We stayed at the Sofital in August 2011 for 1 week, the rooms were good even though you would expect a little more from a defined luxury hotel, the restaurants were good so as the buffet breakfast. Nice staff very friendly and helpfull. The swimming pool did not have enough sun deck chairs and you had to wake up early... More

Very nice hotel in a great location. Friendly and clean, choice of restaurant somewhat limited and food average but staff nice and lovely pool and gardens. Walking distance to the medina - and rather nice to be away from it! Good size rooms and bathrooms, corridors a bit worn. More

Chose this hotel as it was on the beach, had a pool & was close to the medina. We found a really cheap deal online which made me happy to overlook the shabby decor. Our 4 year old son loved the pool & easy access to the beach but unfortunately the childrens suite was closed while we were there. There... More

This is a very nice hotel in Essaouira well located by the beach, very near to the town and medina (5-10 minutes depending on how fast you walk!). The rooms are large and the beds are wonderfully comfortable. The hotel is very clean. The pool is great. The food in the restaurant by the beach is very good, but a... More

good location, outside the walls of the medina, which proves convenient of you are not too much into living the medina style and prefer modern accomodation to the local experience such as riads. The service is average though as these examples illustrate: - we wanted to use the swimming pool but no one attended to us, we could not find... More

Hotel was what I expected really. Location was great right on the lovely long beach. The air conditioning in our room was not working - we told reception and the up graded us straight away to a junior suite. Both rooms that we had were lovely. Nice and clean service was good. The beach restaurant was lovely and well worthba... More

The hotel is a 5 min walk from the old town- along a nice stretch of beach. This makes it perfect for exploring, but also quiet enough to sleep and relax. The pool area was very quiet when we were there. The rooms comfortable. And the service amazing. Although some reviews say the decor was tired- i think it looked... More

My wife and I went to Essaouria on our honeymoon and expected the Sofitel to be consistent with the high standards we are familiar with from our other experiences at Sofitel Hotels. Unfortunately the property in Essaouria, Morocco is inconsistent with the purported standards of Sofitel. The property is extremely dilapidated (see pictures). While the common areas are in generally... More

A hotel definitely in need of a renovation. Rooms are large but somewhat old - our fridge had to be replaced and air con didn't work well. But overall good. Staff are brilliantly friendly. More