Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa
Domaine de Mogador, Essaouira, Morocco
Location
Domaine de Mogador
The resort sits at Domaine de Mogador, around ten minutes south of Essaouira, across 600 hectares of forest, dunes and beach on the Gary Player Golf de Mogador, with the UNESCO medina a free shuttle away.
Transfer
An Essaouira transfer
Around 15 to 30 minutes by road from Essaouira-Mogador airport, with a free shuttle to the medina — all road transfers here.
Villas
Around 175 keys
Around 175 keys — rooms and suites with terraces and golf-course or sea views, plus around 28 two-bedroom villas with private heated pools, gardens, barbecues and butlers, sleeping up to six.
Best For
Who it suits
Families, golfers and windsurf-and-medina visitors after a large coastal resort — a Gary Player course, a famous windsurf beach and pool villas — ten minutes from Essaouira.
Board Basis
Flexible
Flexible board — bed and breakfast, half board or all-inclusive options — with L'Atlantique, the So Lounge Mogador and Le Café Kasbah.
About the Resort
A Gary Player course meeting the Atlantic
Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa is a large coastal resort at Domaine de Mogador, around ten minutes south of Essaouira, set across 600 hectares of forest, dunes and beach on the Gary Player Golf de Mogador. It plays to the coast's strengths: golf meeting the Atlantic, and one of Africa's best windsurf and kitesurf beaches — Essaouira is famously windy — with the UNESCO medina a free shuttle away. Of around 175 keys, the rooms and suites have terraces with golf-course or sea views, and around 28 two-bedroom villas add private heated pools, gardens, barbecues and butlers, sleeping up to six. There is a large spa and hammam, a kids' club and a golf school, two outdoor pools, and dining from L'Atlantique to the music and entertainment of the So Lounge Mogador. The private beach is reached by golf cart across the course, and the wind that draws the surfers is part of the appeal. A full-facility family and golf base by the sea, ten minutes from one of Morocco's loveliest medinas.
Accommodation
Rooms, suites & villas
Around 175 keys — rooms and suites with terraces and golf-course or sea views, plus around 28 two-bedroom villas with private heated pools, gardens, barbecues and butlers, sleeping up to six.
Entry
Luxury Room
Sleeps two to three. A king or twin with a terrace and daybed, over the golf or sea.
TerraceGolf outlook
Sea
Premium Sea-View Room
Sleeps two. A 46-square-metre room with a sea-facing terrace, over the Atlantic.
46 sqmOcean view
Suite
Suite
Sleeps two to three. A larger suite with a terrace, over the golf or sea.
LargerGolf/sea view
Villa
Two-Bedroom Pool Villa
Sleeps up to six. A two-bedroom villa with a private heated pool, garden, barbecue and butler.
Private poolButler
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining runs across several restaurants and bars — buffet and à la carte at L'Atlantique and Le Café Kasbah, music and entertainment at the So Lounge Mogador, plus a tea room and the Gary Player Lounge.
Signature
L'Atlantique
L'Atlantique, for buffet and à la carte dining.
Entertainment
So Lounge Mogador
The So Lounge Mogador, for music and entertainment.
Café
Le Café Kasbah
Le Café Kasbah, among several restaurants and bars.
Wellbeing
Spa & pools
There is a large spa and hammam with a fitness centre and a kids' club, two outdoor pools and the villa pools — with the Gary Player-designed Golf de Mogador running down to the Atlantic.
A large spa
A large spa and hammam, with a fitness centre and a kids' club.
Two pools
Two outdoor pools, plus the villa pools.
Gary Player golf
The Gary Player-designed Golf de Mogador.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Golf, wind and a UNESCO medina, all on the coast. Play a Gary Player course to the Atlantic, windsurf one of Africa's best beaches, ride the sand, and shuttle into Essaouira's old town.
Golf de Mogador
The Gary Player-designed Golf de Mogador, meeting the Atlantic.
Windsurf & kitesurf
Windsurfing and kitesurfing on one of Africa's windiest, best-loved beaches.
The Essaouira medina
The UNESCO Essaouira medina, around ten minutes away on a free shuttle.
Beach riding
Horse and camel riding on the beach.
Gnaoua workshops
Moroccan cooking and Gnaoua music and calligraphy workshops.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Essaouira-Mogador
Around 15 to 30 minutes from Essaouira-Mogador airport, with a free medina shuttle.
On the coast
Domaine de Mogador
At Domaine de Mogador, around ten minutes south of Essaouira.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Sofitel Essaouira Mogador Golf & Spa. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Flexible board — bed and breakfast, half board or all-inclusive options.
Made for families
- A family-friendly coastal resort — pool villas, a kids' club and a golf school.
The beach
- A famously windy windsurf coast, with the private beach reached by golf cart across the course — made for the wind sports Essaouira is known for.
Getting there
- Around 15 to 30 minutes from Essaouira-Mogador airport, with a free medina shuttle.
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