Reviews of Property: Beautiful riad good location for couples, families or groups

We've just returned from a wonderful week staying at Darsal. What a beautiful riad - perfectly located in a quiet residential area. Aieda cooked us breakfast every morning & Fouad was an excellant guide. The Riad comfortably sleeps 6 & the views from the sun terrace are amazing. Unfortunately we never got round to trying Aieda's tangines in the evening, far too many good restaurants nearby. Sally (the owner) arranged the transfers for us, which was really helpful. All in all we had a relaxing week.

After returning from Essaouira, we were in January 5 days in the DARSAL - HOUSE -
I already was dreaming to come back very soon to this lovely
PLACE in the medina. So I was lucky that it was still free during
the Gnaoua-Festival. I booked a flight from Stuttgart together
with 2 friends of mine. Already one minute after arriving in the Riad
Darsal, I felt like at home again. FOUAD, the housemanager said, so Gabriele now it is yours!
This time I slept in the room on the roof terrace. We had lovely warm ,
windy weather, and I enjoyed every minute! After celebrating the
festival and the fantastic music, it was wonderful to relaxe in the
house. My friends liked the Darsal also very much, sunbathing on the
roof, hearing african music in the leaving room (the accoustic is fantastic too), drinking tea......Aieda, the maid prepared everything very well again.
Also we like very much, that the house is built in a traditional, typical moroccan way- with patio and the floors until the roof-terrace!

Thank you again Aieda, Fouad, Noureddine and the Cartwrights
for this excellent hospitality!
Until the next time -

Gabriele, Uwe, Monika and Günter from Germany

Beautiful house at the Essaouira Medina, well decorated and good value. Great breakfast. One inconvenient is that the house is distributed in 4 floors. I would also inform for future travellers that Essaouira is an amazing village but it is quite windy, it is great for surfers. The mezzanine is only for small children as it is not high enough.

We had a fantastic holiday at Darsal and only wish we had been able to stay longer the riad is so well appointed and beautifuly furnished with true morrocan style and the perfect place for an introduction to the area. Everything, bar the camel riding which is only a short drive up the coast ,( ask about this and it will be arranged for you to go riding along the beach and through the sand dunes, a really wonderful experience!) was within walking distance and we felt so relaxed and at home there! There are so many restaurants in the vicinity it was easy to eat somewhere different each night and the catering provided by Ayieda was very good too. Her breakfasts are a treat especaillly when eaten on the teracce with its view across the roof tops!

We hope to go back again one day! I would highly recommend Darsal to everyone!

Staying every year two times in morocco, always in the beautiful
town Essaouira, we rented the first time a complet riad.
What can I say, it was amazing in the Darsal House. The best
we ever had. Nice and lovely decorated with taste.The roof-terrace is overlooking the roofs of Essaouira and the wild Safi-Beach.The support of the very friendly and helpfull Fouad is great and
even Nourredine the builder of the house was looking for us. Aieda
the maid was preparing a good breakfast and in the evening
very tasty and fresh tajines .Good food, from the markets, she was cooking in the kitchen of the house, just for us. And all for
a very good price.She is very kind and lives beside the Riad.While
it was quite cold, Aieda makes fire in the cheminey..I love her.
Very best morrocan hospitality.. I will recommend the DARSAL
to all my friends. We are a couple from Germany and we felt
so well in Sallys house. As time was to short, we booked
already two more weeks in June and Juli.Celebrating the Gnaoua-Festival.
Thanks you so much Sally! Best wishes Gabriele and Uwe

We loved the riad, which had been beautifully restored and was full of lovely features/details and had lots of character. It was in a really central, convenient position and all the local neighbours were very friendly. The maid can provide breakfast and evening meals - these are really good value and delicious . We went in December, and the weather was lovely - blue skies everyday, although a little cool at night, but no problem as there was heating. We preferred Essouria to Marrakech, as it is more relaxed and laid-back. Much less hassle for shopping etc. I have already recommended it to friends, and would definitely consider staying there again.

After 3 days in the high octaine environment of Marrakech, Essaouira and Riad Drasal was a welcome relief. We transfered from Marrakech on the Supertours coach a 3 hour trip for only 65 dirhams (excellent value). The accomodation was excellent, very comfortable an oasis in the heart of the Medina.
We enjoyed long walks along the beach, stopping for a coffee or a beer and watching the kite surfers going through their paces.
Faoud was always on hand and Ajeda popped in every day for any washing shopping etc.
Try the fish grill from the kiosks near the harbour, Taros (Place Moulay Hassan) for great meals and an even better cocktail bar on the top floor. And for cakes to die for try Chez Driss (Rue El Hajali).
Essaouira is a taste of real Morroco soak up the atmosphere of the Medina then go back to Riad Darsal to relax on the sun loungers with a long glass of wine.
Wonderful.

Thank you for a brilliant holiday! The riad was a beautiful place to stay with wonderful Moroccan features and style but with all the mod cons you need. We loved being up on the sun deck. Being inside the medina was a real advantage as we felt right in the heart of the culture. Having Nourredine at hand was also particularly useful as he showed us around and filled us in on the best places to go. Essaouira has something for every one with its beach, port and wonderful old town. It has a friendly cafe culture and a large variety of great places and ways to eat out. We will definately be returning one day!