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Riad Al Zahia

3.0 star property
Essaouira riad in Medina with a rooftop terrace and a coffee shop

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Hallway
View from property
Lobby sitting area
Terrace/patio
Beach nearby

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
The price is AED 163
AED 201 total
includes taxes & fees
10 Jan - 11 January 2025

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Single Room | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, soundproofing, free WiFi

Single Room

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Pillowtop bed
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
In-room safe
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, soundproofing, free WiFi

Traditional Double Room, 1 Double Bed, Non Smoking

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Pillowtop bed
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
In-room safe
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, soundproofing, free WiFi

Triple Room

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Pillowtop bed
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
In-room safe
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Family Suite | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, soundproofing, free WiFi

Family Suite

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Pillowtop bed
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
In-room safe
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, soundproofing, free WiFi

Traditional Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Pillowtop bed
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
In-room safe
  • 23 sq m
  • Resort view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
4, Rue Mohammed Diuri, Essaouira, 44000

What's nearby

  • Skala de la Ville - 1 min walk
  • Place Moulay el Hassan - 3 min walk
  • Skala du Port - 6 min walk
  • Essaouira Beach - 8 min walk
  • Essaouira Mogador Golf Course - 8 min drive

Getting around

  • Essaouira (ESU-Mogador) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Taros - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Il Mare - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Marrakech - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Dar Baba Restaurant & More - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Café De France - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Riad Al Zahia

Riad located in Medina
You can look forward to a free manager's reception, a rooftop terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe at Riad Al Zahia. The on-site Moroccan cuisine restaurant, Zahias resto, offers breakfast, dinner, and ocean views. In addition to a library and dry cleaning/laundry services, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free train station pick-up, babysitting (surcharge), and concierge services
  • Luggage storage, a front-desk safe, and multilingual staff
  • Smoke-free premises and tour/ticket assistance
Room features
All guestrooms at Riad Al Zahia boast perks such as separate sitting areas, as well as amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Separate sitting areas, heating, and daily housekeeping

Languages

Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (MAD 25 per day)
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free train station pick-up shuttle

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Free reception

Restaurants on site

  • Zahias resto

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Pillow-top mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

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
There is no front desk at this property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for MAD 8.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: MAD 50 per stay
  • A tax is imposed by the city: MAD 30.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: MAD 700 per vehicle (one way)
  • Nearby parking fee: MAD 25 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: MAD 8.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Al Zahia Essaouira
Riad Al Zahia
Riad Al Zahia Essaouira
Riad Zahia
Riad Al Zahia Riad
Riad Al Zahia Essaouira
Riad Al Zahia Riad Essaouira

Frequently asked questions

Is Riad Al Zahia pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Riad Al Zahia?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: midnight. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Riad Al Zahia?

Check-out is at noon.

Does Riad Al Zahia provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of MAD 700 per vehicle applies.

Where is Riad Al Zahia located?

Located in Medina, this riad is steps from Mohammed Ben Abdallah Museum and Skala de la Ville. Place Moulay el Hassan and Skala du Port are also within 10 minutes.

Riad Al Zahia Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 67 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Fahd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff is very welcoming and always there to help out. The location is in the middle of the madina, making it perfect to explore the madina.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sinan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simply wonderful hotel all around and value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Very nice quiet street. But you are surrounded by action and access to all your delights. By walking around you can get lost in the excitement and discover litlle gems just tucked away. Staying in the madina you get the real feel of the environment.The riad I stayed in was very nice clean.Very good Breakfast to get you started cheap and cheerful.Was not busy at this time. I would've stayed longer
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing and well located.
A brilliantly positioned riad with great accommodation and lovely staff. Thank you.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Masoud

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I came to stay in Essouira for a night but ended up for 5 nights since it was a charming town and gnaoua festival was going on! This place is close to everywhere and has awesome and helpful people! The owner, Clemente, is such a cool guy and we ended up hanging out! If you come to Essouira this is the place you want to stay!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

MONICA

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooftop Cafe made the trip
This riad was perfectly situated just mins from the main square. The staff went above and beyond to help with all our requests, and recommendations for tours, restaurants and places to shop, and the breakfast was the best we had throughout our trip in Morroco. The rooftop cafe was a delight, although up quite a number of stairs. Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room had a first class shower and private balcony. Nice swimming pool. Excellent buffet breakfast
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Yeganeh, Virginia, USA

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very beautiful riad, located in a nice area of old medina, walking distance to all the attractions (and the bus station). Breakfast was great. The owner was very kind and prompt in responses to all inquiries (and fluent in multiple languages). We had a great stay and will come back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We thought the property was great and the staff were very friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fine to be cute but a real toilet door please
The place is fine overall but the lack of a door for the toilet instead of saloon doors that while lovely provide no privacy. The Wi Fi sort of works but is not great. Breakfast and relatively cheap beer were good. Sketchy characters smoking marijuana hang out near the place at night but pose no real risk. Staff did not help with getting bags up to second floor so have no expectations about that. Breakfast ladies were friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly and helpful. The location was great for exploring the medina. Zahia suite was very comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good stay.
Excellent stay for walking in Medina. Breakfast was good too
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nurul

A beautiful riad with a pretty rooftop terrace. The room was cosy & the bed was heaven. The mattress was so soft & good. The best bes i had in my stay in Morocco thus far. The breakfast spread was good & delicous too. The staircase though was like a mountain climb especially with heavy luggages. But it was only a minute of pain.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice riad in medina
We had a lovely stay and enjoyed the friendliness of the hosts.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good location and great welcome by owner
The owner was very welcoming and the location of the Riad is very central, close to the main sightseeing spots. The only drawback is that there is no Air Conditioning whereas on the site it mentions that there is.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right in the Medina, yet very quiet at night. Next to the fishing port, with plenty to see. Rooftop terrace for breakfast in the sun with views of the ocean. Beautiful place.

8/10 Good

Shijia Tiffany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and clean
Great location in the heart of the medina with shops and restaurants on the doorstep. Hot water and good water pressure

8/10 Good

Shijia Tiffany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and clean
Great location in the heart of the medina with shops and restaurants on the doorstep. Hot water and good water pressure

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Barry, Ottawa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value and location in the heart of Essaouira.
Al Zahia was all we expected and more for a reasonable price. Our family room had enough space for parents and two kids, and the lounge downstairs was comfortable. The wifi in the hotel worked well, but Internet service in the city was spotty. Breakfast on the rooftop terrace was very good each morning. (It might be too much to ask a small riad, but I also love it when hotels have early morning coffee and tea service in their lobby.) I would definitely recommend Al Zahia to friends going to Essaouira.

8/10 Good

Jennifer, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location in the centre with lovely rooftop
Great rooftop views from the Sunset Cafe. Great ensuite bathroom and service

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay
We stayed at Riad al Zahia for 3 nights in September 2014. Staff were friendly and helpful throughout our stay and breakfast was good. The location of the Riad is excellent in the centre of Essaouira. The only issue we had while staying here was that it was very noisy at times. If you are a light sleeper, it would be good to have ear plugs. Because of the open courtyard you can hear gulls and prayers from the nearby mosque, as well as voices and footsteps of anyone who is in the Riad, particularly early in the morning. This was particularly an issue due to a group of very noisy guests on our first night, who thankfully checked out the following morning. Despite this, I would happily stay here again.