Here are the available villas for rental in Essaouira .

Review by Laura from Edinburgh

Really loved Essaouira and it was our favourite place in Morocco. Large enough to be bustling and vibrant but small enough to wander safely amid the friendly but not intrusive locals. The beach was quiet and lovely and although it's known for being windy it's not always the case and it's lovely to sunbathe on. Restaurants are varied, but it's not a big place for nightlife. There aren't a great many items of cultural note other than the actual town itself (the walls are a UNESCO World Heritage site)but the charm of Essaouira is more than that - it's in the working harbour, the souks, the beach, the people.

Review by Celia from Oxford

Essaouria is a thriving and authentic arabic walled town with working fishing harbour. It is an opportunity for Westerners to experience the souks and colourful way of life in a safe and welcoming environment. It is a delightful place to wander the streets and sit at cafes watching life go by. It also offers plent of water sports if that is your interest.It was a huige learing experience (but relatively safe and enjoyable) for our teenage daughters who nearly got left behind in exchange for a herd of camels!

Review by Noreen from Kenmare

We loved lots of things about Essaouira.  Our favourite restaurant was hands-down, Les Alizes.  We ate there 3 out of the 7 nights - I would have eaten there every single night if I could have!  The Pigeon Pastilla was amazing.  We loved to have Mint Tea and Pastries at Patisserie Driss in the afternoon.  We went Quad-Biking one day - the kids (and me) enjoyed it immensely - great fun!  The Medina is an interesting place to wander around in and just soak up the fabulous atmosphere.  Hammam at Lalla Mira was a great way to spend a couple of hours. 

Review by Gabriele from 74906 Bad Rappenau

Essaouira is a small town, at the atlantic side in morocco. Between Agadir and Safi. The Best is the old Medina.

There are no cars running. You can live there inside in beautiful riads. Luxory or even cheap. Outside the Medina

you will find bigger Hotels, like the Sofitel or Atlas-Spa, with all comfort. You will find nice beaches, even in the

near in small villages like Sidi Kaouki.. In former times the called the town Essaouira "Mogador" from portugues

people.The harbour-ships in lovely blue colors, the buildings, nice places are making the town even romantic.

Birds are surrounding the sky and you will have the best sunset in morocco. A great selection of restaurants and

bars will make your holidays comfortibel. The have also off licens Alkohol-Shops. You have a plenty of shops,

with special moroccan handcrafts. Like babouches, tuja-wood, scarfs, instruments. In the end of june, the "Gnaoua-Festival "is a great experience, for those people loving african music. The youth of morocco and also

people of the whole world are coming there. Many foreign artists are invited from other countries. This year

they celebrate the 12th festival of Gnaoua on ten stages. There is still a lot off to tell. We are coming 2 times

a year to Essaouira. Our favorite town in the lovely country morocco. In Essaouira you can found very liberal

and openminded people. The mixture of culture and human beeing is the best. Excuse me the bad english.

Talking I"m better...

Sincerely and best regards Gabriele from Germany

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Review by Liz from Purley

Essaouira was a facinating and interesting town. Much more run down and scruffy than i had imagined from the photo's i had seen before I went but charming. Everything was very accessible and lots to see with the souks, the craftsmen, the fishermen, the restaurants and the closesness of the beach etc. It would be a great place to visit and something for every age althought we didnt see too much in the way of nightlife but maybe we weren't looking in the right places.



If you like lots of variety in food Morrocco is not the place to go. There was really little choice over endless Terrines, pasta or pizza and by the end of the week we couldn't wait to get home for a curry!! There is loads to buy in the way of bread, fruit ,fish etc but if you were wanting to self cater the few shops selling more western foods were ridiculously expensive and would make home cooking more expensive than eating out. There are lots of restaurants selling food quite cheaply but it is all much the same menu.



All in all we all had a great time. Unless you just want to lie on a beach and relax or windsurf etc there isn't too much to see after 2 days unless you want to use it as base for travelling out. But a holiday with a few days in Marrakech, Atlas mountains and Essaouira is perfect. We would recommend it it was a facinating week. ... more