Mumtaz Mahal

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2026

Ashley

​I recently had the pleasure of staying at Riad Mumtaz Mahal in Essaouira from June 4th to June 7th, 2026. The experience was fantastic, and the Riad provided the perfect home base for exploring the city. I cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone visiting Essaouira.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2026

David

Excellent location the most beautiful Ria that ever stayed. Close to everything right in the middle of everything.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2025

Pierre

Wonderful service again in Morocco. That Riad was absolutely gorgeous

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2025

Hicham

Fabulous

6/10

Pleasant

25 Sep 2025

Wayne

The place is in a great location and is beautiful inside. The internet was pretty bad, I don’t know if that was there issue or just what it is. The outlets didn’t work unless the lights were on so you need to charge things before going to bed. The breakfast was nice but the restaurant never opened other than tha, but there are tons of places around it. The staff wasn’t all that friendly but would help if asked.

Self

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2025

Tarrah

I loved staying here as each room is so unique and beautiful, so much detail into all the walls, I loved the traditional Moroccan touches and design of the place, it really has so much beauty. That alone would make me stay here again. However, the staff wasn’t the most helpful and accommodating as I would have hoped for, one morning we came down a little after 1030 for breakfast and they told us they wouldn’t be able to make it for us anymore, so just be aware they aren’t flexible with that policy. Also, it wasn’t very clean, as my feet were dirty after walking on the floors of our room barefoot. And be aware of the loud clock tower right next door chiming all hours of the night, that woke me up a few times. Other than that, we had a great stay! It is in a great location, close to everything!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2025

Jolene

The main part of the Riad was beautiful and the location and rooftop breakfast was great; however, the WiFi was very unreliable and when I called down to get assistance, I was told they didn’t speak English and call back in the morning. I had to use my personal phone service for everything and at the price range of this stay was not acceptable.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2025

Joseph

Beautiful building, friendly accommodating staff, excellent location near lots of fantastic restaurants and right next to the beach and markets. Very highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Jan 2025

paolo

Was very cold and uncomfortable

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2024

Lionel

Ideally located in thé médina
Staff really helpfull

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2024

Dennis

Loved this Riad, I would only suggest that the breakfast is the weakness, jam and bread is not a continental breakfast, no eggs, cheese, or meats, This is the only negative on the service. The roof terrace was also disappointing and well below expectation. So in summation, the riad is beautiful, and my message to te RIAD is - my room was great and your staff are great, but you need to improve the quality of your breakfast, and put some thought into landscalping and updating your roof terrace.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

29 Feb 2024

Michael

Good loaction

Decent location. No services to speak of at the hotel. The breakfast seems like it starts whenever they get around to it. Never once did it start serving near posted times. Better to go down the street to one of the cafes.The front desk insisted we had to pay cash and asked us to do so 1 day before our departure.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2024

Hania

The property is beautiful, very well thought out and intricate decor. Bed very comfortable and good WiFi throughout.

The room was clean and the man on reception when we checked in and most mornings was lovely.

Breakfast was nice apart from one day when there was toasted stale bread.

On the first morning of our stay we woke to find a TV show shooting in the hotel. Warning would have been nice as we had planned to spend the rainy day relaxing in the room and getting a massage - but it was too noisy, and we couldn't send out laundry as staff were too busy. We also had to go out in the rain to get between breakfast and the stairs to go to the room as the elevator and main part of the hotel were out of bounds due to filming.

The day after the rain there was banging all morning, presumably roof repairs after the rain? Not there fault.

Language barrier with staff in the evening and night shift, but nothing major.

Sometimes slow to get back into the hotel as the door is locked in the night.

Would stay again, but wouldn't rush back.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2024

Daniel

The place has amazing moorish decorations.
Room are very widw with high ceiling.
Very impressive.
The only downside was the horrible mattress.
I woke up with back pain after few hours.
My wife had the same problem.
Uncomfortable bed.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2024

Andrew

Centrally located, beautiful decor and wonderful staff

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2023

Rahma

It was a good stay

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

Beautifully designed, the staff were friendly and helpful. We really enjoyed our stay. Thank you :)

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2023

Ali

Well located

Lovely place and week located at medina entrance. Big room and well furnished. Just problem with wifi and poor breakfast

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2023

Andrew

Great centrally located Riad, Highly recommend .

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2022

Macey

The riad is really beautiful! Staff was friendly - they even brought tea up to my room at 11pm, which was very kind. The breakfast was decent, but small. The location is perfect - on the outside perimeter of the Medina, so parking is close and it’s easy to find.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2022

Martin

Delightful decor, not unique by Moroccan standards but very pleasant. Spa was nice and relaxing. In outskirts of souk/medina with parking in public harbour car park. Wonderful large bath worth the fun but be prepared for long full time. In short would visit again but suited for short break 3-4 days as no great facilities although roof top does allow limited sun bathe.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2022

Abdelkader

A Perfect Stay

We loved everything about this hotel! It was quiet, clean, the rooms were much bigger than expected and the bed was very comfortable. This is probably the most beautiful place we've ever stayed! The staff was amazing, as well and they were very courteous and tried hard to accomodate our special requests. We had a delicious hearty breakfast every morning on the rooftop terrace overlooking the ocean, and the location couldn't be more perfect. Highly recommend and we'll definitely be staying there again next time.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2021

Mohammed

First of all the architecture and decorations are stunning and worth the visit in themselves.
However, the hotel and service need a review and a level-up to align with 4 stars standards.
We were particularly surprised by

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2020

Abhay

Wow! 10 on 10!

Oh wow! What do I say about this place. It was an awesome experience, comfortable clean and cozy. This is the most authentic Moroccan/Arabic themed hotel we saw. The Ros are so classy, comfortable and cozy. Well located and away from the extremely noisy places. The terrace area was fantastic with a beach view to have breakfast or other meals. We are vegetarians and they made sure to have enough vegetarian options. I will insist that anyone and everyone going to Essaouira must stay here, it's just fabulous. We would also like to thank Amal who made sure that we have a comfortable stay and helped us in arranging for a taxi pick-up from the airport. The hammam, spa and massage in the Riad is also fabulous with professional staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2020

Melissa

Excellent

We celebrated my fathers 80th Birthday here and stayed for 2 nights and booked 5 units. They were all spotlessly clean, spacious, nicely furnished with great kitchens and bathrooms. The management could not have been more helpful or pleasant.
The function room was brilliant for our party. Great service, delicious food and excellent bar set up. I would highly recommend this property. The golf club house has a restaurant and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nice walk to 13th Beach.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2019

HENG

everything good!

perfect!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful Riad

Check in was slow and my room wasn’t ready which was disappointing. Service was not friendly. Took a few days for the staff to warm up and be friendly towards me. Breakfast is very basic indeed and served in the dimly lit restaurant With zero atmosphere next door.. Rooms are very large and beautiful. Good location. Cleaning lady is fantastic and very friendly. WiFi is very slow and doesn’t work well.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2019

Charlet

Beautiful riad !

A very beautiful riad in a really good location for exploring the old part of the city. Zohair was a great host and made our stay very pleasant, he always had a smile and chatted to us for quite some time. He is an asset to the riad!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2019

Donna

Never knew that such a beautiful Riad is hidden in Essaouira.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Loved everything....what an amazing experience...felt like a Bollywood star...the rooms are so so beautiful.....breakfast pretty good....bed super comfy....lots of hot water...5 mins from everything....only downside was the restaurant, no music ,very quiet, we opted to eat elsewhere.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Best place in town.

If you want a grand suite for around €50. Worth staying here. Massive bath and shower room, king size bed. Amazing Riad.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2019

Claudio

Like royalty

We stayed there unfortunately only one night, but what a beautiful place to stay, you feel like royalty.
The staff is friendly, location is perfect and near a cheap parking lot and just next to the port and souq.
The room was outstanding, we fell in love and the inner areas of the riad were also magnificent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Live like royalty!

Sooooo much room, soooo exotic and palatial. Only problems were a door that didn’t close properly and rather poor lighting in the room if you want to read or write.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2018

Lekshmi

Fabulous

One of the best stays we had within the budget especially if you are travelling with a toddler. The satff has been extremely polite and helpful. They managed to get milk and other essentials for the toddler even if it was not a mealtime. They were also very prompt in arranging taxis and other appointments as requested.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2018

Irman

Best stay

Best location for riad in Essaouira!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2018

Tim

AMAZING! Old, but well maintained. Rooms are huge but can get a bit cold at night as the AC heating did not work.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2018

Neville

Cool stay

Cool

Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2018

Maram

Great experience in a great location near to the beach & in the center of the heart of the city.. I would recommend it & when visiting Essaouira, I would never go to another hotel...

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Loved our stay at this palacial riad! Rooms are large with high ceilings and grandeur giving an otherworldly experience. The riad is also very well located near the beach and Medina. Highly recommended stay!

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely little stay

We really enjoyed our short stay at Riad Mumtaz Mahal. The room is beautifully decorated. Breakfast is very nice up on the terrace. And the Riad is in a great location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Nice, clean and confortable HOTEL, next to all main thing and activities in Essaouira. people of the Staff are great!

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Beautiful building and rooms but needs work

The staff seemed generally nice and helpful although one of them seemed rude and self absorbed. The rooms were truly incredible, but if it wasn't broken air con in one room it was a broken fridge and phone in another. Also some lights worked others didn't. Good location.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2018

Ann

Beautiful & central but not much else to it

The room was gorgeous (white room in main image) but there was a lack of attention to detail. Light switches that did nothing, wobbly shelves, plugs with no electrity, TV didnt work, phone didnt work. No wifi in room.

When I reported the issues to the receptionist, she insisted that the wifi worked (even though I took screenshots showing it didnt) and said for the repairs, no one would be around until 10.30pm. At 10.30 no one tried to contact us and as it was only 1 night´s stay we let it go.

Tax was higher than advertised about 6 Euros for 1 night (55MAD), which you are told to pay up front.

I was disappointed as the visual is there but pretty much everything else was lacking.
We spent the rest of our time in Essaouira in a smaller local riad.

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Spacious room, nice decor

Typical Riyad, lovely architecture and spacious room
Need to upkeep draperies but overall great !

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2018

sandy

Visual wow factor was amazing

Wow this was just such an exotic riad. We loved the both rooms we stayed in. Staff were great breakfast everything you needed and more. Location was perfect quiet ally just off the main walk area. Value for oney exceptional. Essaouira is a wonderful relaxed friendly environment where you can get to speak and be involved with local life.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2017

Barbara

Like staying in a palace

This was our second stay at Mumtaz Mahal - both booked through Hotels.com
On both occasions, the Riad did NOT know that we'd booked a specific room and I don't know if the fault lies with Hotels.com or with MM but it's not acceptable to offer people the option to choose a room and then not honour that. Luckily after one night in another room, we were able to move to the one we'd booked.

I love this place. The total 'over-the-top' decor, the enormous beds, the marble bathrooms are all delightful.

Breakfast on the roof is ok but nothing exciting. They could do with putting in a bit more shade as even in December we were roasting at 9.30 in the morning.

We love this place and when the price is good, it will always be on our shortlist. But I recommend to write to the MM ahead of your trip and reconfirm your chosen room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

beautiful clean rooms

beautiful spacious room, with shower and large bath tub. Room cleaned every day and lovely breakfast provided on the terrace. Good location for the medina , beach and the supratour bus station. Id stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Delightfully over the top riad run by women!

This place is a delight. We liked it so much we stayed two more nights and stayed in another room. Almost all the staff is women who speak excellent French and good English and no one tried to sell us tours or anything. The rooms are huge and unlike many riads there are several rooms that have windows to the outside. The bathrooms are amazing with huge tubs, one of the ones we had was 6 by 4 feet and both were deep soakers. It's in a great location just at the edge of the Medina and there is view of the water from the terrace. It is a riad so the beds are pretty hard and the wifi was pretty poor but it was so pretty and the staff so nice we didn't care. The staff arranged my cooking class and a private taxi for our drive back to Marrakesh. We stayed in Mina and Mandara, Mina is a beautiful blue room with a huge tub and window to the outside and Mandara has a huge bathroom with separate shower and tub and a french door window in the bathroom and bedroom, both rooms have seating areas and desks. The rooms like most rooms in riads are dark. The courtyard doesn't have a pool only a fountain and there is also a cover sitting area. The riad has a removable cover so no worrying about the weather. The breakfast also included eggs instead of just breads and yogurt. I would be so happy to stay here again!

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Beautiful hotel with small imperfections

The hotel and the rooms are absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, we've got a room with a broken AC which spoiled the whole experience quite a bit. There was fan provided but it was too loud to leave it on for the night. Neither of us had a good night sleep during our stay. We also had to ask twice for shampoo as we didn't have any in the room. The TV was broken too. Not sure if the beauty of the hotel could make up for all those things. The breakfast was quite nice but the same every morning. We were staying for only 2 nights so it was ok.

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

No pool/hammam included but beautiful decor

Beautiful riad in a good location. The pool was empty during our stay and we were told that the pool/hammam was separate from the hotel and we would have to pay extra to use it.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2017

A

Beautifully restored Riad in Essaouira

So while the decor of this building and the rooms is breathtaking, there are a couple of drawbacks: the beds are incredibly hard as per Moroccan standard, and for all their traditional glory the hotel itself, and it's infrastructure is incredibly old. Lights may or may not turn off wall plugs or example, and may or may not function as supposed to.. it's the living embodiment of Insha'allah. Also the hotel staff are not exactly fluent in English which leads to not really bringing across personality. All interactions can feel pretty wooden if you don't speak French or Arabic, so arm yourself with google translate. The roof terrace is nice, but like the rest of Essaouira; in need of some love, but all in all not an unpleasant stay; just a quirky one.

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2017

Anna

Beautiful Riad.

Wonderful and luxurious room. We felt like royalty. Delicious Moroccan breakfast. No hair dryer in the room, and the one in reception was not available. I would totally recommend it to my friends.

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2017

Richard

Comfortable and adequate

Generally a good experience. Be forewarned...THEY DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS. Room amenities were fairly limited. Mini bar was empty and no bottled drinking water in rooms. Did not try the restaurant but read favorable reviews. Simple but ample free breakfast on the rooftop terrace was great. VERY friendly staff. Room could have been a little cleaner but I wasn't expecting a Ritz Carlton. Very reasonably priced.

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2016

phil

Riad in the Medina close to the beach and port.

Great location, large comfy room, comfortable bed. Included breakfast was very good continental style with fresh juice and croissants. Lack of window to the outside in room only negative but that is a feature of riads in general.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Not quite perfect - but still beautiful

The hotel is beautiful and the decor almost overwhelming. Our room was a delight but the Hotels.com listing said it had a 'harbour view' which was totally misleading. NONE of the rooms at Mumtaz Mahal has a harbour view. However, four rooms do have external windows.

The room was very large and beautiful. The service was a little 'iffy' - if you ASKED the reception ladies told you more or less what you wanted to know. If you didn't ask, they told you nothing. 1st morning we went up to the roof for breakfast and there was nothing and nobody. Reception had not told us that we needed to go down and ask for it to be served. Roof terrace - even in December - is very hot and lacking in shade.

Breakfast is the same EVERY day and rather boring but plenty of food.

Wifi is hit and miss and the code we were given was incorrect.

The bathroom was beautiful but totally let down by a cheap, ineffective shower head that wouldn't stay on the wall. Disappointing as clearly a lot of money went into the design and was spoiled by poor fixtures and fittings.

We got a great price and if we could get that again, I think we'd return.

Having stayed in many different riads and dars, the one thing that was missing here was a strong sense of personality from the staff.

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Oct 2016

Heidi

One can do better elsewhere

Stunning building with beautiful features – but unfortunately the lack of supervision/management and owner’s presence visible – for example water feature in the entrance without water. Staff friendly but very limited English. Limited information on arrival – no maps or information given – not even what and where one can take breakfast. We booked the place because of the pool and “spa”. On arrival we were told that we must pay D 150 to use the pool, but also that the pool was out of order. Then we booked the hamman and 30 minute paid more or less the same as the accommodation bill. The hammam was uncomfortable and dirty, the massage below average – we were not even offered a cup of tea or water, although I even asked before we entered that we would like some tea. Poor quality breakfast – we asked for breakfast at 08h00 and then only received at 08h30 – without apology. On the upside - Excellent location – right in the medina and walking distance to the port and beach, but in a quiet accessible alley. We will not book this property again and believe one can do much better elsewhere.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2016

Larissa

Wow!

Delicious breakfasts, amazingly designed rooms. Bottom floor rooms were a bit noisy.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Great location- Great riad.

We stayed 5 nights at the riad. When out AC stopped working , we were moved to another room with no problem. We even booked an extra night so we could stay in a different room too. Each one is different and special in its own way.
The staff were great and always smiling. They even served up breakfast during Ramadan for us inaccustomed to how it works.
The location was spot on. Easy to find in and out of the best part of the city. Easy to get a taxi. And not a two mile trek through labyrinth medina to find it.
Beautiful interior to come home to.

4/10

Poor

22 Apr 2026

Christine

Le personnel, très arrogant, peu serviable malgré notre bonne humeur et nos sourires...

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jan 2026

Aniss

Camera con molta polvere purtroppo

4/10

Poor

25 Jan 2026

Aniss

Stanza con molta polvere

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Jose

El mejor Riad de todo el viaje, impecable, regresaría mil veces

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

THIERRY

Dans l’ensemble correct mais difficile d’utiliser la baignoire pas de robinet, on doit utiliser le pommeau de douche pour la remplir.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2025

Sébastien

Chambres très vastes, salle de bains \"immenses\" idéalement situé
bon petit déjeuner.
Personnel disponible et compétant.
Excellent service de massage.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Hind

Personnel très accueillant, riad magnifique

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2025

Rodrigo

Todos en el hotel muy amables y hospitalarios.

Estuvieron durante nuestra estancia muy atentos, con nosotros y de mi hija.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Sabine

Top Lage zum Strand und in die Altstadt.Traumhaftes Ambiente, sehr freundliches Personal, den unglaublich zuvorkommenden und immer herzlichen Frühstückskeller möchte ich hervorheben. Hilfe bei allen Fragen war für alle Angestellten selbstverständlich. Ein wunderschöner Ort zum relaxen und entspannen. Danke

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2025

Anders Wang

Værelset som beskrevet ved Hotels var meget mindre. Kun et værelse har de dimensioner og mange hedder det samme.

Servicen er uengageret og rækker lige til det nødvendige. Telefonen virker mere interessant

Morgenmaden har en dejlig juice, men resten var en trist oplevelse med hårdt brød kolde æg og kedeligt tilbehør

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Riad très conseillé

Riad spectaculaire, personnel très gentil et chambre hyper spacieuse.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jun 2025

massimo

Bellissimo Riad in posizione eccezionale vicinissimo a tutto, migliorabile la colazione e l' utilizzo della bella terrazza dove però non si può stare x via dei dissuasori fonici della struttura vicina.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2025

ana

Muy buena

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2024

CATHERINE

Grande chambre avec coin salon et grande sdb, tout est propre et les draps sont de qualité. Merci à tout le personnel sympathique et dévoué, de l'accueil au ménage. Le petit déjeuner est copieux et très bon.
Emplacement idéal, on fait tout à pied, shopping dans la medina et plage toute proche.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2024

Verified traveler

good/bien

Riad bien situé et très calme, le personnel est pro et souriant

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2023

Halafi

Uitstekende Riad in een uitstekende locatie. Super vriendelijk personeel en lekker ontbijt.
Verbeter puntjes zijn het matras wat een beetjes uitgeleefd en parkeer probleem, indien men met de auto is. Kortom schitterende stad en mooie Riad.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2023

Pierre

INCROYABLE! MAGNIFIQUE!

Leisure Partner