Dar Loulema Hotel Essaouira

This charming guesthouse is ideally located along the ancient city walls; its terrace offering a superb panoramic view of the ocean, the port, the island of Mogador and the medina. Guests will find shops, restaurants, bars and links to the public transport network in the immediate vicinity, while the bus station is 800 metres away and the port and beach are a 3-minute walk. Marrakech-Menara Airport is approximately 178 km from the city hotel.Light, calm and comfort are the watchwords of this white house, which was built at the end of the 18th century and restored in the finest Moroccan tradition to allow guests to live the magic of Mogador. The guesthouse offers just 8 rooms in total and facilities include a 24-hour check-out service, a hotel safe, breakfast/dining room, and a laundry service (fees apply). A night watchman is always on hand.The riad can welcome up to 21 persons. Each room features a private terrace, individually regulated heating, a double or king-size bed and a tadelakt bathroom with zellige tilework, a bathtub, shower, washbasin and toilets. Other in-room amenities include a hairdryer, Internet access, a safe, and tea and coffee making facilities.The hotel's sun terrace offers sun loungers for guests to relax on. Sun loungers and parasols can also be hired for a fee on the nearby sandy beach. There is a golf course around 5 km from the hotel.The restaurant is around a monumental fireplace proposes guests a wide choice of typically Moroccan specialties. Breakfast is served each morning and guests may select their lunch and dinner from a set menu.The hotel is in the medina, close to the port and the beach. Arriving from Marrakech, guests should follow the Mohammed V avenue along the beach and up to the port. Cross the Moulay Hassan Plaza towards the Taros restaurant, take the Sqala street along the walls and then the first street to the right (covered street).