Heure Bleue
Essaouira, Morocco [view map]
- Style
- Ocean-liner elegance
- Setting
- No-worry, no-hurry ancient port
Built into the medina walls, the hotel is an oasis of luxe in laidback, countercultural Essaouira, the sandy seaside sister of Marrakech.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 19 suites, 16 rooms.
- Rates
- €220–€390, including breakfast.
- Check-out
- Midday.
- Facilities
- TV and DVD in-room, WiFi throughout. Billiards room. Gorgeous hammam with a cushion-decked relaxation room, spa and beauty treatments (in-room on request), home cinema room.
- Poolside
- The heated rooftop pool is surrounded by decking; there are wooden sunloungers, with parasols to loll under.
- Children
- Cots and high chairs available. Children aged three to 12 can share parents’ room if staying in a Senior Suite.
- Also
- Book ahead for private use of the screening room. There are books everywhere for your pleasure, and a DVD library, or bring your own favourites. No pets.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Rooms on upper floors have good views of the old harbour. For a bathtub, book a suite: standard rooms only have showers. Most suites also have fireplaces separating the bedrooms from the sitting areas. The Oriental Suites are a sensuous deep red.
- Packing tips
- Sunscreen. Essaouira is famously windswept, which can make the sun seem mild when it isn’t.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- The restaurant serves Moroccan and international food, which is is predominantly French cuisine, with Moroccan flavours; seafood is a speciality.
- Dress code
- Jacket and Led Zep T-shirt for him, boho chic for her.
- Top table
- The restaurant sits alongside the courtyard. Ask for a table next to the abundant greenery.
- Last orders
- 15h for lunch; 21h30 for dinner.
- Room service
- Large choice of sandwiches, salads and light snacks. Available from 6am till midnight. There are no mini-bars, but staff are in attendance 24/7.
- Hotel bar
- Open 15h–midnight.
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Heure Bleue
2 rue Ibn Batouta, Bab Marrakech, Medina, Essaouira, Morocco.
