Essaouira Lodge

Recent Reviews: 601

• User:823cvc

  Trip type: Friends getaway

  Homely & Beautiful

  29 Oct 2025

  Absolutely delighted to get here from overheated and crowded Marrakesh. We came with friends to celebrate my 40s' birthday.A beautiful table by the pool was expecting us with live music.We so much appreciated everything that we decided to reschedule 2 days more even we were supposed to go to Agadir.Thank you so much guys, will be back soon.. 🙏Eva & Amine

• User:Harry O

  Trip type: Family

  DONT STAY HERE!!!!!

  25 Oct 2025

  Our stay at Essaouira Lodge was extremely disappointing. The so-called “Guest Advisor” desk was always empty, with no one around to help with anything. The pool area was filthy - the loungers were covered in mud and dirt, some even torn, and clearly hadn’t been cleaned or maintained in ages.Breakfast was equally bad: sad options including one type of off brand cornflakes and stale “cake” that was obviously days old and to make it worse there were flies everywhere. There was barely any variety, and the setup felt unhygienic. To make matters worse, there was a constant smell of sewage lingering throughout the property which also was coming from our bathroom, which made it impossible to relax.The furniture in our room and around the lodge was old and literally falling apart. Overall, this place feels completely neglected and nowhere near the standard it advertises. Definitely not worth the money, I’d recommend staying anywhere else. Essaouira Lodge, Directeur général at Essaouira Lodge, responded to this review Dear guest, We are sincerely sorry that your stay did not meet your expectations. This response also applies to the three most recent reviews, as all guests were part of the same group staying on the same dates.Regarding breakfast, we do not share your description. What we offer is a traditional Moroccan continental breakfast, featuring several local specialties freshly prepared each morning (msemen, harcha, baghrir, traditional breads, local honey, amlou, homemade jams, fresh fruit, etc.). As is common in Moroccan hospitality, the cereal choice is intentionally limited in order to highlight fresh and local products.Had this simply been mentioned to our team during your stay, we would have gladly adapted the offering for you — including a wider selection of cereals or additional items prepared on request, as we regularly do for guests with specific preferences.We also acknowledge that, as we are located in the Moroccan countryside and surrounded by nature, a few flies can occasionally appear. The setting is rural and authentic, and it is not unusual to encounter donkeys, dromedaries, peacocks or other wildlife in the area — which many guests actually consider part of the charm — while we continue to apply daily hygiene and preventative measures around the dining spaces.For future readers, we would also like to clarify that our staff are routinely praised for their warmth and attentiveness, and the perception described in this review does not reflect the feedback we generally receive.The property is continuously maintained and regularly upgraded, with further improvements already planned this year.We remain grateful for the feedback and only regret that the concerns were not shared with us during the stay, as we would have been pleased to assist and ensure a much better experience. Thank you for your understanding and trust.Kind regards,Management – Essaouira Lodge

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• User:Jenny W

  Trip type: Family

  Avoid - you will be disappointed

  24 Oct 2025

  What was goodThe hotel grounds are attractive, the rooms are a reasonable size, and the staff are polite and generally helpful when approached.What wasn’t so goodPretty much everything else.Breakfast – A very limited selection: stale pastries and cakes, tired-looking pancakes, and everything seems to be covered in flies. The “cooked” offering consists of rubbery scrambled eggs and stringy sausages. Cereal choice? Just one — a bargain-basement version of cornflakes. The coffee tastes like rust scraped from the inside of the urn — truly the worst we’ve ever had. (You can get a half-decent espresso from the bar, but only if you ask and pay extra.)Rooms and furnishings – Fixtures and furniture are tired and grubby, with stained, tatty soft furnishings. The bed linen is low quality and the beds themselves are rock-hard (though perhaps that’s just a Moroccan standard).Staff and service – Polite, yes, but mostly inattentive; plenty of standing around chatting. Reception staff greet you with a smile, but it has all the warmth of a tax office. The “Guest Advisor” desk was unmanned throughout the entirety of our stay. OverallIt’s a real shame — this place could be fantastic with the right attention and investment. As it stands, it’s rather dreadful. The owners need to undertake some serious refurbishment and rethink their approach to hospitality.You’ve been warned! Essaouira Lodge, Directeur général at Essaouira Lodge, responded to this review Dear guest, We are sincerely sorry that your stay did not meet your expectations. This response also applies to the three most recent reviews, as all guests were part of the same group staying on the same dates.Regarding breakfast, we do not share your description. What we offer is a traditional Moroccan continental breakfast, featuring several local specialties freshly prepared each morning (msemen, harcha, baghrir, traditional breads, local honey, amlou, homemade jams, fresh fruit, etc.). As is common in Moroccan hospitality, the cereal choice is intentionally limited in order to highlight fresh and local products.Had this simply been mentioned to our team during your stay, we would have gladly adapted the offering for you — including a wider selection of cereals or additional items prepared on request, as we regularly do for guests with specific preferences.We also acknowledge that, as we are located in the Moroccan countryside and surrounded by nature, a few flies can occasionally appear. The setting is rural and authentic, and it is not unusual to encounter donkeys, dromedaries, peacocks or other wildlife in the area — which many guests actually consider part of the charm — while we continue to apply daily hygiene and preventative measures around the dining spaces.For future readers, we would also like to clarify that our staff are routinely praised for their warmth and attentiveness, and the perception described in this review does not reflect the feedback we generally receive.The property is continuously maintained and regularly upgraded, with further improvements already planned this year.We remain grateful for the feedback and only regret that the concerns were not shared with us during the stay, as we would have been pleased to assist and ensure a much better experience. Thank you for your understanding and trust.Kind regards,Management – Essaouira Lodge

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• User:Nick H

  Trip type: Family

  Underwhelmed, and then some…

  23 Oct 2025

  Three nights at EL was enough. Furniture, fixtures and fittings exhausted, cleanliness only average, reception desk devoid of charm, breakfast frankly poor (we didn’t risk any other meals). The TA rating and resort photos are baffling. Yes, it must have been quite some place once but that’s a distant memory now. New management and a serious injection of cash are sorely needed if it is to bother a three or four star rating. Even allowing for the price point it’s a disappointment. Essaouira Lodge, Directeur général at Essaouira Lodge, responded to this review Dear guest, We are sincerely sorry that your stay did not meet your expectations. This response also applies to the three most recent reviews, as all guests were part of the same group staying on the same dates.Regarding breakfast, we do not share your description. What we offer is a traditional Moroccan continental breakfast, featuring several local specialties freshly prepared each morning (msemen, harcha, baghrir, traditional breads, local honey, amlou, homemade jams, fresh fruit, etc.). As is common in Moroccan hospitality, the cereal choice is intentionally limited in order to highlight fresh and local products.Had this simply been mentioned to our team during your stay, we would have gladly adapted the offering for you — including a wider selection of cereals or additional items prepared on request, as we regularly do for guests with specific preferences.We also acknowledge that, as we are located in the Moroccan countryside and surrounded by nature, a few flies can occasionally appear. The setting is rural and authentic, and it is not unusual to encounter donkeys, dromedaries, peacocks or other wildlife in the area — which many guests actually consider part of the charm — while we continue to apply daily hygiene and preventative measures around the dining spaces.For future readers, we would also like to clarify that our staff are routinely praised for their warmth and attentiveness, and the perception described in this review does not reflect the feedback we generally receive.The property is continuously maintained and regularly upgraded, with further improvements already planned this year.We remain grateful for the feedback and only regret that the concerns were not shared with us during the stay, as we would have been pleased to assist and ensure a much better experience. Thank you for your understanding and trust.Kind regards,Management – Essaouira Lodge

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• User:JaniceTraveler

  Trip type: Friends getaway

  Grounds look nice but villas are filthy. Everyone sick.

  29 Sept 2025

  This place is filthy!! The grounds when you first arrive look very nice but when you enter the Villa it’s so dirty. The floors need deep mopping. The pool had zero chlorine. (Yes, I carry test strips in emerging worlds.) There was peacock excrement all over the pool deck and on tattered furniture. Let’s just say peacocks are big birds and leave it at that. The beds are very hard, perhaps that is Ok for some. But the worst part of all was the Lodges lack of empathy and response to large amounts of people becoming sick. The week prior to our arrival, 13 of 13 yoga guests became ill. The following week of 25 I believe 15 or more became it. They chalked it up to seasonal flu and tried to say people had it before arrival. No it wasn’t. I was in Marrakech for 10 days and fine! I already noted the condition of the villa. There answer, oh just tell us we’ll clean it!!! What I have to tell you to mop? I have to tell you to use a disinfectant? I have to tell you to clean up large bird excrement from a pool deck? Then the food. I would only eat hot food. It’s a food safety thing when traveling. I was told by a worker there was a problem with the kitchen gas and having issues getting and keeping food hot. I stayed at a total of 4 places in Morocco in the greater Marrakech region. All of them super clean. This is a review that I wish I could leave a zero. In addition, when asked for management I was told they weren’t there. I said call. Nope can’t do that either, out of the country. Well that’s just great. Don’t stay here. Essaouira Lodge, Directeur général at Essaouira Lodge, responded to this review Dear Guest,We are truly sorry that your stay did not meet your expectations, and we completely understand your disappointment.We would like to clarify that, during this period, a bacterial and viral outbreak occurred in several urban and tourist areas of Morocco, spreading in some schools and hospitality establishments across the region.As soon as the first cases appeared, we informed the local health authorities and implemented, in coordination with them, a strict prevention and disinfection protocol, inspired by the procedures used during the Covid period.A specialized sanitation company was brought in to carry out a complete and preventive cleaning of the entire property, and all hygiene measures were reinforced, including:– regular testing of pool and water systems,– daily disinfection of all accommodations and common areas,– regular health monitoring of our staff.We would like to reassure our future guests that a few cases were reported in September, but the situation has now been fully resolved, and no new cases have been recorded since the end of that month.We remain fully committed to providing a safe, clean, and peaceful environment for all our guests, with ongoing preventive measures in place to ensure the highest hygiene standards.Thank you for your understanding and trust.Kind regards,Management – Essaouira Lodge

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