Reviews of Essaouira Hostel

08 February 2012

Liked: The hostel is safe and atmosphere of the hostel is very good. You can easily make friends.

Disliked: The hostel is not clean.

14 January 2012 Zaheer would recommend this property

Liked: This was my second stay at Hostel Essaouira. I can't recommend it enough. The best thing about the hostel is its atmosphere and how easy it is to socialise with other travellers. The layout of the building is very cool with nice communal areas, including a fantastic roof terrace. The location within the Medina is also very good. The staff are excellend; Majheed a.k.a Magic Man is an absolute star and works extremely hard 24/7 to ensure that the guests are well looked after. Brilliant!

Disliked: There is nothing that I disliked in particular. I would happily stay there again.

14 January 2012 viktor would recommend this property

Liked: Very helpful and friendly staff, great atmosphere, free internet and was the best place to relax in.

Disliked: no complaints

25 November 2011 Ross would recommend this property

Liked: This is a great hostel to stay at, it has a great atmosphere and is well located in the medina, easy to find and close to everything in the town. Mahjeed and all the staff are so friendly and helpful, they really made me feel like part of a family while I was here! Would recommend Essouira hostel to anyone.

Disliked: Having to leave such a great place!!

14 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the common areas

Disliked: i got bed bugs

10 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Originally I had booked 4 days here, I liked it so much that I extended my stay an extra day and to my surprise they kindly upgraded my room for FREE!! from a 10 bed dorm to a double bedroom with a TV and ensuite bathroom and shower :) Thanks Majeed! (aka Magic man)

Disliked: The only thing is the rock hard bed that was a little uncomfortable, however it was a free upgrade so can't complain.

10 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: I'm a male in my mid-20s and travelled alone. I stayed at Hostel Essaouira for about a week and enjoyed every minute of it. I stayed in a 10 bed dorm which was satisfactory and just what I expected. Some of the things I liked were: 1. Great prices, very cheap compared to other places. 2. The hostel is well located, very close to the madina and beach. 3. The staff are terrific and really helpful (especially Majeed). I would highly recommend this hostel to anyone visiting Essaouira and I will be booking with them again if and when I decide to go back. I'd like to thank all the staff there for a very comfortable stay.

Disliked: Really can't think of anything I disliked, it was all good.

30 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Has a nice common room in the ground level, free internet, TV. bar offers some drinks. It is kind of a hippy hostel, but nobody will harass you. Its good place for meeting people.

Disliked: Security is on the down side. Lockers lack their backside. Sometimes there is noone at reception so theoretically anyone could enter unnoticed.

19 October 2011

Liked: Chillig, der Besitzer ist zwar verwirrt, aber recht hilfsbereit.

Disliked: Der Zehnbettendoorm war die absolute Zumutung, die Bettlaken dreckig, die Toiletten und Duschen nicht sauber, keine Moeglichkeit, seine Kleidung irgendwo aufzuhaengen. Nach der ersten Nacht hatte ich ca 30 Bisse von Bedbugs!

15 October 2011

Liked: Bedbugs

Disliked: Dirty

14 October 2011 Morgan would recommend this property

Liked: the cost and staff

Disliked: too many beds in one room

10 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The staff were so friendly - offering us freshly made cake etc, and lots of tips about what to do in Essaouira. The location was perfect too, inside the medina

Disliked: Our room felt/smelt quite damp and musty - it might just have been ours (Rolling Stones room) but the sheets didn't feel the cleanest/slightly sandy too.

02 October 2011 Brooke would recommend this property

Liked: the staff were great i could have easily spent a month at this place really enjoyed myself: thanks for a great hostel

Disliked: nothing

29 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Extremely friendly and helpful staff that provide a very chilled out environment. The rooftop terrace was also very nice and the location was perfect.

Disliked: The bathrooms were cramped and unclean. The showers were especially gross because they were filled with flies and seemed unwashed.

27 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: exelent for this Country, I come back many greetings for the staff and travelers from Norbert Nienburg Germany

Disliked: 0

18 September 2011 Chris would recommend this property

Liked: The place does exactly what it says on the tin, cheap and cheerful, very clean, very social atmosphere and not to difficult to find! the staff are very friendly and helpful, and the room is exactly what you need A BED!

Disliked: NOTHING

16 September 2011

Liked: The WiFi, little bar and a well-designed mirror on our room stroke us with pleasure.

Disliked: However, what did not stroke us with pleasure, was the: 1. used bandage left in the shower as a souvenir 2. Left together with lost hairs.. 3. The toilet in authentic Moroccan style: no toilet paper and skitmarks 4. The intense smell of moult in our room 5. The latter was because there was a window lacking in our palace 6. Beds were not only covered with sheets, but also with hairs of previous guests. Grose! 7. The owner urged us right away - at our arrival at 12:00 pm- to walk to the cashmachine to pay right a way. Eventhough this meant that two girls had two walk through little dark allies.

12 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Atmosphere

Disliked: Nothing

30 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: A great hostel and would definitely recommend. The manager was very helpful and always willing to go out of his way for you. A bit diffcult to find at first, once you're there it's absolutely fine and a joy to stay at. Free internet was great and the open, chilled out social room downstairs was too.

Disliked: The manager did recommend all sitting together one night and eating some food that they could cook for us (at a price). Unfortunately, while he said the food would be a lot less than eating at a restaurant, it did turn out to be relatively expensive (I think it was about 90dirham each which was around £7.50). Not something to put you off staying by any measure but slightly disappointing to feel a bit misled.

24 August 2011

Liked: Nada, ha sido horroroso.

Disliked: Todo estaba realmente sucio. Había reservado una semana en el hostel y nos tuvimos que ir al día siguiente. Te piden que pagues todas las noches nada más llegar, por si acaso no te gusta no te devuelven el dinero. Por el precio que pagas, aunque es barato, encuentras sitios muchísimo mejores.

14 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Brilliant atmosphere, felt right at home here. Everyone- staff and guests- were so friendly, and it was great place for meeting people. The location was good, just inside the old medina, and it wasn't too hard to find.

Disliked: Nothing

14 August 2011 shayna would recommend this property

Liked: great staff. everyone is super nice and helpful. really chill common area and the terrace is great. pub crawl is amazing

Disliked: nothing

10 August 2011 Daniel would recommend this property

Liked: Lots of space to hang around, lots of fun to be had, great staff, perfect!

Disliked: Nothing!

10 August 2011

Liked: great staff, very helpful. good location.

Disliked: bathrooms were dirty. the rooms were not very clean either. the whole building needs some restoration works.

10 August 2011 soufiane would recommend this property

Liked: everyting

Disliked: nothing