I had booked a riad outside of town but had an issue with getting the original 2 rooms that I booked so I found myself and family driving into Essaouria with no idea where we were going to stay trying to find a hotel with no reservation. Somehow we ended up parking near this hotel to look for rooms. I walked in and they said they had 1 room available. They showed me the room and I took it. The great thing about this hotel is the service. I said I had a rental car and they told me to pull up right in front of the hotel where they had reserved a space. I walked into the lobby after parking the car and my wife was already drinking mint tea and the kids were playing with the hotel employees. They took all of our luggage to the room and showed us around the lovely hotel. All the staff were very friendly, great with the kids, and a pleasure to be around. This is a small hotel, ~14 rooms, so you get a mix of a hotel and riad atmosphere. The location is perfect, just a minute walk to the medina. I was lucky to randomly find this place but you will not be disappointed to stay here. I will be staying here again on my next trip to Essaouira!

After spending over a week travelling around Morocco, my boyfriend and I wanted to end our holiday staying somewhere with a bit more luxury where could chill out by a pool.

We had read various reviews on Trip Advisor and were therefore expecting this to be a nice hotel, but on arrival we were taken aback by the friendliness of the staff who seemed to know exactly who we were even before we told them our names! Also we were completely unprepared for the sheer luxury of the hotel, there were lots of nice touches (such as a plate of delicious petit fours to welcome us when we arrived), which made our stay extra special. We stayed in the Geisha room which was beautifully decorated and furnished, I've never stayed in such a gorgeous room before. It had a terrace and I'd really recommend checking that your room has a terrace before booking!

The breakfast at the hotel was second to none - unfortunately there was just too much choice and I couldn't resist! The omelettes that they made to order were delicious.

We were also treated to a complimentary hammam which they have onsite - so relaxing! I'm not sure if this was given to us for free because of the number of nights we stayed, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone in need of a bit of relaxation!

In terms of location, this hotel is perfectly placed around 5 mins walk from the Medina. There are lots of great restaurants in Essaouira and it's such a pretty town! Meals in the hotel are pretty expensive so I'd recommend eating out (try a restaurant called Laayoune which is great value and delicious!). The beach is very windy as everyone says, but the hotel pool is pretty sheltered, so it's ideal. Also the pool is heated, great for people like me who struggle to swim in cold water! If you want to stay in the shade, there are plenty of little spots in the hotel's gardens where you can comfortably chill out without getting sunburned!

I would recommend this hotel to anyone who is staying in Essaouira and who wants a bit of luxury! I hope to go back there again myself one day!

Oh bless Essaouira and Ocean Vagabond !
After 11 days of traveling in the south of Morocco, and thoroughly enjoying it, we could do with a few days R&R !!
Ocean Vagabond is within 3 minutes walk of the medina, just far enough from the Mosque and overlooking the beach which is far to windy to sit on (April) but a good walk watching the kite surfers is fun. The medina is adorable. Very touristic but in a nice way. We also wandered into the area where people live and work and everything is very pleasant. We also enjoyed the variety of dishes in the various restaurants. Although tagine, couscous and brochettes are very nice, after 11 days of lunch and diner we could do with a sandwich and a freshly grilled fish.
The pool is in the walled garden, the library is in the loft, the restaurant is good (tried only breakfast and lunch), there is a hammam but we didn't use on our sun burned skins. The rooms are beautiful decorated, we had a room with ocean view and airco although in this season that wasn't necessary. The staff is ever so helpful, the car was washed by Hassan without us asking but I think he was ashamed of the dusty wreck in front of his lobby (!!!).
Luxury doesn't come cheap but after the not so expensive hotels in the country side this was worth a lot of pennies.

Great hotel, perfect in everyway for our honey moon. get yourself down there at once.