Reviews of Villa Maya

Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Food was excellent and they catered brilliantly for our son who has coeliac disease - they even baked him a cake and bread for breakfast.

The location is quite isolated - we didn't have a car and so were reliant on taxis or staying at the property.

Really good.

The location is amazing

Very good

Far from the noise

We absolutely loved the place. Villa Maya has a beautifully landscaped garden, spreading French province - mediterranean vibes with a hint of a Hacienda flair. The poolside is beautiful and the rooms were sparkling clean and dreamy. The owner was very welcoming and the staff was very kind and attentive. Breakfast was very good and we can only recommend this beauty. Thank you for your hospitality!

The swimming pool and outside area are nice and the rooms are spacious.

We had booked for 3 nights, but we had to change rooms due to a scheduling error on their end. The bathroom door in the first room did not close properly, which was very annoying. The quality of the WIFI was very poor, unstable and often not available at all. We found the breakfast and dinner rather mediocre and recommend eating in Essaouira, but take into account that it is a 25 minute drive!

The rooms were very large and bed was clean, spacious. There was a lovely room that faced out into the sunset and the pool area was kept very clean. All the staff were so helpful and always available to assist.

The shower head for the room was broken so unable to point the water towards the right position. No other issues

The place is very nice, and the service is magnifique. In general, great place, great location for surfing, and great hosts

The wifi conection is the worst. Hope they can improve it soon, very easy to improve it. No connection at all in the rooms and the one they have in the living room and common areas is super weak. Impossible to download anything or watch anything. Also, the shower pressure is super weak.

We loved the location, the owners and the staff as well as the excellent meals.

I would not change a thing.

Very clean, lovely accommodation, located in a beautiful area. Friendly and very efficient hotel stuff

Modern and spacious. Beautifully presented with charming hosts

It was February and the room could have been warmer

Beautiful villa, quiet, well decorated and nice garden too. Delicious breakfast, definitely recommend this cosy place especially for couples.

Great communal areas (inside and out) with lots of different games and seating possibilites. Very kind staff and delicious dinners.

No hot water in the shower and no hair dryer in the room. Very dark room which is not ideal for reading at night. No price list for expensive drinks and food (small beer at 60 MAD). No communication about what was for dinner beforehand (sometimes 2 courses, sometimes 3 for the same fixed price).

Beautiful villa, super nice and comfortable room, very friendly and helpful staff, great food :)

Nothing!

Lovely breakfast

Nothing!

Beautiful place, Lovely staff, amazing food, confortable rooms and amenities

Nothing, everything was great

Gorgeous villa, both inside and outside, gorgeous and big pool. The staff are incredibly lovely and accommodating even if we did struggle with language barrier (French and Arabic speaking). The owner's daughter was visiting when we were there, and she translated for us from English to French. We paid for the smallest room, which was perfect for the two of us. Breakfast was lovely, eggs, various breads and fruit. Offer A La Carte lunch and dinner at set times, but on our last day very kindly offered to serve for us outside of these times.

The property is to be found in the middle of nowhere so best if you have a car or only if you are staying for a couple of days.

Gerard (the host) is excellent! The place is peaceful! We felt very welcome after a long day trip. I recommend for sure!!!

Everything was perfect

My family and I arrived fairly late in the day and were given a warm welcome by Gerard, his wife Gigi and the excellent team at Villa Maya. We had requested a dinner on arrival and it was really great, high standard home cooked, moroccan with french influences - and the quality of the food was high throughout our 11-day stay. Kudos to Gerard who with the team has built in only a year this great little hotel (11 rooms) in a remote area 20 mins by car from Essaouira Airport and an hour from the city. As well as the impressive stone architecture, the interior has been tastefully decorated and furnished. Unfortunately we were struck down with a virus which we think was probably Covid, from our second day at Villa Maya. However the team could not have been kinder and more supportive. Gigi, who also came down with the bug, supplied some cold medicines, Hanane and Neima made us medicinal brews that helped. We would have explored more and planned to hire dune buggies etc, which Gerard offered to help organise, but we were not up to it due to illness, so stayed more at the villa. This meant we were able to enjoy the beautiful garden and the games facilities with boules, darts, cards, chess etc.

We found the large double beds to be hard and that did interrupt our sleep a bit. We were not big fans of the traditional moroccan breakfast and would have preferred a continental option with croissants etc. The wifi was good downstairs in the open plan kitchen, restaurant, lounge area and by the pool, but it didn't extend to our bedroom, which would not have normally been too much of an issue except when we caught the virus it would have been useful as we spent more time in bed.