Ali Ben Youssef Medersa (Madrasa), Marrakech

Mesmering Marrakech

Advantages: Stunning scenery!
Disadvantages: food, a bit of a culture shock

and chose to visit the waterfalls and spend a night with some Bedouin's in the desert, both of which were unforgettable experiences, with some stunning scenery along the way. We also made the mistake of booking a dinner show at a place called 'Chez Ali' - this was so awful and touristic and the show was a huge disappointment - avoid at all costs!! The food The food was something I was looking forward to when visiting the city, however I was very disappointed. We had tagines at a couple of restaurants along the square and they were all fairly bland. We did find a couple of non-morrocan places - the Earth Cafe is a vegetarian restaurant off the main square and a pizza place. The morrocan pastries we had were very nice and I loved the mint tea! Overall my visit to Marrakech was mesmerising and mostly lived up to my expectations. I would ...

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Review of Marrakech (Morocco)

A Safe Place In Sunny Marrakech

Advantages: good room, nice decor
Disadvantages: staff, breakfast

This summer, I had been working full time, trying to earn the money in the gap from university but decided that once I'd had a taste of sun on our one week heat wave that I needed to get away myself. I had logged onto lastminute.com to see what kind of deals and destinations were coming up as I was literally looking at anywhere but a great deal came up for Marrakech, however I didn't have the money to pay upfront and new it would be gone by the time I got paid. Since I passed by this I logged onto ebookers.com and had a look at their hotels as a lot of the other holiday deal websites were giving hotels which didn't look as great. They have Ryad's over there which are almost like a bed and breakfast idea they are not the same service as a hotel. I decided to book through ebookers.com for the Hotel El Andalous as my researching after ...

ms19 10.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Hotel El Andalous, Marrakech

48 hours in Marrakech (Morroco)

Advantages: Beautiful climate, friendly + helpful locals,respectful people, great shopping,out of this world! :)
Disadvantages: hassel to buy, quite dusty (not great when you've got a cold)

Only a 3 and a half hour flight from the hustle and bustle of London to the vibrant, colourful and unique city of Marrakech. As we flew over the city, it looked liked a patch work quilt of green and caramel brown. In some places there is a lot of lush green areas but the majority of the city is dry with a dusty caramel covering the roads and streets. Marrakech is a city in Morocco, North Africa. The two main languages spoken in Marrakech are French and Arabic. 98% of the population are Muslim with the other 2% being mainly Christian. Many Europeans do live in Marrakech and many having holiday homes there. The currency conversion rate is: 1 United Kingdom Pounds (GBP) = 15.84 Morocco Durham's (MAD) The most expenses spent are usually in the UK to and from the airport. I recommend that you book online if you want to park ...

Tink27 19.12.2007 (21.12.2007) · Read full review
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