Name: Riad Dar Maya
Address: 33, rue Oujda, 44000 Essaouira, Morocco, Essaouira, Essaouira, Essaouira, 44000, Morocco
Rating: 10

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Dar Maya is a great place to stay in the Medina. Youssef was amazing but and during our stay, nothing really was too much trouble. From organising the taxis to food recommendations it was faultless. The other staff were also attentive and very friendly. The room was spacious and well appointed. The riad is just off the main street and easy to find. Breakfast was generous and of a good quality. Would def stay again.

Excellent

Amazing stay thank you. Very clean, a warm welcome, knowledgeable staff, lovely breakfast & the whole place smelt amazing! Spent some time in the hot tub & on the roof terrace, nothing seemed to be too much trouble to make our stay perfect. Thank you for Andrew’s birthday flowers also. Thanks to everyone that made our stay so peaceful.

So peaceful

Just returned from fabulous 5 day trip to Essaouira, having stayed in the wonderful Dar Maya riad.  This stylish boutique riad was perfect for us, we particularly loved our very spacious room, which despite overlooking Central courtyard,  still felt relatively private and quiet . The rooftop is  lively space to take in the rooftop vista and relax. The breakfast was plentiful and can be taken anytime it seems, which highlights the excellent focus on customer service you will have here. Yourself and the small team of staff were the epitome of hospitality and professionalism.  From the immaculately clean room, rendering our specific breakfast order, to even rescuing us at the last minute , at the crack of dawn,  when we realised we had to print out boarding passes.  

Everything you could want in stylish boutique riad, with excellent customer service throughout!

A small boutique hotel inside the medina, centrally located and can walk to anywhere.  Since it’s only a few rooms, peace and quiet.  Spacious room and nice decor.  There was a v zen smell inside the hotel.  Very good service since there are only 5 rooms.  Rooftop worth spending a day to relax and chill or read some books.

Peace and quiet hotel inside the Medina

Essaouira is a wonderful respite from busy Marrakesh and Fez. Dar Maya is perfect, a small boutique Riad, the staff is fantastic, friendly and professional.  They gave us wonderful information on the city and where to go.  The restaurants they recommended were all great choices.  The beach is lovely, and Dar Maya gave us beach towels for our jaunts.  

Perfect place in the heart of the Medina

This Riad was good! Breakfast was included and they fed us so well! Our room was at the top, and it was so cool. We had a big round bathtub, that was super unique. We loved that it was in the city walls, so we were super close walking to everything. The manager, Youssef, was awesome! He helped us arrange a taxi to get to the Riad and give us so many recommendations while we were there! The only small thing that I wish was different, was the bed was on the harder side for me. I know that's a personal preference, but other than that our stay was really great! They have a beautiful rooftop to hangout on! 

Great Riad in Essaouira

Wonderful place to stay in the medina. Staff are attentive, helpful and make you feel very welcome. Breakfast is amazing! Our room was very spacious and pretty. It’s very clean and has a beautiful roof terrace! Highly recommend. Thank you!

A wonderful gem in the heart of the medina

My wife and I stayed here for 3 nights. The riad was bright and clean. We stayed in the Tiganna suite which was basically the whole top floor. Lovely bright room. Breakfast could be served anywhere you wanted. The breakfast was plentiful and fresh. Youseff was always on hand to give you advice. Absolute star. Would highly recommend this riad.

Beautiful Riad 

This is a wonderful riad in the Medina, which makes it within  walking distance to everything. The riad is very clean and decorated in a modern style. The rooms and bathrooms are very large. Breakfast was delicious and the staff very nice. Youssef especially was always very helpful, he has good English and recommended to us restaurants  in the Medina which we really enjoyed.

Beautiful riad in Medina

I stayed at Riad Dar Maya with a friend in Nov 2021, mostly based on all of the positive reviews I had read here  on TripAdvisor! I was not disappointed!!

Youssef was so incredibly helpful before and during our stay- as someone who had never travelled to Morocco, I was so grateful for how easy Youssef made it for us! He arranged a private car for us both to and from the airport in Marrakech, and was extremely responsive and able to communicate and shift plans quickly and easily with the driver when we missed our flight and had to arrive the following day instead, lol. The driver was great, and had arranged a cart to bring our luggage through to the riad, I think it was only a 5min walk, but it was so appreciated that basically every single thing was arranged and taken care of for us from the moment we arrived in Marrakech.

The riad itself is beautiful, an unassuming door tucked away just steps from the hustle and bustle of the Medina. Inside is like this private little oasis of serenity. We were welcomed with tea, and Youssef gave us a very detailed list of nearby restaurants, activities, spas, etc. We ended up going to quite a few of the places listed, highly highly recommend Umia, (it was our favorite restaurant the entire trip- the food was AMAZING!) and Taros for the great views and rooftop ambiance! Youssef also was able to book last minute appointments for us at Azur Art + Spa, which was also wonderful and so relaxing. (I really need to leave a review for there too because omg- literally received the best massage of my life there- GO! trust me!) 

Back to Dar Maya- everything was super clean, beautifully decorated, and it was super quiet despite the other rooms being occupied. The breakfast every morning (early afternoon for us, really… lol) was excellent. Honestly that was another reason why I booked here- a lot of other Riads in Essaouira had really questionable/bad reviews for the breakfasts they provide, and Dar Maya seemed to have the best - I absolutely was not disappointed! 

A few other above and beyond moments- I’m not sure if Covid tests are still required to fly- but they were in November 2021, and they arranged those for us, along with personally going over there to pick up our results for us before the pharmacy closed. THANK YOU!

All in all, I 100000% recommend staying at Dar Maya. If I ever travel back to Essaouira, it’s the only place I’d even consider staying. Excellent service and experience all around. Thank you!!!

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