Marrakech-Safi, Ghazoua
Le Jardin des Douars
Hotel
TLE Recommends: Book one of the stand-alone suites or a villa for the privacy. Take the traditional hammam, and finish in the courtyard relaxation room. Make the short drive to Had Draa on a Sunday for one of the most authentic Berber markets in the region. At a glance
Rooms 19 rooms, 6 suites and 6 private villas spread between the main kasbah building, garden pavilions and standalone villas.
Amenities Main restaurant with two dining rooms and a covered terrace, two outdoor heated pools (family and adults-only), hammam and spa, Club des Douars padel and wellness facility, kitchen garden, pétanque pitch, shuttle service to Essaouira.
More A rural setting in Douar Sidi Yassine, in the Essaouira hills above the Oued Ksob River. Fifteen minutes from Essaouira’s medina, beach and Mogador airport. 2 hours 45 minutes from Marrakech on the N8.
Le Jardin des Douars
Le Jardin des Douars appears in the countryside like a Berber hamlet. With rich terracotta walls, clad with flowering bougainvillea, embracing a choice of rooms, suites and private villas set in seven and a half acres of fragrant gardens in the hills above Essaouira. Expect two heated pools, a traditional hammam and a French-Moroccan kitchen. Authentically style and details with international polish, a charming alternative to the intensity of Marrakech.
Good To Know
| Vibe | A botanical kasbah in the hills above Essaouira, with terracotta adobe walls, candlelit dining and a traditional hammam. |
| Three Words | Berber. Botanical. Soulful |
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USEFUL INFO
Hotel Features
- Ksar-style hotel set in a sheltered valley in the Essaouira hills, surrounded by argan groves and shaped by the Oued Ksob River
- 19 rooms, 6 suites and 6 private villas, built with traditional Moroccan materials and curvy hand-finished forms
- Main restaurant serving French-Moroccan and Mediterranean cuisine, with dining indoors, on the patio or by candlelight
- Sunday weekly barbecue on the main patio with grilled meats and fresh fish from the port of Essaouira
- Multiple bars across the property: pool bars, main restaurant bar and patio service from morning until midnight
- Spa centred on a domed hammam, with massages and body treatments using local argan oil
- Heated swimming pools set within the gardens
- On-site gift shop stocking jewellery, clothing and argan-based beauty products from local designers
- Club des Douars on the grounds: padel courts with coached sessions and competitive matches
- Yoga, Pilates, Body Training and Breathwork & Meditation sessions at Club des Douars, available in groups or as private coaching
- Programme of live music at sunset, magic shows, creative workshops and a weekly welcome drink
- Airport pick-ups and taxi transfers arranged on request
- Claimed 320 days of sunshine a year
Location
- Essaouira Mogador Airport (AGA-region) is a 10-minute drive away, with seasonal direct flights from London Stansted, Paris-Orly, Paris-Beauvais, Brussels-Charleroi, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Nantes, Madrid and Weeze
- Marrakech Menara Airport is 2.5 hours by car via a two-lane national highway, served by most major European cities
- Set in the hills south of Essaouira, in the Oued Ksob valley, with the hotel reached by a trail leading off the asphalt road through argan country
- Coastal Essaouira and its UNESCO-listed medina are a short drive away, with souks, ramparts and the working fishing port
- Essaouira Bay, known for steady trade winds, is within reach for surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing and wingfoiling
- Gary Player-designed 18-hole Golf de Mogador is a short drive away, set between dunes and the Atlantic
- Wild beaches, dunes, argan landscapes and Berber villages surround the property for quad, horseback, camel and electric-bike exploring
