Top Golf Stays in Essaouira

The course, the ramparts, or both

Tangaro Hip Hotel & Spa markets its position as a few steps from Golf de Mogador, the closest of any listed property, which matters for golfers who want to walk to a tee time rather than drive. The hotel backs that proximity with a year-round outdoor pool and hammam, letting a round of golf and a spa afternoon happen without moving the car, and it sits only two and a half kilometres from Plage d'Essaouira if the wind cooperates for a beach walk afterward once the round is finished for the day.

Villa AMMA and Villa Quieta both pair a private pool with a base near enough to Golf de Mogador for a short drive, Villa AMMA sitting roughly ten kilometres out and Villa Quieta a similar distance with bike hire included for the coast road in between. Both properties suit golfers travelling with a partner who prefers the pool to the course, splitting the day between the fairways and a garden setting rather than requiring everyone in the group to golf every single day of a longer stay by the coast.

Riad la Rose Des Vents and Hostel & Riad both put the ramparts within walking distance while keeping Golf de Mogador a manageable six kilometres by car or taxi, a workable compromise for golfers who also want the souks, Place Moulay Hassan and the port on their itinerary. Hostel & Riad in particular suits a lower-budget golf trip, since it drops the spa and pool extras in favour of a lower nightly rate and a shared terrace instead of a private one for the whole stay, golf clubs and all.

Suite Azur Hotel and Luxury Riad Mounia sit inside the city centre, an eight and six-minute walk from Plage d'Essaouira respectively, with Golf de Mogador roughly six kilometres out for both properties, close enough for a taxi to feel practical rather than wasteful. This cluster suits golfers who want a genuine medina base, walkable to the ramparts and the port, and are happy to arrange a short taxi or shuttle to the course rather than staying in a car-dependent villa outside the walls near the fairways themselves every single night of the whole golf trip.

Golf de Mogador gives Essaouira a second identity beyond the ramparts and the surf: an eighteen-hole course a short drive from the medina, playable most of the year but subject to the same afternoon alizé wind that pushes windsurfers onto Plage d'Essaouira. Golfers who base themselves in the medina treat the course as a day trip by car, while those who stay along the coast road treat the ramparts and Place Moulay Hassan as their evening excursion instead, reversing the usual visitor pattern.