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Essaouira hostel

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17 Rue Laghrissi, Essaouira 44000, Morocco
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Essaouira hostel
4.0 of 5 stars 23 Reviews
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Montreal, Canada
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

Impossible that this place could receive such high ratings. I've stayed at hostels all over the world, even dingy ones, but this is by far the WORST one I've ever seen. Walking into our room I was hit with the most unbelievable bad smell. Like dead wet dogs. Even opening the window didn't help. The walls of our room were... More

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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

Planned on staying here for a few nights, ended up staying over a week. Loved it. Awesome city, very chilled hostel. Basic but clean rooms, delicious food, lovely people. Stayed in an 8 bed room, plenty of space, 60dh per night. Hot showers if u picked the right time of day. Bit tricky to find, but worth the effort. Thanks... More

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B Right On
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42 reviews 42 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011
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I love it and I have stayed here three times already. the rooms are very very good for a hostel and its super clean. It s a bit diffuclt to find but ocne you find the signs and your way, it wont be a problem. this is an avarage thin in morocco really finding a palce is always a bit... More

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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

We stayed in the hostel for 2 nights and did have a nice time. Our room was very small and was fairly clean. Breakfast was ok and there was free internet. There is a good atmosphere in the hostel. It is a party hostel and if you don't like open drug taking then I wouldn't recommend it as there seemed... More

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Cambridge, United Kingdom
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2011

Phoned up asking for the cheapest room available for 5 of us. They quoted 100 dirhams per person per night but when we arrived they asked for 130 dirhams instead as they have booked up the cheapest room (10 persons/room) so they have to upgrade us to a more expensive room (6 persons/room). We got away with 100 dirhams anyway... More

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New York City, New York
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 October 2011

essaouira hostel is the best i like it so much <3 enjoy More

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Manila, Philippines
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 September 2011

The hostel is ok if you like the hippie, sand and surf atmosphere. Here are the things I like about the hostel: 1. Brahim, the hostel owner: He is a great guy. He is helpful and accommodating. He helped arrange for a big taxi to bring us from Marrakech to Essaouira and back. We got an SUV instead. We thoroughly... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2011

The hostel is ok, specially if your younger like 18-20. Then you will meet a lot of people and have some fun nights. For me the crowd was too young and I would never go there with kids, it wouldn´t feel safe. The hostel is very dirty and the rooms smells bad.. :( Would recommend you to bring your own... More

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Tbilisi, Georgia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2011

like it. i arrived in this hostel late evening and find it was little bit hard, but it has really good option if you are budget traveler and you would like to meet other like minded travelers. very frindly and helpful staff. More

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New York City, New York
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2011

Imagine you arrive in Essaouria, travel through the winding medina to arrive at a perfectly situated hostel... the door is open... and you are excitingly greeted my young, cool, and energetic hostel owner and amazing staff! But, not like other hostels/hotels you don't just check-in. First you get invited into the lounge area where later that night the staff will... More

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17 Rue Laghrissi, Essaouira 44000, Morocco
Price range (per night):* RM35 - 165

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