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
Le Jardin des Douars – Review
A private botanical estate in the hills above Essaouira is the setting for the delightful boutique hotel of Le Jardin des Douars, featuring private villas, spa and padel club. The architecture, with arches, domes, and richly textured adobe walls, is evocative of an old kasbah. The buildings spread throughout the gardens offer 19 rooms, 6 […]
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