Azur Art & Spa is a hammam and massage house at 15 rue Khalid Ben El Oualid inside the Essaouira medina, a short walk from Place Moulay Hassan. It runs a full published price list across six hammam rituals, eight signature massages and four facial treatments, plus hairdressing and beauty services in the same building. Treatments use argan oil, olive black soap, rhassoul clay from the Atlas and sea salt.
Why book
Azur Art & Spa in Essaouira is a hammam and massage house at 15 rue Khalid Ben El Oualid, inside the medina and a few minutes from Place Moulay Hassan.
It publishes a full price list, which is rare in the medina and makes it easy to know what you are paying before you walk in.
The hammam menu runs from a 20 minute Discovery session up to a 60 minute ritual, so you can match it to the time you have.
Massage, facial care, hairdressing and beauty treatments all sit under the same roof.
The house makes its own argan oil, black soap and bath salt range, which you can also buy at the desk.
Treatments
Six hammam rituals: Discovery at 20 minutes, Tradition and Softness at 35 minutes, Ceremonial at 50 minutes, and Tonic and Slimming at 60 minutes.
Eight signature massages, including World Inspiration and Azur Supreme at 90 minutes, Oriental Relaxation and Aroma Tonic at 60 minutes.
Short targeted massages of 30 minutes: Special Back, Scalp and Shoulders, and Foot Reflexology.
Four facial treatments: Anti-aging at 70 minutes, Berber Beauty and Moisturizing at 60 minutes, Total Radiance at 45 minutes.
Manicure, pedicure, waxing and hairdressing in the same building.
Price range
Hammam Discovery, 20 minutes, is 180 MAD.
Hammam Tradition, 35 minutes, is 260 MAD and Hammam Softness, 35 minutes, is 270 MAD.
Hammam Ceremonial, 50 minutes, is 380 MAD, and the 60 minute Tonic is 400 MAD.
Oriental Relaxation massage, 60 minutes, is 400 MAD, and World Inspiration, 90 minutes, is 700 MAD.
Facial treatments run from 350 MAD for Total Radiance at 45 minutes to 590 MAD for the 70 minute Anti-aging care.
A manicure is 200 MAD and a pedicure is 230 MAD.
Best time
A short Discovery hammam works as a break in the middle of a day in the souks rather than a whole afternoon commitment.
Book ahead in spring and autumn, when Essaouira fills up around the Gnaoua festival and the school holidays.
Essaouira wind and salt leave hair and skin dry, so the argan based treatments earn their keep here.
How to combine
Place Moulay Hassan, the main square of the medina, is a few minutes on foot.
The fishing port and the Skala du Port are a short walk west from the square.
The souks along avenue de l'Istiqlal and the woodworking workshops under the Skala de la Ville are all within the walls.
Essaouira beach starts just outside the southern edge of the medina.
Azur Art & Spa is at 15 rue Khalid Ben El Oualid, 44000 Essaouira, inside the walled medina and a few minutes on foot from Place Moulay Hassan.
A hammam at Azur Art & Spa in Essaouira starts at 180 MAD for the 20 minute Discovery session. Tradition at 35 minutes is 260 MAD, Ceremonial at 50 minutes is 380 MAD, and the 60 minute Tonic and Slimming rituals are 400 MAD and 430 MAD.
Azur Art & Spa in Essaouira lists eight signature massages. World Inspiration runs 90 minutes at 700 MAD, Azur Supreme 90 minutes at 550 MAD, Oriental Relaxation 60 minutes at 400 MAD and Aroma Tonic 60 minutes at 420 MAD. Shorter 30 minute options cover the back, the scalp and shoulders, and foot reflexology.
Azur Art & Spa in Essaouira works by appointment, and slots fill up in high season. Ring ahead on +212 524 78 57 94 or write to contact@azur-spa-essaouira.com to fix a time, particularly around the Gnaoua festival in June.
Azur Art & Spa in Essaouira uses argan oil, olive black soap, rhassoul clay from the Atlas and sea salt in its treatments, and sells its own bottled range of argan oil, shampoo, black soap and bath salts at reception.