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Riad Zahra

4.0 star property

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2 restaurants; lunch and dinner served
Lobby
On the beach, sun-loungers, beach umbrellas, windsurfing
Poolside bar
2 restaurants; lunch and dinner served

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Explore the area

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Rue Amira Lalla Meryem 90, Quartier des Dunes, Essaouira, 44000
  • Place, Essaouira Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Skala du Port
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Place Moulay Hassan
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Essaouira (ESU-Mogador)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Room options

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Single Room

Single Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Garden view
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • Garden view
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Double Room, Sea View

Double Room, Sea View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

About the area

Essaouira

A family-friendly stay in Essaouira awaits you at Riad Zahra. You'll be within a 5-minute walk of Essaouira Beach and 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Bab Sba. Highlights at this beachfront riad include 2 restaurants, an outdoor swimming pool and free continental breakfast. .The restaurant, Restaurant Tradicional, serves Moroccan cuisine and is open for lunch and dinner. At the riad's own lounge bar or poolside bar, you can enjoy a drink. Spend the day at the beach where you'll find sunloungers, and enjoy the on-site kids' swimming pool and pool loungers. Additionally, you'll find free Wi-Fi in public areas, a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. There's also free self parking, along with the convenience of an airport shuttle. .Places within a 30-minute walk of this 4-property class Essaouira Coast riad include Dar Souiri and Bab Marrakech Tower.
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What's nearby

  • Essaouira Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Skala du Port - 4 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Place Moulay Hassan - 4 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Skala de la Ville - 7 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Essaouira Clock Tower - 7 min drive - 2.3 km

Getting around

  • Essaouira (ESU-Mogador) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Le Chalet De La Plage - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪La Coupole - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Bonzo Coffee Shop - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Restaurant Fanatic - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪cafe Roma Essaouira - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Riad Zahra

Enjoy the umbrellas and sunloungers for a relaxing day at the beach. Summer fun is a breeze at Riad Zahra with activities such as surfing/body boarding, windsurfing and kayaking.

Free breakfast is available. There are 2 restaurants on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafΘ and a nearby snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. This beach riad also offers an outdoor pool, a children's pool and a garden. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Essaouira riad.

  • 1 building
  • 24 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • 2 dining venues
  • 40 sq ft of conference space
  • 4 sq. m of conference space
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Deli
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Beach lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the beach
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Conference space
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff members are multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Computer for guest use
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Bar by the pool
Riad Zahra offers 24 accommodations with a safe. This Essaouira riad provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include a shower. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurant Tradicional
  • Zahras Grill Restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Kayaking
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Surfing/bodyboarding
  • Windsurfing

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 40 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Riad Zahra

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 4 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 17.5 per night.

Payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.55 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 40 per vehicle (return)
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 17.5 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.

We should mention

  • Up to 2 children aged 4 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Riad Zahra
Riad Zahra Essaouira
Zahra Essaouira
Riad Zahra Mogador Essaouira
Riad Zahra Mogador Hotel Essaouira
Riad Zahra Mogador Hotel Essaouira
Riad Zahra Riad
Riad Zahra Essaouira
Riad Zahra Riad Essaouira

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Riad Zahra?

Riad Zahra offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at Riad Zahra?

Yep, Riad Zahra has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to Riad Zahra?

Yep, Riad Zahra is a short 5-minute walk from Essaouira Beach. Fun beach activities include windsurfing, body boarding and kayaking. You can also find boat tours.

Does Riad Zahra have a pool?

Riad Zahra has an outdoor pool and a kids' pool. Grab your bathers and lounge poolside while enjoying under the shade of an umbrella and with a coldie from the bar.

Is Riad Zahra family-friendly?

You bet! With amenities such as a children's pool, children's meals and babysitting services, it's no surprise that Riad Zahra is a hit with families.

Does Riad Zahra serve breakfast?

Yeah, free continental breakfast is available at Riad Zahra.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Riad Zahra?

No, but there's an airport shuttle that runs 24 hours a day for a fee.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Riad Zahra?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and 2 restaurants. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at Riad Zahra?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is noon.

Are pets allowed at Riad Zahra?

No, pets and service animals are not allowed.

Is there a golf course on site at Riad Zahra?

There is a golf course next to Riad Zahra.

Riad Zahra Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 96 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 96 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 96 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 96 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 96 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing - stay here

The family who run this riad are so lovely, helpful, nothing was to much trouble, they gave us advise/ recommendations, drew us maps. We wish we had time to stay longer. Our room was gorgeous and well decorated with comfortable beds. It is a 1 minute walk around the building onto the beach and far enough from the medina to enjoy a 20 minute stroll on the sand which means its peaceful at night. The restaurants served lovely food and it was all very reasonably priced. We would definitely stay again.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

JuanRamón

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
el Riad es muy bonito y acogedor. Lo mejor es su restaurant, en la planta alta del edificio. Aspectos como las viejas pantallas de Tv estropea un poco este fanatstico Riad, muy bien llevado por la familia con Miquel al frente. Una experiencia muy agradable.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean, friendly hotel with some excellent food.

Excellent, friendly staff that made staying there a pleasure. The have 2 restaurants with delicious food and a clean pool. It's a little walk up to the medina (say 15 to 20 mins) but that it straight up the beach and so was beautiful in itself. It's right beside the beach so if it's not too windy then that's great to hang out on too.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The proprietors and staff were all delightful, happy to help and always efficient. Facilities were good. Cleanliness an obvious priority. My only complaint - pillows a bit lumpy.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Miks

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great

Great place where to stay in Essaouira.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

hotel accueillant . petit dej excellent ,

chambre vieillotte mais prix en adéquation . Nous n'avions pas envie d'y trainer
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best Riad in Morocco!

I spent two nights at this Riad with my Burkinabe. The staff is benevolent; as Imane, Fatima and Imad are truly caring and beneficial. Their incredible level of service is unparalleled. We will definitely be returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Rolf Melwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Great hotel, unless you need air conditioning

Good location. Staff was generally very good and helpful. Pool was good and breakfast plentiful and also very good. Unfortunately they do not have air conditioning which really is desirable in this climate. I recommend this hotel very much, unless you want air conditioning.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Gut geführtes Hotel an idealer Lage

Sehr nettes, hilfsbereites Personal. Geräumiges Zimmer mit Blick auf Meer und Pool.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful Riad a block from the beach!

Riad Zahra was an amazing place! Wonderfully run hotel near the beach. The owners were incredibly friendly and helpful. Plus it has two of the best restaurants in Essaouira!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
İt was great location for windsurf vacation Great hospitality
Verified

8/10 Good

franck

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Hotel proche de la plage

Hotel proche de la plage, personel accueillant, bon petit dejeuner, lit un peu dur en chambre standart et egalement juste une chaine a la tv sinon beau riad
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

nice hotel close to beach

great people and great food, nice building, helpful for getting tours arranged
Verified

8/10 Good

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sehr persönliches und geschmackvoll eingerichtetes

Wir haben wunderbar entspannte Tage gehabt.
Verified

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Friendly family run Riad

The French family that run this riad could not be more helpful. Well positioned near the beach and an easy flat walk to the medina. Food was varied and good value. We think the hot water was desalinated, as it tasted very salty, and left our skin feeling a little sticky. Unfortunately a new building on one side of the beautifully kept pool meant it lost the sun at about 2pm when we were there late Oct/ early Nov. However we would have no hesitation in recommending Riad Zahra in Essaouira.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Corentin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Proche de la plage, gérants très accueillants

Excellent accueil, chambres spacieuses, grande piscine; les deux restaurants proposent de la cuisine variée. Nous y retournerons bientôt.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sylvie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Les proprietaires sont d'une grande gentillesse et ont a coeur la satisfaction de leurs clients.
Verified

8/10 Good

ines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel muy recomendable.

Buenos servicios, buena cocina, excelente servicio. Muy recomendable para todo tipo de viajeros: familias, parejas...seguro y tranquilo. Buena localización, agradable piscina con terraza. Exquisito trato, personal encantador y profesional.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Natalia-Alvaro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Como en casa en Essaouira

Ha sido una experiencia maravillosa por el trato de Javier y su mujer e hijo, la exquisita cocina (Marroquí con toque internacional). Muy cerca de la playa y cerca de la Medina. Se puede ír andando. Todo son facilidades en el Riad, trato familiar y los consejos de Javier son muy útiles.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Parfait

Séjour court mais agréable , personnel souriant, attentionnné, multilingue et professionnel, prix plus que abordable en vue de la qualité du service. Chambre spacieuse, bien décoré, propre. Petit déjeuné service à table . À recommander
Verified

8/10 Good

Sofia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Excellent hôtel plutôt style pension de famille .

Séjour en famille à Essaouira que nous aimons tant.nous avons beaucoup apprécié la piscine et la gentillesse des propriétaires.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Review Zahra

Bad Internet connection
Verified

8/10 Good

Marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Proche de la plage et de la vieille ville

Hôtel très bien situé, piscine très agréable. A 20 minutes à pieds de la vieille ville et du port d'Essaouira. Chambre calme et bon restaurant.
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Book it if you like hostels!

if you like staying at a hostel-like hotel, then this is the place for you. The room was dark, no view - well, there was a view of a backyard shed. This room should be used for storage, not for a tourist room. They claimed the place was full, I guess someone had to end up with this room, bad luck of the draw. But, I am beginning to wonder whether hotels have 'special' rooms set aside for the discounted online booking services such as Hotels.com's secret prices. Soap (toileteries) were sparse, old furniture that felt as though it was about to fall apart, bed very uncomfortable, dark hallways and room, poor wifi connection. It has no beach or water view since there is now a new building blocking that view, but then I did mention that the room we had was on the ground floor overlooking a shed area that stored surf boards.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Good location and public spaces, uncomfortable bed

Cons: Rooms: super thin walls, uncomfortable beds, no amenities like safe, tea/coffee service, and the bathroom supplies are meager. Also the window coverings are thin and the room never gets dark. Finally, our tv did not work until I asked at the front desk and someone came to fix it. When I complained about the noise (we could hear noise from the lobby and people showering and using the toilet above and next to us), the female owner told me my hearing was "sensitive." Pros: good location near the beach and the board walk, a 15 minute walk to the medina. Also, the lobby is pretty, the male owner and young woman who works the desk are friendly and helpful, and the seafood restaurant on the top floor has great views and tasty food and good service. Good breakfast--fresh fruit options and pots of hot strong coffee lots of bread options They also have a nice pool, but it isn't heated. There are a few turtles who live in the pool area, which was fun.