais toujours assez proche de l'action. Tout compte fait, nous avons eu la chance de voyager au Maroc en mai après avoir reçu le vaccin et alors que beaucoup étaient encore bloqués, ils ont accueilli les armes. Je ne saurais trop recommander le Riad Emotion!

Lovely riad inside the Medina but also very close to the bus station. Decoration could be a bit updated but we definitely have the charm of a riad. I would have prefer to be able to go in and out without knocking at main the door entrance each team but I guess it’s for safety reasons. Breakfast is not crazy but not bad and in winter the turn on the fireplace wich make a very nice vibe. Staff is discret but friendly

I spent a couple of nights with my wife after doing a country tour. So, the trip was to relax. The place itself and owner were very polite, breakfast was great. But there is always a but. When I booked, the main thing was parking. The description showed parking and that is incorrect. You have to park outside the medina and pay for it (US$5-7/night), then you need to hire a cart person to take your luggage into the hotel (unless you don't kind carrying yourself) About US$2. Since the place was to sleep and relax for a couple night, unfortunately the open floor design spread any sound from the bottom floor to the entire bldg, so if someone wakes up at 6am, for sure you will wake up as well. The site shows handicap accessible. I am not sure if there are rooms on the bottom floor, but you need to climb stairs for the other rooms, no elevator, so, not sure about accessibility. So, again, great location, wife (decorator) loved the decoration, but in my case, I just wanted to sleep in and rests after 2 weeks driving and the noise in the AM unfortunately did not help much. It is a small place so, if you have a family gathering and can occupy the 7-8 rooms, you will love it.

Riad très agréable, avec une déco raffinée, lumineuse, dans les bleus, comme j'aime! Nous étions au 3ième étage, avec sortie directe sur la terrasse, chambre plutôt petite, mais très agréable, literie douillette, salle de bains impeccable avec douche facile à régler( ce n'est pas toujours évident )Petit déjeuner copieux avec de vrais jus d'orange ou mandarine pressées . Frédérique , la directrice et le personnel sont très accueillants , à l'écoute et de très bon conseil L'accès est facile , tout près de la Bab Chbanat, la plage, avec une belle promenade est tout près

After reading some of the reviews before staying at this hotel I have to say I'm not surprised. I totally agree with the comments that this is not a true 5 star hotel at all. The positives are the location, the pool area and the rooms (to an extent). From one way its only a short walk to the medina and from the other it's a short walk to the beach bars. The pool area is well maintained and very attracting. The rooms are a good size with comfy bed and powerful shower and they are very clean. However, we started off by having to change rooms as the room we were first given had a chipped bath - all the paint had come up off the bottom of the bath so it was unusable, the staff solved this pretty quickly by offering us a room of the same standard one floor above. Nevertheless, I find it shocking that a 5 star hotel would not maintain their rooms in the first place. We found the cleaning staff and concierges very friendly. Some of the breakfast staff and beach staff, less so. One day we sat on the beach beds and felt looked down on and were not treated as well as some of the other guests. This really put us off and prevented us using this area again. Not sure if this is because we are a younger/mixed couple? Overall, the hotel is lacking in a lot of areas and the Accor group need to look into this. I would definitely visit Essaouira again but would probably rent an apartment since the beach and medina have so many options anyway!

This hotel is excellent. Melike, from reception, is the sweetest girl ever and she accomodated us quickly and super nicely. She helped us with directions and she is super calm and funny. Her English is also amazing! Everything in this hotel was to the highest standards: the room, the cleaningness, the food, the service. The beds were super clean and amazingly comfortable. The cotton was super soft and I checked the brand of the pillow and sheets as they were so soft and super nice. They are from a brand that is made in Morocco: La Maison de Blanc. I wanna go back and go to this shop now, as I just wanted to sleep and sleep when I was there. I never rested so well in my entire life. Also the shower was fantastic! Clean, perfect pressure, always 100 perfect temperature, big shower at the top and normal shower under. The gel smelled nice... I mean, there was not a single defect in that room! The breakfast is super complete. You have got it all! Natural orange juice, excellent coffee, pastries, eggs... There is always a super smiley girl making omelettes or eggs to your taste. The guys in the breakfast room are super kind as well, very professional. We will definitely come back again. The hotel has super nice rooms looking at the sea and the sunsets from the hotel over the island of Mogador are out of this world! Also, the distance to the medina is just perfect. We didn´t want to be in a Riad this time, as they are a bit dirty, so we wanted a proper hotel. I want to come back already! And will come back to Hotel Cote Ocean Mogador! Oh Also, I noticed that if you rent a car there is a space to park!

Large groups of students aren't the easiest customers, but La Perle de Mogador provided a top-notch experience for everyone. During our stay, it was very rainy and they still were incredibly welcoming as we trudged water and dirt through their lobby. The hotel was incredibly clean and hospitable, 10/10 experience, would stay here again.

Oh dear, where do I start with this review? This is my 3rd visit to this hotel. We new when we booked from our last visit that the hotel was tired but we were shocked when we arrived. We had requested single beds and our request was not satisfied, with the hotel saying no other rooms were available. They provided us with an extra bed on the 2nd day but it was squashed into our room so it did not feel like a 5* experience at all. The room was dirty and the decor very tired. There were ants nests in the room and silverfish. The hotel came and cleaned the room for us, but it made no difference to the insects at all. The housekeeping was a disgrace and it took us 3 days and 4 visits by staff for us to get cups and glasses in the room. The hotel corridors were grubby with scuffed and damaged walls, filthy windows and dust everywhere. Additionally, the main pool was closed for the foreseeable future and this was one of the main reasons we had booked the hotel. Another freshwater pool was available but this was not suitable for disabled people, which one of us is. After 3 days we were in tears and wanted to come home. I asked to speak to the manager, ho was never available. The reception staff were, on the whole, sympathetic and supportive but would not transfer us to another hotel. After lengthy discussions they moved us to a villa, which was amazing. We lost the first 3/4 days of our holiday miserably but the rest of it was amazing. The housekeeping, cleaning and attentiveness of the villa staff was excellent so I have no idea why the same can’t be applied to the hotel itself. There are so many wonderful things here - the views, the grounds, the restaurant food, which has a limited menu but we loved it. There are some issues - staff members removing the used cutlery from our empty plates then putting them back on the table for us to reuse; waiting ages for coffee at breakfast; No after available at dinner unless you pay for it; always having to ask for napkins and salt and pepper. All these things add up and can be annoying. Cockroaches in the restaurant ladies toilet - I have a phobia of them and nearly screamed the place down! We also had a bad experience at the bar - the service was poor and we gave up waiting for table service and we were overcharged for drinks. Querying the bill, we were surrounded by 6 men ho were all being aggressive and tried to force us to pay for cocktails we never received. This was extremely unpleasant as we are 2 females so I reluctantly signed the bill, which we paid on checkout as we were simply too exhausted by the problems to complain further. All ran smoothly until we checked out. Our taxi transfer to Marrakech airport didn’t arrive. I had been to reception twice in the previous days to ensure it was all booked for us and referred to the concierge. Despite this, the taxi still failed to arrive at all, with no assistance at all from either honing the Voyages Privee helpline or the hotel reception. Both sides just ke