Exceptional villa of 400m2 with private heated pool and its domestic employee

We had a terrible holiday here, all because of the owner.There were 6 adults, a 5 children aged 6-2, so it was meant to be a fun family holiday for small kids, unfortunately the villa is full of issues, if you mention them she would aggressively message us instead of trying to fix them. I would look for other places to say in the area as it's a great location. However the constant barrage of whatsapp messages from the owner ruined the entire holiday, it was extremely stressful.The owners response to anything is to attack, making civil communication impossible. If you look at reviews elsewhere you will see this is a common pattern unfortunately. The villa does look very nice, the staff were lovely, the tagine's they cooked were exceptional. So it's not all bad. But it's hard to have a nice time when you are constantly waiting for another angry message from the owner.

Everything about the villa was five star; from the generous accommodation, to the sophisticated decor, to the beautiful gardens and pool area. The owners went out of their way to make our stay perfect for a very special event. We enjoyed wonderful food prepared by the housekeeper and everyone thought it was the best villa we have stayed in during our many trips to Essouira. The location and facilities were perfect. We hope to come back soon.

The best - villa, location town , governess Everything !!

Fantastic house , very good location , excelent services. Recommended highly

The villa is quite beautiful, very spacious and well laid out. We were a family group of 7, aged 8 to 78 and enjoyed a very relaxing stay thanks to the wonderful hospitality offered by Khadija. From the moment we arrived when we received mint tea and cake Khadija made sure we felt at home. We had great weather, played tennis every day and enjoyed lounging around the wonderful pool. We were able to walk easily to the beach for camel rides at sunset, and enjoyed swimming in the sea (a bit chilly in January but the kids were in there for hours!). The town is a 10 minute taxi ride, or one hour walk, with lots of restaurants, shops, promenade etc. The kids enjoyed the 75 tv when relaxing in the evenings, and just 3 hrs from London it was a great break from the cold.

We stayed for a week with the family consisting of children. Our time in the secluded villa was sublime. The grounds were kept up meticulously. And the rooms with bathrooms were spacious. Taste is personal but we have to admit that the interior decoration was completely to ours :). The heated swimming pool was always tempting. Not to forget the close by luckily deserted beach which can only be described as eye candy of the first order. The villa was cleaned every day and a tantalising breakfast and lunch was always prepared. We departed with the feeling of leaving our home.

Essaouira was on our whishlist for years, this summer we went there! If you want to go, stay at this beautiful villa. It is far enough from the busy town to enjoy the countryside but close enough to go there every day if you wish. The moment you step through the front door you will feel at home. Everything is perfect! The bedrooms and bathrooms are wonderful and super clean. The garden well kept and for every time of the day a lovely place to sit or lay down. And then, above all, there was Khadija, she took care of us like we were her family. Always there to spoil you with whatever you like. Thank you Khadijah, if possible would have taken you with us! Also special company was Sjoesj (her real name is Josette) the cat, as we called her. She kept us company day (and night ;)) and made us feel at home even more. A holiday to remember, and if possible the will return to Essaouira en this perfect villa. Thank you Bertrand for letting is stay there, and helping Allard with planning my birthday. Thank you Khadijah for your loving care and above all, for baking me the best birthday cake ever. Allard, Hellen, Emmy, Hanne en Floss Sollewijn Gelpke

Wonderful villa, great for families. Kids loved the pool and garden (catching frogs was their favourite). 10 minute walk to Sofitel which we visited a lot. For a fee you can use their facilities including the kids club (which isn't great but it will keep your kids alive for a couple of hours if you want to read a book in peace). Khadija is what makes this place truly stand out - she is the governante which is a sort of housekeeper - she lays out breakfast and cooks fabulous pancakes and tidies up the house and will also cook lunch if you want to buy things for her to cook. She is SO kind and SO lovely, my boys adored her (ages 3 and 5) and often 'helped' her with her jobs. She was amazing with them and with us and, although the language barrier was an issue at times, she always persevered with us. Huge love to Khadija and Bertrand who was always on hand to help us with any problems we had. A good idea might be to make a welcome booklet in English as well as French as the British are notoriously rubbish at languages and the brochure looked really helpful but we couldn't understand all of it. A map of the resort would be helpful too so that you can find the secret paths to walk to get to the Sofitel quickly cross-country. The décor here was amazing, a wonderful place and, of course, Essaouira is fabulous and we loved every minute. We are very much hoping they will have us back!!!!!

Our stay, despite being 7 people, was very relaxing. Everything was provided (sheets, towels, shampoo, bathrobes ...) and the housekeeper girl who was with us every day took really good care of us, and did for us some very good cooking: Thanks to her we discovered how moroccan food can be good. I understood that this person take care of the Villa all year long. All my kids loved her, and I think they will stay in touch since she speaks very good French. We had fun trying to teach her some English ! I enjoyed very much the Golf course that is all around the villa and my 2 youngest kids went every morning to the the academy of Golf that is 500 meters from the villa. Only a little problem: We came during Ramadan, so we could't buy any alcool in Essaouira during the whole stay :-) Fortunately, the maid proposed that we buy some wine form the owner's private reserve. If we come back, next time we buy alcool at the Duty free before arrival... Anyway, we definitively recommend it.