A gem in the Medina of Essaouira

Forty steps from Essaouira's Kasbah walls, this three-star riad on Rue de Sousse sits deep inside the medina's quietest quarter — a ten-minute walk from the Mellah and the Atlantic-facing ramparts, well-suited to travellers who want the wind-scoured port town without the souvenir-lane noise.

A rooftop terrace catches Essaouira's persistent trade winds and frames views across the medina's whitewashed roofline. Heating runs throughout the property — essential in winter when Atlantic gusts push evening temperatures sharply low.

Check-in opens at 14:00; the Kasbah lanes are closed to vehicles, so guests arrive on foot from Bab Doukkala or Bab Marrakech. Family rooms are available, and free Wi-Fi covers the building.