Heure Bleue Palais - Relais & Châteaux
A heated terrace pool with panoramic medina and sea views
About this stay
Heure Bleue Palais offers first-rate Relais & Châteaux service from a genuinely central Essaouira address, its terrace heated pool looking out over both the medina and the sea at once. Spacious rooms and suites carry elegant décor, flat-screen TVs and marble bathrooms, with some adding Italian showers or private balconies. Dining spans the outdoor Courtyard Patio, serving international and Moroccan cuisine, and a separate Moroccan Restaurant for gourmet fare, while the English Lounge offers a piano, fireplace and a genuinely cosy alternative to the terrace on cooler evenings. A cinema room, hammam and massage room round out a property built for guests who want the medina's history paired with full luxury service, a detail that separates this property from most others listed in the same cluster.
- Heated terrace pool
- Two restaurants
- Hammam & spa
- Cinema room
Our take
This suits guests seeking Essaouira's fullest luxury package, a heated pool with medina and sea views, multiple dining options and a proper spa, all inside the ramparts rather than on the coast road. The English Lounge and cinema room give real indoor alternatives on windy days. Budget-conscious travellers or those wanting a simpler riad experience should look elsewhere, since this property sits firmly at the top of the town's price range.
- Book a suite with an Italian shower and balcony if that combination matters most to your stay, since not all rooms include both.
- Reserve a table at the Moroccan Restaurant in advance for gourmet Moroccan cuisine rather than the more casual Courtyard Patio.
- Use the heated pool specifically on windier afternoons, since it stays comfortable even when the open medina squares turn cold.
Why we love it
- Heated pool with medina and sea views
- Two distinct restaurant concepts
- English Lounge with piano and fireplace
- Hammam and massage room on site
Why guests love itI would recommend Heure Bleue Palais - Relais & Châteaux to families who want a special-occasion stay. The five-star hotel is in central Essaouira, with a heated outdoor pool overlooking the medina and the sea and suites with marble bathrooms and Italian showers. Dining runs across two restaurants and an English-style lounge, and there is a hammam, a spa and a cinema room. The beach is four hundred metres away. A 9.0 rating from over 550 reviews is excellent.
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