Illustrative photo of the region — the property's own gallery is on the booking page.

A riot of technicolour zellige on the sea wall — maximalist interiors and a rooftop facing the Atlantic.

Salut Maroc! is what happens when someone restores a house on Essaouira's sea wall and refuses to leave a single surface undecorated. Technicolour zellige, painted doors and patterned everything collide into something that shouldn't work and absolutely does. It is the most photographed interior in town.

The building sits directly against the ramparts, so the Atlantic fills the windows and the rooftop café. Rooms vary in size — the house is old and vertical — but nobody comes here for minimal square footage; they come to sleep inside a kaleidoscope.

Why we chose it

• Wildly colourful zellige interiors — every surface a pattern
• Set directly on the sea wall with Atlantic views
• Rooftop café facing the ocean and the evening light

Amenities

• Seaview rooftop restaurant
• Authentic hammam
• Copper bathtubs in every room
• Ramparts-side location

Getting there

Salut Maroc! is in Essaouira, 15–20 minutes from Essaouira Mogador Airport (ESU). From here, Essaouira's highlights are within reach, including Walk the Skala de la Ville ramparts, Skala du Port and the fishing harbour and Watch thuya-wood marquetry being made — see the full Essaouira guide for more on what to see nearby.

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