Highlights
- Central Essaouira location
- Rooms with character
- Traditional riad
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EnquireLocated in the medina in central Essaouira, Casa Lila is set just off a pedestrian street, 10 minutes from the sea. A traditional riad, the 10 rooms are situated round a central lilac courtyard, from which the hotel gets its name. Each of the individually decorated rooms has been furnished to a different colour scheme, with soft textures and furnishings creating a relaxed atmosphere. All of the rooms are en-suite, some of them don’t have separate bathrooms as such, meaning that the shower or bath is in the room itself. This is worth noting if you are travelling as friends and prefer privacy! For families, there is a lovely two bed-roomed apartment with a lounge area and bathroom.
The roof terrace doesn’t have ocean views itself, but is a lovely space to sit and relax. When the weather is good, breakfast is served on the roof terrace.
We had a fantastic time. Thank you for all your help, advice and guidance in organising our holiday. As this was not our first booking with Tourdust we were confident that all our transfers would work perfectly and they did - everything ran so smoothly! The riad in Marrakesh was stunning - a truly beautiful oasis of calm in such a busy, bustling city. As you can imagine, we were very grateful for the air conditioning in our room as outside was so hot! I was nervous about walking through the souks at night, but as they were well lit we felt perfectly safe and found our confidence grew in navigating the journey home each time we ventured out. When we arrived at our lodge in the Atlas Mountains we were blown away by the scenery. The views were amazing and the beautiful lodge gardens were the perfect place to sit and relax before taking a dip in the pool. Our day trek was truly amazing - no small thanks to our guide Rashid, who was so helpful and knowledgable. The lunch in the traditional Berber village was delicious and we were were made to feel so welcome. The home owner showed us how to make bread and then cooked it for us in her traditional clay oven. This was a memory we will never forget as we stood surrounded by her chickens and goats watching her use her bare hands to prepare the fire! Our night in the desert was breathtaking. The camel ride at sunset was so incredible and the quad biking the next morning was brilliant fun. I am so glad we added in these extras as they really made the experience! We finally made it to our hotel at the coast, where the surf lessons were a hit and the hotel was a great place to relax and read! Thank you again for all your help. We would definitely recommend Tourdust to all our friends and family. Tanya
Tanya G reviewing Marrakech, Mountains & Coast Family Holiday on 18 August 2023
Hi Lisa, We had a wonderful time, thank you. Sidi Kaouki is the perfect retreat from the chaos of life. We all said it was our favourite trip to Morocco, even though it's our third visit. We are already thinking of returning at Xmas. Next time we will fly to Essaouira though, because the hike to Marrakech is too long to be comfortable when we could fly to a place 20 mins away. Thanks for all your help! Alex
alex c reviewing Family surf holiday in Morocco on 16 July 2023
We had an amazing time thank you very much! The riads and hotels were outstanding and everything went as clockwork. We had really bad rainfall on the day we transferred to Marrakech but our driver didnt give up and we eventually found a passable road ( which I think was the last possible one to get us there!)
Thank you so much!
Matthew A reviewing Morocco Coast, Souks & Mountains on 05 December 2014