HOTEL SOFITEL ESSAOUIRA MOGADOR GOLF & SPA Luxe

One of our favorite resort destinations! Gorgeous location, great service, nice room... relaxing, pretty, luxurious. We very much enjoyed our stay!!! Highly recommendable. One of our favorite hotels from our trip to Moroccol

I stayed here with my husband and 8 year old son. It was the perfect week. I have stayed in many luxury hotels all over the world but this one was exceptional. What is often present in luxury hotels is beautiful surroundings but not much sense of hospitality. This hotel had both beauty and hospitality in abundance. The staff are really what made it special. There was always a smile, attentiveness to detail, pleasant and informative conversations and discretion where necessary. The staff were very professional and dealt with any requests efficiently and without fuss. We were on a half board basis and the choice and quality was superb. There is a well stocked gym to burn off the extra calories that you might take on board ! The pools were very relaxing with no loud music or ridiculous games. It was peaceful without being boring. My son certainly never felt bored and was in the pool most of the time! We tried some horse riding arranged by the hotel. I would recommend this even for children. It was nearby and very good fun. We didn't try the spa but perhaps next time. There is also a wonderful golf course. We shall certainly be returning to this hotel because we all loved it so much. The staff made us feel like the most important guests (even though of course we weren't) but it is always great to be made to feel special. A huge thank you to Bargha Mohammed the supervisor who really looked after us so well, and to Simo the chef who not only cooked our amazing meals but also explained them to us. Rashid by the pool took care of our every need whilst we sunbathed and forgot about our stressful lives back in London. Everyone was superb and we want to thank you all.

The hotel on first impression is luxurious, spacious and light. Our room was lovely, with views onto a garden. However it did smell of damp, but I do know that this can be a problem in Essaouira generally. The facility's are wonderful, from the gym, pools to the gardens. We also enjoyed a wonderful walk to the beach via the golf course. It was a treat to be one of three couples there! The staff I must say are excellent and go beyond the call of duty. The only down side for me was the food. There are many restaurants, but there are few vegetarian options. A waiter proudly told me that they were well used to catering for vegetarians, but when I looked at the menu, it came down to vegetable pizza or pasta with tomato sauce! However, I must say that on the one evening we eat there, they allowed us to have room service in the bar (there was no where to sit and eat together in our room). Bizarrely there was more vegetarian option on the room menu. I asked if the chef could make me a salad at lunchtime, and he produced a lovely garden salad. So fresh and delicious, why can they not put healthy vegetarian food on the general menus' Because of this we took advantage of the free shuttle service into town to eat there. This was a shame with so many restaurants to choose from. I would have given three stars, but the staff deserve five, so it is a four star review. I would visit again, but would check the menus first.

This is "Not" a Sofitel. I have stayed at Sofitels in London,Brussels and Manila. There is no comparison,it's nowhere near a 5 star. Yes,its nicer than a budget hotel or even a 3 star average,but why is the Accor website selling it as a Sofitel. Maybe more wiser potential guests than I was,may see straight through the decoy by asking there selves why the rates are so good. BEACAUSE IT'S NOT A PROPER SOFITEL.

This was once a very nice hotel but I feel that it is already past its best even though it is only 5 years old. There is very little to do in the area except walk around the golf course. The beach is a trek and once there you have to climb over a very large sand dune, but enjoy the camel ride it is good value for money. The restaurant has sparrows flying through the room and I have noticed they also fly into the kitchen. Nobody seems to bother about this particularly the staff but birds contaminate the food. The salads in the evening are kept cool by a fan and I unfortunately along with my husband got food poisoning. There is no atmosphere and an expensive limited bar that you can use in the evening. How this hotel is five star I will never know!