Real find. More famliy hotel than riad. Stayed for 5 nights. Friendliest staff who made us feel at home and took marvelous care of our young daughter. Walking distance to the beach. Beautifull pool area. more

A smallish hotel which lacks the charm and character of a true Riad and frankly could be a hotel in any coastal resort on the Eurpean or African coast. The food was good and the service generally ok. If you want a pleasant affordable base in easy reach of both the beach and Essaouirra town then this is perfectly good... more

Riad Zara: Very friendly staff and a GREAT pool provided a nice and welcome oasis from Essoueira's heat, wind and Medina. The food in the restaurant was amongst the weakest on our holiday - that's not to say bad, just REALLY nothing special at all! The room was a bit of a let down, and the weakest part of the... more

We stayed at Riad Zahra for 9 nights in August. My wife and I had an upstairs room; our two teenage kids down stairs. The Riad is very clean and the rooms are spacious. Our kids room was a little on the dark side, but ours was bright. The breakfast was yummy: fresh bread, pancakes, freshly squeezed orange juice, croissants.... more

What a great hotel, with really genuinely friendly (and multi-lingual) staff. Great rooms with were well maintained and cleaned. Breakfast was very tasty - croissants, crepes, fresh orange juice and tea, coffee, hot choc or mint tea. MMMMM Nice (though unheated) outdoor pool - complete with turtles and fantastic sun-trap roof terrace overlooking the sea! Wonderful place. and just across... more

With our four children (8,11,13) we made a roundtrip through Maroc. We stayed at 7 great hotels/riads and Riad Zahra had the best atmosphere. It's a very nice place to stay becouse of the location, the people and the cosyness of the riad. The rooms are very simple but clean. The breakfast is good and the service is great. Also... more

This hotel is in a villa outside the city walls. It is very easy to find and there is parking right in front of the house on a quiet street. The rooms are clean and very simple - kind of like a youth hostel - decorated with traditional items. No frills. Scandinavians would like it! The owner is on site... more

We'd had a bad journey, arriving very tired only to find the online booking agency had mucked up. What could have been pretty disastrous was turned into a great success thanks to the efforts and kindness of the owners and staff. We stayed 5 days and returned for 2 after a week in the ante-Atlas. Spotless hotel (so who worries... more

I must admit that reading the reviews, I must be on a different planet. But I have to say our time at Riad Zarha was terrible. I would not recommend staying here under any circumstances...basically buy a tent! The rooms were shoddy, staff were unpleasent, the location is miles away from the medina. For once we were fooled by all... more