Taghazout is a small village with three distinct areas where you may want to stay. Where you base yourself really shapes the trip, so here’s how the three main areas compare:
We’ve stayed in Taghazout on three visits, in 2017, 2025 and 2026, and have our favourites for where we like to stay. If you want the wider picture, our Taghazout travel guide covers the beaches, surfing, food and how to get there.
In a Rush? Best Hotels in Taghazout
Garden Taghazout Bay
Modern beach resort on Taghazout Bay with a big pool and easy access to surf schools. The comfortable family/couple pick.
Check ratesDar Imim Surf House
Laid-back surf house steps from the break, with board storage, a sociable rooftop and easy access to lessons.
Check ratesMunga Guesthouse
Small, friendly guesthouse in the village with simple, comfortable rooms — the homely budget choice.
Check ratesWhere to Stay in Taghazout: Village, Bay or Panorama Beach
Taghazout Village
This is where Taghazout’s heart is. You’re in the thick of it, steps from the cafes, surf shops and the fishing beach. It’s usually the cheaper option too. The places here are mostly small and locally owned. Some of the accommodation higher up come with distant sea views, just be ready for the steep hill to reach them. Best if you want to be central, spend a bit less and stay somewhere with local character.
Taghazout Beach
Our pick of the three. You get the best of both worlds: still part of the village, with the cafes and surf shops on your doorstep, but with sea and beach views and easy access straight down to the sand. If you want to roll out of bed and onto the beach without giving up the village feel, this is where we’d stay.
Taghazout Bay & Panorama Beach
This is the upmarket end, a stretch of newer resorts and chain-style hotels rather than locally owned places. Standards are higher and it feels more Western and polished, and you’re right on the beach.
The bigger names along this stretch and the wider Taghazout Bay development include the Fairmont Taghazout Bay, Hilton Taghazout Bay and Hyatt Regency Taghazout, plus surf-and-yoga resorts like Paradis Plage further along the bay.
The trade-off is the distance: it can be a long walk back to the village and restaurants, which is no fun in the midday heat, and it can feel impersonal. Best if you’re after comfort and beach access and prefer to stay mostly in your resort.
We haven’t stayed in any of the resorts as resorts aren’t our vibe. We’d rather be in the village. We have played padel at the Hyatt Regency, which has a court, and must admit the facilities are very nice.
Where We Stay: SunDesk Co-living and Co-working
SunDesk is our own top pick and where we’ve stayed on all three trips to Taghazout. This co-living space blends productivity and community, with ocean views, cosy rooms and a fully equipped co-working area. For us, staying at SunDesk is what makes the experience of our trips to Taghazout what it is.
The place is designed in a way that encourages real social engagement between travellers from very different backgrounds. The 10-day minimum stay and the daily breakfast on the terrace — fresh bread, olives, eggs, fruit salad and homemade amlou — means you get to know fellow guests and remote workers much more than you would otherwise.
Accommodation is spread across the main building with the co-working space and terrace, a second building nearby with additional rooms, and a studio and 1-bedroom apartment a 3-minute walk down the hill on the beachfront.
SunDesk prices
Rates include breakfast and full access to the workspace, and there’s a 10-day minimum stay. Daily rates drop the longer you book:
- Budget room (shared twin or private) — From €32 a day, dropping to about €29.50 a day on a month’s booking and €27.50 a day over two months.
- Standard room (big private room, double bed) — From €45.50 a day, about €37.50 a day for a month, €35.50 a day over two months.
- Seaside premium apartment (private terrace and kitchen, right on the seafront) — From €121 a day, about €103 a day for a month, €90 a day over two months. There’s a larger apartment on the first floor and a smaller studio apartment above it. We’ve stayed in both apartments, and loved them both, though SunDesk Bleu is our favourite. If you can afford it, the apartments are well worth it. You can literally see the sea from your bed!
Other Places to Stay in Taghazout
Beyond SunDesk, Taghazout has plenty of accommodations, from simple family-run guesthouses and surf camps in the village to polished hotels on the sand.
Garden Taghazout Bay — Modern beach resort on Taghazout Bay with a big pool and easy access to surf schools. The comfortable family or couple pick.
Dar Imim Surf House — Laid-back surf house steps from the break, with board storage, a sociable rooftop and easy access to lessons.
Munga Guesthouse — Small, friendly guesthouse in the village with simple, comfortable rooms. The homely budget choice.
Amouage by Surf Maroc — One of the most talked-about places in town, with a hip bar and terrace, and yoga classes open to non-guests at 120 dirhams.
Taghazout vs Tamraght — Which Should You Stay In?
We’d stay in Taghazout. We have visited neighbouring Tamraght on multiple occasions, but much prefer the vibe of Taghazout. Both villages are fairly small, but Taghazout is the prettier of the two, with the sea views, the nice vibe and an easy walk straight down to the beach.
Tamraght has grown a lot and isn’t the sleepy little village it once was. We find it much less appealing as a base: the main road runs right through it, you have to cut through a big hotel car park to reach the sand, and it’s set up a steeper hill. Because it’s a bit cheaper, it tends to draw a young, early-twenties surf crowd, and there are some overly hipster cafes selling coffee at European prices.
Taghazout and Tamraght are only a 15-minute drive apart or a 1 hour walk along the boardwalk, so you can easily get between the two.
Book Earlier Than You Think
Taghazout is a winter sun destination, and the good places sell out. You need to book in advance.
We booked SunDesk a year in advance for our stay in January 2026. We don’t usually book so far in advance, other than that we know it books out. If you’re planning a December to February trip, start looking as early as you can and expect waitlists rather than exact availability.
It’s also not worth visiting Taghazout in July and August if you plan to surf, as the waves are flat. It’s also very hot and the beach has little shade. If you’re in Morocco at this time, then the coast may be the cooler option. If you haven’t planned your Morocco trip yet, avoid this time of year.
How to Pay for Accommodation in Morocco
When paying for accommodation we used Wise transfer. Cash withdrawals and international card transfers can be surprisingly expensive in Morocco, and Wise worked out as the cost-effective option. It also saved us carrying or withdrawing large amounts of cash.
Taghazout still mainly operates on cash, with only a few higher-end hotels and restaurants accepting card, partly because of high card fees. There are two ATMs in the village now. Monzo gave us the best exchange rate on withdrawals compared with exchanging at Agadir airport or in the UK.
Where to Stay in Taghazout FAQ
Taghazout Bay is the best area for most people, because you get direct sea and beach views with the cafes and surf shops still on your doorstep. The village is a better choice if you want lower prices and local character, while Panorama Beach suits you if you want resort comfort and don’t mind the walk into town.
You do need to book in advance, and earlier than you might expect. Taghazout is a winter sun destination, so the December to February window fills up well ahead of time. We book SunDesk a year in advance for that season and plenty of other people do the same, so waitlists are normal.
Accommodation in Taghazout spans the full range. At SunDesk, budget rooms start at around €32 a day including breakfast, standard rooms at around €45.50 and seafront apartments at around €121, with daily rates falling for longer stays. Village guesthouses sit at the lower end of the market, while the Fairmont, Hilton and Hyatt on Taghazout Bay cost considerably more.
We would stay in Taghazout rather than Tamraght. Taghazout is prettier, has a better atmosphere and offers an easy walk down to the beach. Tamraght is cheaper, but the main road runs through it and you have to cross a hotel car park to reach the sand. The two are only 15 minutes apart, so you can easily visit whichever one you don’t stay in.
We would avoid August, when it is too hot and the waves are flat, so you get the worst of both the beach and the surf. Christmas and New Year is the other period we would swerve, not because of the weather but because the village gets crowded and restaurant tables are hard to come by.
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