The Spa at Ryad Watier is the hammam and massage room of Ryad Watier, a guest house at 16 rue Ceuta in the Essaouira medina. The hammam is a vaulted tadelakt chamber with a zellige fountain and a stone bench along each wall, and massages are given in a separate room with carved moucharabieh windows. Prices are published: 300 MAD for a traditional Moroccan hammam, 150 MAD for under 15s, and 300 to 400 MAD for a massage.
Warum buchen
The Spa at Ryad Watier is a hammam and massage house inside Ryad Watier at 16 rue Ceuta, in the Essaouira medina.
The hammam room is the reason to go: a vaulted tadelakt chamber with a zellige tiled fountain at the far end and a stone bench running along each wall.
Massages are given in a separate room with three tables and carved moucharabieh windows that throw coloured light across the floor.
Prices are published, which is unusual for a riad hammam. A traditional Moroccan hammam is 300 MAD for an adult and 150 MAD for under 15s.
The building was a school, abandoned, then rebuilt by Moroccan craftsmen. It is named after Watier, the inspector who directed the dune stabilisation work that protected Essaouira from the sand.
Behandlungen
Traditional Moroccan hammam, 300 MAD for an adult and 150 MAD for under 15s.
Relaxing massage, 300 MAD.
Medium massage, 350 MAD.
Tonic massage, 400 MAD.
The riad states that its products and treatments are of natural origin.
Preisrange
A traditional Moroccan hammam is 300 MAD, about 30 euros.
Massages run 300 MAD to 400 MAD depending on the pressure.
Children under 15 pay 150 MAD for the hammam.
Beste Zeit
Essaouira sits in the trade winds most of the year, so a hammam is the natural plan when the beach turns cold.
Late afternoon suits it, because Ryad Watier has two roof terraces with sea views to sit on afterwards.
Opening hours are not published, so call +212 524 476 204 to fix a time before you walk over.
Wie kombinieren
Rue Ceuta runs inside the medina walls, so the souks, Place Moulay Hassan and the ramparts are all a short walk away.
The riad runs an art gallery on site, worth a look on the way in or out.
The building climbs four levels to two terraces with sea views, so there is somewhere to sit with a mint tea after a treatment.
The fishing port and the Skala are the standard walk from this quarter of the medina.
The Spa at Ryad Watier is inside Ryad Watier at 16 rue Ceuta, in the Essaouira medina. Rue Ceuta sits within the city walls, a short walk from the souks, Place Moulay Hassan and the ramparts.
A traditional Moroccan hammam at Ryad Watier in Essaouira costs 300 MAD for an adult, roughly 30 euros, and 150 MAD for children under 15.
Ryad Watier in Essaouira offers three massages: relaxing at 300 MAD, medium at 350 MAD and tonic at 400 MAD. They are given in a dedicated treatment room with three tables and carved moucharabieh windows, and the riad states its products and treatments are of natural origin.
Ryad Watier is a guest house at 16 rue Ceuta in the Essaouira medina, converted from a former school and rebuilt by Moroccan craftsmen. It runs over four levels up to two sea view terraces, houses an art gallery, and keeps its own hammam and massage rooms. It is named after Watier, the inspector who directed the dune stabilisation work that protected Essaouira from the encroaching sand.
Ryad Watier in Essaouira publishes its hammam and massage prices but not its spa opening hours. Fixing a time by phone on +212 524 476 204 or by email at contact@ryad-watier-maroc.com is the reliable route.