Villa Beldi is a boutique hotel at Km 1 on the route d'Agadir in Essaouira that sells a limited number of day passes to its heated pool and walled garden. The pass costs 150 MAD per person, includes a sun lounger and towels, and runs from midday to 6.30pm, with lunch ordered separately. The garden of palms, olive trees and bougainvillea is the draw in a town where the Atlantic wind rarely lets up on the beach.
Por qué ir
Villa Beldi in Essaouira is a garden and pool day pass address at Km 1 on the route d'Agadir, a few minutes from the medina.
Shelter is the whole point. Essaouira is a windy town, and the villa's walled garden of palms, olive trees and bougainvillea keeps the Atlantic wind off you.
The pool is heated all year, so a day here works in February as well as in August.
Only a limited number of day passes are sold each day, which keeps the lawn and the poolside quiet rather than packed.
Lunch is served on the grass, under a parasol pine or at the poolside, and the restaurant is open to day visitors as well as hotel guests.
Qué esperar
A walled garden with lawn, palms, olive trees and bougainvillea, laid out around a heated outdoor pool.
Sun loungers and towels, both included in the pass.
A tiled indoor salon with rattan chairs and a black and white chequerboard floor, for when the sun leaves the garden.
A wellness room offering relaxing massages, facial care and beauty rituals, booked separately.
The register is a quiet garden lunch, not a DJ and a dance floor. This is a boutique hotel that opens its garden, not a party venue.
Pase de día
The day pass costs 150 MAD per person, with lunch ordered separately a la carte.
Access to the heated pool, a sun lounger and towels are included in that price.
Children under 2 come in free.
The number of passes is capped each day, so booking ahead is required.
Book on +212 524 78 48 04, on WhatsApp at +212 662 58 18 70, or by email at contact@villabeldi.com.
Comida y bebida
Lunch is served on the lawn, under a parasol pine or beside the heated pool.
The kitchen works from fresh souk and ocean produce, with Mediterranean, Asian and lighter healthy influences.
Dinner follows a Moroccan register, served under the arcades or in the salon as a single set menu built around the day's produce.
Lunch is not included in the day pass, so budget for it on top of the 150 MAD.
Horario de apertura
The day pass runs from midday to 6.30pm.
Reservation is required, since the number of passes is limited each day.
Mejor época
The pool is heated all year, which makes Villa Beldi one of the few Essaouira options that still works in winter.
Come on a windy day. The walled garden gives you exactly the shelter the open bay does not.
Midday to mid afternoon catches the best of the sun on the lawn before the pass ends at 6.30pm.
Datos útiles
Villa Beldi is at Km 1 on the route d'Agadir, roughly a 25 minute walk or a short taxi from the medina.
This is a pool and garden day rather than a beach club: the sea is a short drive away, not at the bottom of the garden.
The 150 MAD pass does not cover food, so budget for lunch on top.
The property traded as Dar Caravane before it became Villa Beldi, a name that still turns up on some booking sites.
The day pass at Villa Beldi in Essaouira costs 150 MAD per person, with lunch ordered separately a la carte. Access to the heated pool, a sun lounger and towels are included, and children under 2 come in free.
Villa Beldi is at Km 1 on the route d'Agadir, 44000 Essaouira, on the edge of town. It is roughly a 25 minute walk or a short taxi ride from the medina.
The day pass at Villa Beldi in Essaouira runs from midday to 6.30pm. Only a limited number of passes are released each day, so a reservation has to be made in advance.
Yes. The outdoor pool at Villa Beldi in Essaouira is heated all year round, which is why the day pass still works through the winter months on this stretch of Atlantic coast.
Yes. The restaurant at Villa Beldi in Essaouira is open to day visitors as well as hotel guests. Lunch is served on the lawn, under a parasol pine or beside the pool, and is charged a la carte on top of the 150 MAD pass.
