Introducing Le Jardin des Douars's Six Luxury Villas with Outdoor Heated Swimming Pools
– Enjoy full privacy with your own pool, garden and personal housekeeper service
– Three to Five bedroom villas sleep up to 14 guests
– Use hotel facilities – Restaurant, Sunset Bar, Hammam & Spa, Transfers
– Essaouira now with year-round flights to London twice weekly
For the ultimate holiday experience on Morocco’s coast, Essaouira offers both seclusion and year-round sunshine and all this with direct flights from the UK. Le Jardin des Douars is an award-winning independent hotel home to six individually designed villas. Each villa has its own outdoor heated swimming pool located within a landscaped garden. The villas range in size between 200m2 to 500m2 and are home to large lounge areas ideal for relaxing and dining, a full kitchen, three to five bedrooms each with its own private bathrooms and further bathrooms. A personal housekeeper is allocated to each villa and prepares breakfast and at request other meals.
Each villa is individually designed with Moroccan and North African interiors including furniture, art and fabrics. Villas have been designed with leisure and relaxation in mind and include terraces with their own barbecues, fireplaces for winter, boardgames and books, sound systems including bluetooth speakers and of course Wi-Fi throughout.
Basmah sleeps 10 in 4 bedrooms within an area of 420m2
Primera sleeps 10 in 4 bedrooms within an area of 350m2
Patio sleeps 10 in 4 bedrooms within an area of 400m2
Jasmin sleeps 9 in 3 bedrooms within an area of 200m2
Béthanie sleeps 14 in 5 bedrooms within an area of 470m2
Saada sleeps 14 in 5 bedrooms within an area of 450m2
Le Jardin des Douars is a destination hotel offering individually designed bedrooms (19), suites (6) and the above luxury private villas (6). In 2022 Le Jardin des Douars refurbished all bedrooms and unveiled two new luxury villas – Béthanie and Saada. The bedrooms and villas all feature locally designed furniture which has been created alongside colourful fabrics and unique pieces of art that best represent the breezy and spacious atmosphere. Rooms also feature furniture sourced from other African countries showcasing the uniqueness of this continent. All bedrooms feature Wi-Fi, hidden mini bars with local and international products and coffee and tea making facilities.
Le Jardin des Douars is also home to two outdoor heated swimming pools, one for families and one for adults only. Dining is taken seriously at Le Jardin des Douars with three individually designed dining areas including a vibrant open plan restaurant, a ‘couples’ dining room and alfresco dining on the terrace. On Sundays guests can enjoy an extensive barbecue lunch. A new outdoor sunset bar was unveiled in 2023 featuring a creative light installation and lounge area for guests to enjoy drinks and light meals throughout the day and of course sunset drinks alfresco as the sun sets and stars appear. The hotel is also home to its own hammam and spa where qualified therapists perform the traditional hammam ritual and various body and face spa treatments using argan oil, produced in this part of Morocco.
What makes this hotel truly unique is its lush botanical gardens. These gardens alone draw guests to explore the vegetation and tropical plants and trees. Those with garden knowledge may spot the various phoenix canariensis or the butia capitata, callistermon linearis or the sabal pamettos. If these are hard to find just ask one of the many gardeners who enjoy spending time with guests as they maintain these gardens. The resident tortoises, frogs and chameleons are sure to also draw attention to hidden parts of the gardens as they roam freely, adding to the charm of this property with views of argan-studded hills.
If guests can draw themselves away from Le Jardin des Douars, located in the Essaouira hills overlooking the Ksob River, then a shuttle service offers beach, dunes, medina, hills and surrounding countryside expeditions. The two most famous shuttle destinations are Essaouira’s main beach and Essaouira’s medina, both around 12 minutes from Le Jardin des Douars.
From Medina to beach and beyond, Essaouira is home to many activities to suit various tastes. For cooking classes in the Medina head to L’Atelier (must be booked in advance). For quad biking book with Palma Quad and for camel and horse riding on the beach book with Equievasion. For surfing and kitesurfing book with the Ion Club and golf fans are warmly welcomed at Golf de Mogador.
Nature may not be the first thing that springs to mind when planning a visit to Essaouira. But, Essaouira is home to the famous Argan trees found across forests just inland from the Atlantic coast. The Argan is a true symbol of the region surrounding Essaouira. Southwest Morocco produces this highly prized oil which is extracted from nuts and these have been used across the world in beauty products and spa treatments. How about finding out about the origins of the Argan tree and exploring the Moroccan countryside? Jardin des Douars can organise guided tours with an expert from Berberlands.
Experts in hospitality, Sandrine and Rudy van Dongen manage Le Jardin des Douars and continue to shape the future of this unique, independent property. Sandrine and Rudy and their entire team look forward to welcoming guests and helping guests create memorable holiday memories away from the crowds.
Villas are priced from around £580 per night including breakfast. B&B in the hotel is priced from around £160 per room, per night
Le Jardin des Douars Video: https://youtu.be/psQBdneUxp4
Notes to editors: London – Essaouira flights with Ryanair from London Stansted twice-weekly. Le Jardin des Douars organises airport transfers to the hotel which is a 15 minute journey time.
Marrakech airport is 2.5 hours by car from Le Jardin des Douars and is served from several UK airports by airlines including BA, easyJet, Ryanair and Tui Fly. Airport to hotel transfer services are available for a fee and must be booked in advance via the hotel’s reception. Otherwise Supratours offer efficient coach journeys in 3 hours to the heart of Essaouira.
