Amazing villa with friendly staffs. Highly recommend for a peaceful and relaxing holiday.

“Idyllic place with everything you need for complete relaxation”

Breakfast was really nice , we had evening meal which was lovely .So nice to see it being prepared throughout the day. The location quite isolated but with a hire car was fine as we were able to explore someone of the more rural coastal areas . The staff were so friendly and kind nothing was too much trouble

“Relaxing, quite place next to Essaouira”

Villa Maya is a wonderful place to relax. It is nestled in a tranquil setting, away from noise, and features beautifully renovated spaces surrounded by a lovely garden, with the pool conveniently located right in front. However, it’s essential to have a car during your stay, as the nearest beach is a 10-minute drive away, and Essaouira is approximately 22 minutes away. This is especially important unless you plan to spend your entire time enjoying the garden and swimming pool. The closest beach, Sidi Kaouki, is truly delightful with very few crowds. You'll find plenty of activities available on the beach, as well as several excellent restaurants. Essaouira is also nearby, and with a car, you can explore its charming streets filled with Moroccan flavors and visit the ancient Portuguese fort.

Really good.

Beautiful villa, the staff were so kind and welcoming. We ate breakfast lunch and dinner and every meal was fabulous. We could not fault anything and will definitely be back!

Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Food was excellent and they catered brilliantly for our son who has coeliac disease - they even baked him a cake and bread for breakfast.

Really good.

“The staff very friendly and kind.”

The location is amazing

“Didn't meet our expectations”

The swimming pool and outside area are nice and the rooms are spacious.

“Great place, great vibe, great breakfast, but no internet”

The place is very nice, and the service is magnifique. In general, great place, great location for surfing, and great hosts

“Great stay, excellent service!!! The hotel is beautiful with a lovely outside area. Personnel were friendly, helpful and”

Very clean, lovely accommodation, located in a beautiful area. Friendly and very efficient hotel stuff

“Charming hosts made us very welcome”

Modern and spacious. Beautifully presented with charming hosts

“Romantic stay in this feel at home villa”

Beautiful villa, quiet, well decorated and nice garden too. Delicious breakfast, definitely recommend this cosy place especially for couples.

Great communal areas (inside and out) with lots of different games and seating possibilites. Very kind staff and delicious dinners.

Beautiful villa, super nice and comfortable room, very friendly and helpful staff, great food :)

“Gorgeous! So good in fact, we are going back next week!”

Lovely breakfast

“Wonderful stay in the villa maya paradise”

Beautiful place, Lovely staff, amazing food, confortable rooms and amenities

Gorgeous villa, both inside and outside, gorgeous and big pool. The staff are incredibly lovely and accommodating even if we did struggle with language barrier (French and Arabic speaking). The owner's daughter was visiting when we were there, and she translated for us from English to French. We paid for the smallest room, which was perfect for the two of us. Breakfast was lovely, eggs, various breads and fruit. Offer A La Carte lunch and dinner at set times, but on our last day very kindly offered to serve for us outside of these times.

Gerard (the host) is excellent! The place is peaceful! We felt very welcome after a long day trip. I recommend for sure!!!

“An excellent moroccan home from home run with kindness and professionalism”

My family and I arrived fairly late in the day and were given a warm welcome by Gerard, his wife Gigi and the excellent team at Villa Maya. We had requested a dinner on arrival and it was really great, high standard home cooked, moroccan with french influences - and the quality of the food was high throughout our 11-day stay. Kudos to Gerard who with the team has built in only a year this great little hotel (11 rooms) in a remote area 20 mins by car from Essaouira Airport and an hour from the city. As well as the impressive stone architecture, the interior has been tastefully decorated and furnished. Unfortunately we were struck down with a virus which we think was probably Covid, from our second day at Villa Maya. However the team could not have been kinder and more supportive. Gigi, who also came down with the bug, supplied some cold medicines, Hanane and Neima made us medicinal brews that helped. We would have explored more and planned to hire dune buggies etc, which Gerard offered to help organise, but we were not up to it due to illness, so stayed more at the villa. This meant we were able to enjoy the beautiful garden and the games facilities with boules, darts, cards, chess etc.