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Essaouira Youth Hostel & Social Travel

17 Rue Laghrissi, Essaouira 44000, Morocco

+212 524 476 481

RM 30+

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Overall guest ratings

8.1/10 Excellent

Based on 399 reviews

Review highlights

Value for money

9.4
Location

9.1
Cleanliness

2.2
WiFi

1.0

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Friendly atmosphere

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About

A great choice for a stay in Essaouira, Essaouira Youth Hostel & Social Travel features a rooftop terrace and offers an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) for MAD 150 per vehicle. Freebies like WiFi and wired Internet are added perks, and guests can keep active with onsite kayaking, rowing/canoeing, and surfing/boogie boarding.

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Amenities

Free Wi-Fi
Pets allowed on request. Charges may apply.
Car hire
Internet
Concierge service
Room service
Bicycle hire
Restaurant
Express check out
Parking
24 Hour Front Desk
Safe
Designated smoking area
Storage available
Non-smoking rooms available
Terrace/Patio

Guest reviews

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Couples

Overall rating

8.1 Excellent

Based on 382 reviews

Value for money

9.4

Location

9.1

Service

8.8

Vibe

8.4

Breakfast

7.7

Room

3.5

Cleanliness

2.2

WiFi

1.0

Overall rating

8.7 Excellent

Based on 317 reviews

Value for money

9.5

Service

9.2

Location

9.1

Vibe

8.5

Breakfast

7.8

Room

3.7

Cleanliness

2.6

Overall rating

8.0 Good

Based on 64 reviews

Location

9.2

Service

8.8

Room

3.7

Cleanliness

2.1

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8.8

Pros: Great staff. Okay bed and pillow. Easy to get everywhere. Fine for a solo traveler.

Cons: Floors are really dirty, need a good washing. Light out in shower room. Noisy at night, but it was Ramadan.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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7.5

Pros: Nice laidback vibe. Chill owner who loves reggea music

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: The vibe was great. Wonderful for solo-travelers

Reviewed Jun 2017

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7.5

Pros: I like the relaxed vibe here. Also the staff were very nice and that Bob Marley songs were playing quietly in the background in the common area.

Cons: Tricky to find the place if you don't know your way around

Reviewed Jun 2017

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7.1

Pros: I liked the silence and the location of the house, really in the heart of Essaouira. Simo the owner has good advises to give

Cons: No wifi, poor if not broken showers, kitchen dirty in the morning, sometimes no toilet paper... sometimes we could't see any staff before 11 am! I mean... it was in a way nice as we guest had the ...

Reviewed Jun 2017

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6.7

Pros: The location is good and staff was nice,

Cons: I would question the cleaningness qnd the showers and bathroom wasnt so pleasant. Tables and seats in the main area was dirty and no one seemed to care.Definitely needs renovation.

Reviewed May 2017

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3.8

Pros: Staff is sociable and good-natured.

Cons: bugs in hostel, very loud music on weekends until 1 a.m.

Reviewed May 2017

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10.0

Pros: This place is great. Wonderful staff and people staying there. They're great when booking trips, we were driven to Imssouane with Salah and he came surfing with us! Lots of connections and the...

Reviewed May 2017

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4.2

Cons: We arrived late at night and we are 2 girls traveling. We were placed in a 6 bed share dorm with the male workers on opposite sides of the room. We got woken up by the workers alarms and them coming ...

Reviewed May 2017

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2.5

Pros: Personal, location

Cons: If you come on a weekend !!!! Do NOT choose this hostel. On weekends they have festivals a horrible and very loud local music. Music sounds and after midnight the same, to agree that the sounds ...

Reviewed May 2017

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8.8

Pros: Great staff. Okay bed and pillow. Easy to get everywhere. Fine for a solo traveler.

Cons: Floors are really dirty, need a good washing. Light out in shower room. Noisy at night, but it was Ramadan.

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: The vibe was great. Wonderful for solo-travelers

Reviewed Jun 2017

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10.0

Pros: This place is great. Wonderful staff and people staying there. They're great when booking trips, we were driven to Imssouane with Salah and he came surfing with us! Lots of connections and the...

Reviewed May 2017

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7.5

Pros: Nice laidback vibe. Chill owner who loves reggea music

Reviewed Jun 2017

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7.5

Pros: I like the relaxed vibe here. Also the staff were very nice and that Bob Marley songs were playing quietly in the background in the common area.

Cons: Tricky to find the place if you don't know your way around

Reviewed Jun 2017

review from
7.1

Pros: I liked the silence and the location of the house, really in the heart of Essaouira. Simo the owner has good advises to give

Cons: No wifi, poor if not broken showers, kitchen dirty in the morning, sometimes no toilet paper... sometimes we could't see any staff before 11 am! I mean... it was in a way nice as we guest had the ...

Reviewed Jun 2017

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6.7

Pros: The location is good and staff was nice,

Cons: I would question the cleaningness qnd the showers and bathroom wasnt so pleasant. Tables and seats in the main area was dirty and no one seemed to care.Definitely needs renovation.

Reviewed May 2017

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3.8

Pros: Staff is sociable and good-natured.

Cons: bugs in hostel, very loud music on weekends until 1 a.m.

Reviewed May 2017

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4.2

Cons: We arrived late at night and we are 2 girls traveling. We were placed in a 6 bed share dorm with the male workers on opposite sides of the room. We got woken up by the workers alarms and them coming ...

Reviewed May 2017

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2.5

Pros: Personal, location

Cons: If you come on a weekend !!!! Do NOT choose this hostel. On weekends they have festivals a horrible and very loud local music. Music sounds and after midnight the same, to agree that the sounds ...

Reviewed May 2017

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