Morocco apartment rental details:

Comfortable apartment overlooking the main town square.
The apartments, which are on separate floors of an 18th century Portuguese townhouse, enjoy a panoramic view over La Place Moulay Hassan. From the French and other windows you can observe the daily rhythm of the town and its inhabitants.
Each self-catering apartment sleeps up to 4 people in one ensuite bedroom with double bed and one further bedroom with two single beds and access to a separate bathroom facilities.
The apartments combine modern amenities with traditional interiors. They are furnished with hand-made rugs, brass lanterns, traditional double brass beds, paintings and posters, with many items from our own collection. The apartments are fully equipped and are cleaned daily.
The apartments enjoy the use of a patio sun terrace, for relaxing and dining. The top balcony at 30 metres high offers amazing views of the town, harbour, beach and coastline.
Aziz is a great source of local knowledge and is on hand to advise you how to make the best of your stay with us.

 

Essaouira
It is easy to appreciate why Essaouira has been awarded the status of a UNESCO world heritage site and why I and countless others have been stimulated to make return visits.
The former Portuguese trading post, with its labyrinth of alleyways and blue and white shuttered houses, which are a legacy of its rich cosmopolitan past, still retains its identity as a town used to working for its living.
This can be observed in the working harbour where skiffs are hand-built and fresh fish is landed and served in the harbourside stalls, in the cellars under the "little remparts" which gave the town its name where thuya wood is fashioned, in the working looms and in the bakeries with their smell of fresh bread and patisserie. As John Cunningham in the Saturday Guardian, February 5 2000, writes. " From cockcrow to dusk, Essaouira works at weaving a web that manages to involve everyone"
Essaouira manages to combine its many different features in a special way: its four mile sandy beach, sunshine and blue skies most of the year, the numerous souks and craft shops, a great range of restaurants to suit all budgets, its relaxed attitude to alcohol, traditional hammams and contemporary thalassotherapy, local artists and galleries, the gnaoua musicians and excellent kite-surfing, windsurfing, boardsailing, horse riding and walking opportunities. The glue that holds all this together is the friendliness of the locals who are proud that their town has been rediscovered by the couples, families and independent travellers who respect its history and charm and want more than the standard package holiday.


 

The medina and beyond:

The medina or walled part of the town is traffic free except for porters'' barrows and bikes. Essaouira is compact, easily walked and one of its joys is to discover different alleyways to explore the town. Local maps are available.
Local tours to historic sites and country souks are available. Alternatively, cars can be hired by the day and longer, grand taxis are reasonably priced and there is a local bus service.

The sound of the mosques "call to prayer" can be heard all over the town. The apartments are close to the main mosque so please take precautions if you are noise sensitive.

Smoking is allowed in the apartment.

Entertainment:

Each apartment has a tv.

Eating and Living:

The separate kitchen has a cooker, fridge, cooking utensils and crockery.
The dining room/ lounge has a three-piece thuya wood suite or banquette and a table to dine from. The patio terrace has a large wrought iron tiled table, which seats four. It is the perfect location for breakfast or a candle lit evening meal drinking the award-winning local wine, la Gazelle Mogador. Tajines are available to order.

Less than 15 minutes drive away:

A womens argan oil cooperative. The ruins which inspired Jimmy Hendrix to write ' Castles in the Sand.'' Diabat where he lived.

Less then 45 minutes away:

The auberge in Ounara 20km from Essaouira has a swimming pool. The country souk at Hdraa near to Ounara is the biggest in the region and is held on a Saturday until 2pm.
World class wave action can be found at Sidi Kaoki beach 25 km to the south of Essaouira on the road to Agadir. Moulay Berouktoun to 25km to the north is also a top spot.

Extra information:

Kite surf tuition at all levels available at the 'Base Nautique'' surf club managed by the Sofitel Mogador hotel.
The Sofitel Mogador hotel on the sea front also offers a range of thallassotherapy, beauty treatments and a swimming pool.




 

The apartment comprises 2 bedrooms in total; 1 double, 1 twin and 1 cots, 1 of the bedrooms with en-suite facilities. . This gives room for up to 4 people. Bed linen and towels are provided for your use.

The apartment has 2 bathrooms and 2 WCs for your party's use.

The apartment has television satellite/cable.

There is room for 4 in the living room and 4 in the dining room. To prepare food you will find a cooker, an oven, a fridge, a kettle. The owner has also provided cutlery, crockery, glassware, cooking utensils.

Smoking is allowed in this apartment.

Pets are not welcome 

Not suitable for wheelchairs 

The location of the apartment means you will hear some noise, though not excessive. It has a west facing patio area, a west facing balcony, sea views, panoramic views.

The apartment is right beside a beach, swimming, fishing.

Close to the apartment you will find sailing, water skiing, boat hire, wind surfing.

Within easy reach of the apartment you will find ...nothing specified.

The souk at Hdraa near Ounara is the biggest in the region and is held on a Saturday until 2pm.

The ruins at Diabat which inspired Jimmy Hendrix to write ‘ Castles in the Sand.’

The apartment is....

100 miles from Marrakech airport.
100 miles from Agadir.

Caroline says: "Location was very good though as warned you do get woken up at 4 in the morning by the call to prayer from the mosque immediately opposite. The cafe below closes about 1.00am This flat looked tired and could do with a thorough clean. There was not one clean glass in the apartment; no hot water tap in the kitchen or soap, brush etc to wash up with. Better to go to the cafes outside for anything to eat or drink. You have to walk through the double bedroom to get to the bathroom. Our big complaint was that the hot water only worked early in the morning or late at night, so we had to forget about a shower after we came back from the sandy beach before we went out to dinner. Apparently the water pressure int the medina is only sufficiently strong enough for the water heater to work at this time. Maid is meant to come everyday but failed to twice during our week long stay. "

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