My husband and I just came back from Morocco and although he has been here before, it was my first experience in a real medina. We arrived in Essaouira close to midnight, hungry and tired. The man who greeted us, Brahim gave us some local currency (we did not have the time to exchange) so that my husband could get some food.
The hotel was nice and quaint and the staff was super nice and patient with my broken french :) Everyone was helpful for information about renting a car, local eateries, and merchandise. I suppose I enjoyed my stay here because I felt like I was staying in someone's home. It was nice and quiet during the night and the medina is enjoyable during the day. Although a couple of the rooms were small, they are clean, and well decorated with paintings and local art.

We stayed 3 nights in Sept 2011 and had a pretty good experience ; rooms are nice and well decorated also a little small ; the pictures on the website might be misleading , some parts of the hotel are a bit tired - breakfast on the roof top is enjoyable ; staff is friendly and gives good advise ....

This is a great little hotel/riad near the south east walls of the Medina. Only a few minutes walk from the Supratours bus depot and a 5 minute walk to the souks and to the beach where there are plenty of cafes/resturants to suit every budget.
Our room was situated on the roof terrace, and although small (particuarlly the bathroom) it was perfectly adequate. The breakfast of bread, jam and croissants were huge and one was plenty for 2 persons.
My only complaint was that the local children all seemed to congregate under my bedroom window to play football at the end of fast (as it was Ramadam) and we were kept awake til 2-3am every night by thier noise.

The website is an extemely airbrushed version of the hotel. It is quite a bit more tired looking than what shows and clever photo angles mean that you cant see just how small the rooms are. Our double bed was pushed to the wall there was only space for 3 people to stand in the room. The rooms are hostel style in that walls were paper thin. I would only recommend if you are not sharing a room and a heavy sleeper. Plus side is the breakfast was decent (though never had a bad one in Morocco after 2 weeks travel), staff were nice and the bathroom was clean.