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3.5 out of 5
Riad Al Madina
9 Rue Attarine, Essaouira

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 99 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Savita

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, good food, live music sometimes

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We have stayed many times and love the place for its efficient and friendly staff and the original Moroccan decoration and style.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Mustapha, Windsor

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was too small for a decent Riad, the room was small and the shower was awful. dirty towels. Very disappointing.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rachid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay at this riad, the atmosphere was great and the look of the place beautiful to look at, also the employee friendly
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Windsurfer , Eaaex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location in the Heart of Essaouira.
The Riad Al Madina is a great Moroccan hotel in the heart of a truly amazing place. From stepping out of the front door you are in the narrow paved streets of the Madina. This is the Third time I have stayed here and would return again.

10/10 Excellent

Beausteph

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
A very good bargain.
More shabby than shabby chic, but some staff lovely some could do with cheering up Their wi-fi is better than most and the hotel is also the centre of the Medina. Their restaurant is too expensive so eat out. The room really is only for sleeping in. My TV was old and had awful reception. If bored take a book. The chairs on the balconies, terraces could be cleaned of bird muck more frequently. However it has a charm that you won't forget.

8/10 Good

Linda, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would not hesitate to return
Lovely staff. The central courtyard and roof terrace are what makes this such a pleasant place to stay light and airy. Rooms can be a little noisy, but staff will do their best to find the room which suits you best. I would not hesitate to come back.

10/10 Excellent

BINBIN, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice
There is no WIFI in the room which is a bit inconvenient. But overall, it is a very lovely hotel and the decorations are pretty. We really enjoyed our time stayed there. If we go back to Essaouira, we will stay there again.

6/10 Okay

Peter, Ilkley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pleasant, good value and quiet
Pleasant enough, and good value. Room was clean and tidy, but the bed was a bit narrow and the room a bit spartan. Breakfast was ok. Best thing was that it was in a quiet location, with the rooms away from street noise and the seagulls (which can be really noisy in Essaouira).

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An 18th century road right in the centre of things
Good traditional riad in old town. Surprisingly quiet for where it is situated.lovely central courtyard. Reasonable breakfast. The rooms we had were in the second house. Good sized accommodation but no internet access from there. Lovely rooftop terrace with Multiple levels.

6/10 Okay

j c, Devon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pretty good
Good location, Old morococan theme. Breakfast good and nice atmosphere.But evening meals tiring. Upgraded to a triple room and shower was hot - so good. Friendly staff - and felt safe. Room 13 - the Hendrix room was visited. Car parking instruction could have been better.

8/10 Good

Richard, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Windy City
This Riad is well situated in the town from which it is easy to walk to the exciting port or to the beautiful but wind swept beach. There are many excellent restaurants and wherever you visit people are very warm and friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful riad with a lovely courtyard
Our family (me, my wife, two daughters 14 and 20, and father -in-law 86) had a lovely week in Essaouira staying in this riad. The roof terrace can be used for relaxing or sunbathing. Friendly staff, a little French goes a long way. The breakfast is simple (bread, pancakes, olives, tomatoes, eggs) but there is a toaster and it was just what we wanted. It is located right in the medina and not far from the port or beach. Just ask at reception if you want to hire bikes.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was wonderful. Great representation of Essaouirra.

10/10 Excellent

Patricia, west Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location for friendly Riad
Perfect location in the centre of the madina. The staff were all very friendly and happy to help. Riad Al Madina has a great roof terrace with different areas where you could sunbathe, escape the wind and have a little privacy if you wanted it. We found the food to be good and the room was spacious and comfortable. We did use the heater on an evening as it was chilly. The bathroom is typical for a riad and we always had hot water when needed. We stayed a week here, just to relax and escape the British weather. The only thing I really didn't like was the market at Hadra. It's a market for locals and not aimed at the tourist. The fishing port and beach are a must visit as is the Fort where we paid 10 Dirham each to go in, worth it just to use the toilet. We are already looking forward to returning in the future.

8/10 Good

Becca, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous riad in the middle of everything
Wish we'd stayed longer at Riad al Medina - one night wasn't enough! It's perfectly situated in the centre of town, near to the souks on one side and the beach on the other. Radiant white walls with two central courtyards - one open to the sky and the other covered over and where the restaurant is situated. Dinner in the restaurant was delicious and the staff were both friendly and helpful. The room itself (40) got the morning sunlight, a welcome change from the cooler weather of Marrakech. The room had a small sitting area as well as the bedroom, and the small bathroom. All rooms were spotlessly clean, well decorated and thoroughly comfortable. Really recommend this place for a stay if you're visiting Essaouira. Very reasonable price for a lovely stay.

6/10 Okay

S, Washington DC, USA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great location
Great location although the room I was staying in was dated and need some update. The hotel itself was in a great location and the rooftop was very nice as well as the central lobby. If you are using the room just to sleep and will be out most of the day, it is wonderfully centrally located

8/10 Good

zee, frankfurt, germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
What to expect
Perfect location and ambiente for that price. Helpfull and friendly staff

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely oasis in the medina
Great location in the medina. We stayed here at the end of our holiday in Morocco with the view to relaxing and this is exactly what we got. The Riad has a lovely sun terrace on the top floor with shade and sunbeds depending on your preference. It is close to market stalls, cafes, restaurants etc. and the staff provided us with a map on request although a walk down the front (approx 20-30 min stroll) is well worth while. The room was fairly basic but very comfortable, fresh towels and bedding provided daily. We didnt eat in the riad as we prefer to try local restaurants but the food did smell very appertising

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A few annoyances, but good overall
Great location, right at the heart of the old town. The roof terrace was a good little hideaway from the hassle of the main town. The breakfast was good and filling. It won't win any awards, but it will set you up for the day. Room was clean and everything worked. The down sides were that the guy that was sometimes on reception was a grumpy pain in the bum, they charged us a lot of money for a 20 second phone call to Marrakesch (although we didn't ask how much it would be beforehand so our fault, really), and the room was a little on the small side for the price (we got a differnt hotel in for our last night which was bigger, similar loacation and was much cheaper).

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommened
Quiet, tucked away, but close to center. B'fast was basic but tastey. Hotel organised taxi which was there waiting for us. Taxi driver ripped us off from airport - and I tipped him. (found out later they dont expect a tip)

8/10 Good

Annie, Cornwall, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good choice Riad
Attractive Riad. Beautiful courtyard setting for drinks and breakfast. Very central location within the medina.Spacious sun terrace, very relaxing. Buffet breakfast good choice and great coffee. Room adequate but not luxurious. Bathroom very tired although water always hot. Cleaned every day with new towels. Staff in reception and restaurant didn't speak much and not very friendly, no information given on arrival or during stay.No Expedia rep called.We found our way around by getting lost. A good introduction to Morocco without quite as much hastle as in Marrakech.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Riads
Its a beautiful Riad, its got a very good location, and its certinly a very picturesque buliding, there are many posotive things I could say about it , I did rate it a 4 out of 5, but I feel compeled to mention we had no hot water in our room so we got moved to a room with hot water, and they told us breakfast was included and then at breakfast they said it was no longer included, so make sure you have a print out stating what you get when you go there

8/10 Good

Per, Copenhagen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to everything
Riad Madina is situated in the medina of Essaouira close to the harbor and the Main Street. It has a friendly staff, and the splendid breakfast is served in fantastic surroundings in the courtyard, and each room has a special atmosphere.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Average
It's a bit dusty and tired. There's nothing overwhelmingly wrong with it but it's just really average.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a place to visit
This town is a gem - much nicer and more low key than Marakesh. Visually stunning. The hotel is lovely, low-key. The room was as pictured -- large in a very old riad. It is not a chain-type hotel, but a real Moroccan treasure.

8/10 Good

Duncan, London

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place in wonderful city
We had 3 nights in this hotel and it was wonderful. The staff we very friendly and the rooms great. The room themselves were very cute and whilst they may appear to be a little worn I found that this was part of the character. Definitely recommend

6/10 Okay

Agus, San Ramon, CA

Good location
It's not a 5 star hotel but the location is very good if you don't mind the noise from the medina's street.

6/10 Okay

Latifa

Travelled with family
Le Riad est magnifique, la partie pas encore rénovée laisse à désiré. ( c’est un lieu agréable et authentique).
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Magali, saint herblain

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Établissement vieillissant qui demande du rafraîchissement, du renouvellement dans ses équipements et du nettoyage. Cependant il est très bien situé.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
ontbijt is al jaren hezelfde, beetje beperkt, warm water soms op in de ochtend, dan maar niet douchen, verder schoon maar oud en muffig
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Alfonso

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Beau ryad mais décevant
Tres jolies chambres mais odeurs humidité gênantes Pour les massages très chers et vous pouvez trouver bien mieux pour beaucoup moins cher. Réservations massages oubliés ou non transmises....forfait non respecté...enfin le massage en lui même correct. Pour les chambres, aspirateur inconnu ....
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Michel

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chambre assez sombre (1 seule petite fenêtre sur cour). Restaurant proposant un menu chaque soir (pour 12€) cuisine excellente. WIFI un peu défaillant dans la chambre.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Soumia on Jun 19, 2019
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2/10 Terrible

Fouad

Disliked: Staff & service
À éviter on vous demande payer une taxe au départ
Le personnel a demandé une taxe à la fin de séjour de je ne sais pas quoi j'ai tellement honte d'offrir cette réservation à mes proches, j'ai payé cher par rapport au prix qu'on peut avoir sur place pour des Ryades du même niveau mais le couple n'a pas eu le petit déjeuner pour les deux jours de réservation la première fois parce que c'est trop tard à 5min près la deuxième fois c'était trop tôt, mais la taxe de je ne sais pas quoi c'est la mauvaise surprise Ryades A ÉVITER parce que le personnel n'est pas à la heureur ou peut être sélectif

8/10 Good

Amir, Lausanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
bien centré, proche de la plage 10 min à pied
ma chambre était côté rue , un peu bruyant, le Wi-fi ne fonctionnait pas par contre l’hôtel est propre , chambre spacieuse et personnel agréable..petit déjeuner correct.

8/10 Good

roland

Disliked: Room comfort
Das Hotel hat eine tollen Eingang mit einen sehr schönen Innenhof. Die Zimmer sind unterschiedlich und sind daher auch im Standard unterschiedlich. Du bekommst das was du zahlst. Mein Zimmer war einfach schon etwas abgewohnt der TV war kaputt. Aber zum Preis unter 50,- Euro in Ordnung. Das Frühstück war entsprechend aber gar nicht 4 Sterne Standard. Eher etwas wenig Auswahl und einfach. Qualität jetzt nicht sehr hochwertig.

8/10 Good

Reda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good hotel , friendly staff , good location ! Poor wifi connection from the room , signal not strong enough !

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr altes Hotel, stark Renevierungsbedürftig
Habe keine Beürfnisse darüber zu schreiben Bitte dieses Hotel nich zu emphelen!! Vielen Dank

6/10 Okay

Ingrid

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

2/10 Terrible

Rafael, Cadiz

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
no volvere
Hemos pagado los impuestos, y ahora nos hacen pagar mas tasas ademas del desayuno, habitacionesd, pequeñas y muy mal estado

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Hôtel dans la médina
Hôtel bien situé au Coeur de la Medina avec un patio joliment aménagé. Le personnel est très aimable. On saurait vous recommander le gommage au savon noir et à l'huile d'argan. Le hammam est très propre. En revanche, fuyiez la chambre royale (la plus chère) qui est située au 1er étage au dessus de la ruelle très animée la nuit. On ne ferme pas l'oeil avant 1 heure du matin et réveil à 5 heures du matin par les incantations hurlantes du muezzine. Et en complément douche froide un matin. Nous étions venus nous reposer, nous repartons crevés...

8/10 Good

pierre

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

8/10 Good

ju et cy, Pordic

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
hôtel au cœur de la médina
Ce riad est parfait pour passer quelques jours à Essaouira et profiter de la vie de la médina. Il est confortable et calme. Le personnel est accueillant et à l'écoute. Seul petit bémol, lorsqu'il ne fait pas très beau (ce qui est très rare!) l'eau chaude tarde à arriver, certainement due aux panneaux solaires... Au moins c'est ecolo et une journée sans douche chaude ce n'est pas la fin du monde!!! Le petit déjeuner est copieux et le restaurant propose de bons repas à un prix raisonnable. Excellent séjour...

6/10 Okay

Susanne, Hamburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Die Bilder im Internet entsprechen den Tatsachen.
Ich habe mich tatsächlich gefühlt wie in 1001 Nacht. Natürlich sind 3 marokkanische Sterne nicht 3 deutsche Sterne, aber das wird wohl auch keiner erwarten. Eine schöne Dachterrasse. Ein Hotel direkt in der Medina. Nettes Personal, nicht aufdringlich, aber sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Gerne wieder.

8/10 Good

Cristo, marseille

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
hotel agréable bien situé près de la plage,du port
Ce séjour d'une semaine a été très agréable,bien que notre première chambre ait été un peu vétuste et bruyante nous en avons changé sans problème,la deuxieme etait agréable mais dans la salle de bain le plafond devait se situer à 1,75m du sol pour se raser et prendre une douche dans la baignoire cela m'a posé quelques problèmes.Nous avons profité de notre séjour pour expérimenté le hammam ,massage,gommage,ce fut très agréable

10/10 Excellent

Jacq. et Mich., Nornandie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Riad authentique et chaleureux
Fidèles au Riad Al Madina depuis 3 ans , on en apprécie chaque fois un peu plus le charme. Les chambres toutes différentes, sont décorées de manière authentique. Le personnel est toujours à votre écoute, parfois même devance vos besoins et toujours avec une grande gentillesse. Vous aimez le murmure de la cité , choisissez les chambres donnant sur l'extérieur, vous préférez le grand calme, choisissez une chambre donnant sur la cour intérieur du Riad et sa fontaine.

6/10 Okay

Jose Manuel, Madrid

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Sorpresa negativa
A pesar de que tenía personal tuvimos que subir las maletas nosotros a la segunda planta por unas escaleras oscuras. La habitación no estaba preparada y tuvimos que esperar cuando el resto de habitaciones estaban libres y hechas. Toallas escasas. El WC goteaba todo el rato y tuvimos que bajar a que se solucionara. Fue el único hotel que no tenía aire acondicionado. Te apagaban las luces de las zonas comunes enseguida y no veias nada. Relación calidad-precio fatal. Riad sobrevalorado.