Souss-Massa · Morocco
Where to stay in Agadir
Agadir is a city in Souss-Massa, Morocco, home to about 538,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Agadir.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- all year
- Nearest airport
- AGA20 km · Al Massira Airport
- Currency
- MADMoroccan dirham
- Time zone
- Africa/Casablanca
- Language
- Arabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
About
About Agadir
Agadir is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and 509 kilometres (316 mi) south of Casablanca. Agadir is the capital of the Agadir Ida-U-Tanan Prefecture and of the Souss-Massa economic region.
Agadir is of interest primarily because of its location, as it is surrounded by the Anti Atlas, the Sahara Desert, many natural parks, and secluded beaches which are all easily accessible from Agadir.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Agadir
See
- Museum Municipal du Patrimoine Amazigh
- Memory of Agadir Museum
- Coco Polizzi's Medina
- Fortress
Do
- Beach
- Surfing
- Zoo
- Golf
- Souk El Had
- Adrar Stadium
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Agadir
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
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| Allegro Agadir hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Agadir to stay in
The main budget accommodation area is in the Nouveau Tablorjt. A simple double room will set you back around 150–180 dirham although you might find a really basic hotel with crappy toilets for 80 dirham. Arrive early as hotels tend to fill up quickly in high season. Hostels you can find in Tamraght and Taghazout, 15km from Agadir.
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When to go
The best time to visit Agadir
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Agadir are all year. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; December is the wettest, with about 48 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Agadir: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Al Massira Airport (AGA), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU, 109 km) is also within reach.
Getting around
The touristy part of the city is small enough to be able to walk it. There is a public bus service which is quite reliable. Fares are usually 3.50-5 dirham, directly paid to the driver, who will hand you a proper ticket. Keep the ticket until the end, there might be controls. Maps can be obtained from the Tourist Office which is along the Boulevard Mohammad V near the Miramar Hotel. Alternatively, also OpenStreetMap has the Agadir bus network available, so get yourself one of the mobile apps using OpenStreetMap, like OsmAnd or Mapy.cz.
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AGA · Al Massira Airport
ESU · Essaouira-Mogador Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Agadir
Drink
Agadir is prepared for European tourists, so you can find night clubs in the tourist zones, where you can find more tourists beside the usual locals looking for tourists. Alcohol is found in all the tourist places and can also be purchased at the Uniprix and Atacadao supermarkets. If you are looking just to talk and drink something during the evening, you can go to the nice and big cafes that are at ave. Hassan II, like La Fontaine, La Veranda, Le Dome, etc. It's a real ritual for many Agadir citizens.
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Questions
Agadir: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Agadir?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Agadir are all year. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; December is the wettest, with about 48 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Agadir?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Al Massira Airport (AGA), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU, 109 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Agadir?
Moroccan dirham (MAD).
Nearby
Destinations near Agadir
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.