The Gnaoua World Music Festival is North Africa's most spiritually significant music event, held each June in the UNESCO-listed blue city of Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast with over 500,000 attendees celebrating the ancient Gnaoua trance music tradition fused with world, jazz, and blues. The 6 hotels below are the best-rated places to stay within 400 m of Gnaoua World Music Festival, listed closest first. Guest scores and distances come from Booking.com, checked September 2026.
Our Picks — Essaouira
100 m away
Right by Gnaoua World Music Festival, about 100 m away. Guests score it 8.8 out of 10 across 104 Booking.com reviews.
★ 8.8 guest score from 104 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
150 m away
Right by Gnaoua World Music Festival, about 150 m away. Guests score it 8.8 out of 10 across 679 Booking.com reviews.
★ 8.8 guest score from 679 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
200 m away
Right by Gnaoua World Music Festival, about 200 m away. Guests score it 8.4 out of 10 across 217 Booking.com reviews.
★ 8.4 guest score from 217 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
350 m away
About 350 m from Gnaoua World Music Festival, roughly a 4-minute walk. Guests score it 9.2 out of 10 across 953 Booking.com reviews.
★ 9.2 guest score from 953 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
350 m away
About 350 m from Gnaoua World Music Festival, roughly a 4-minute walk. Guests score it 9.0 out of 10 across 558 Booking.com reviews.
★ 9.0 guest score from 558 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
400 m away
About 400 m from Gnaoua World Music Festival, roughly a 5-minute walk. Guests score it 8.5 out of 10 across 1,144 Booking.com reviews.
★ 8.5 guest score from 1,144 Booking.com reviews · Many rooms include free cancellation
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