This former palace with traditional Moorish decor overlooks the Fez Medina. Surrounded by ... more
superb gardens, the Sofitel Fès boasts 5-star facilities and features luxury rooms decorated in an oriental style. The Sofitel Fès Palais Jamaï is located in cent...
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The Sofitel Palais Jamai is housed in a grand 19th century Moorish palace, built for the ... more
Grand Vizier of Jamai, surrounded by verdant gardens and located in the centre of Fez's romantic old town. The 142 guestrooms over six floors are decorated in light, subtle tones with Moroccan style furnishings have French windows leading to balconies. All are equipped with wireless Internet access, satellite television, direct dial phones, minibars and complimentary bottled water. Bathrooms include showers, telephones, bathrobes and slippers. The hotel offers a range of spa facilities including a sauna, a steam room, massage treatments and a spa tub. The well tended gardens feature a tennis court and an outdoor heated pool surrounded by palm trees and a sun terrace. Bar Al Mandar, located in the lobby, serves a range of drinks accompanied by live jazz. Restaurant Al Jouaina combines contemporary style with traditional regional influences and serves breakfast and lunch buffets, while Restaurant Al Fassia serves regional specialities in an authentic Moroccan setting, accompanied by live music. The hotel also houses a hair and beauty salon and a gift shop. Staff at the 24 hour front desk can exchange currency and provide around the clock room service, and the hotel also offers a dedicated concierge desk. Complimentary newspapers are available in the lobby and wireless Internet access is available in the air conditioned public areas (surcharge). Motorists will find complimentary secure parking facilities on site. The historic shrine housing the remains of Moulay Idriss, the city's founder, is 500 metres from the hotel. Golfers will find the nearest course, the Royal Golf Club, 15 kilometres away. Fez Saiss Airport is 20 kilometres from the Sofitel Palais Jamai, an approximate driving time of 20 minutes.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Sofitel Palais Jamai is housed in a grand 19th century Moorish palace, built for the ... more
Grand Vizier of Jamai, surrounded by verdant gardens and located in the centre of Fez's romantic old town. The 142 guestrooms over six floors are decorated in light, subtle tones with Moroccan style furnishings have French windows leading to balconies. All are equipped with wireless Internet access, satellite television, direct dial phones, minibars and complimentary bottled water. Bathrooms include showers, telephones, bathrobes and slippers. The hotel offers a range of spa facilities including a sauna, a steam room, massage treatments and a spa tub. The well tended gardens feature a tennis court and an outdoor heated pool surrounded by palm trees and a sun terrace. Bar Al Mandar, located in the lobby, serves a range of drinks accompanied by live jazz. Restaurant Al Jouaina combines contemporary style with traditional regional influences and serves breakfast and lunch buffets, while Restaurant Al Fassia serves regional specialities in an authentic Moroccan setting, accompanied by live music. The hotel also houses a hair and beauty salon and a gift shop. Staff at the 24 hour front desk can exchange currency and provide around the clock room service, and the hotel also offers a dedicated concierge desk. Complimentary newspapers are available in the lobby and wireless Internet access is available in the air conditioned public areas (surcharge). Motorists will find complimentary secure parking facilities on site. The historic shrine housing the remains of Moulay Idriss, the city's founder, is 500 metres from the hotel. Golfers will find the nearest course, the Royal Golf Club, 15 kilometres away. Fez Saiss Airport is 20 kilometres from the Sofitel Palais Jamai, an approximate driving time of 20 minutes.
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Not as "touristy" as other parts of Morocco, steeped in history, a beautiful city Disadvantages: Beware small children and Moroccan men
As those who have read my travel reviews in the past may guess, I'm not really one for beach holidays - my idea of a perfect holiday is to spend a decent amount of time exploring places that are culturally very different from the UK. Friends of mine had been to Marrakesh towards the beginning of last year and had returned with photos and stories galore of haggling in local markets, watching street performers and sampling authentic Moroccan cuisine.
This all appealed...but I wanted somewhere more authentic, less "touristified". I still ended up going to Marrakesh as part of my Morocco trip (review coming soon) but further research convinced me that the city of Fès was a must-visit.
A BRIEF BACKGROUND
Fès is Morocco's third largest city, and the oldest of the Moroccan imperial cities (the others being Marrakesh, Rabat and Meknes ...
emmorticia 27.05.2008
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Advantages: Gorgeous rooms, nice facilities and great location Disadvantages: Price may be too much for those on a budget
On a recent work trip to Paris I went to see a variety of hotels - in fact I saw quite a few of the same hotel chains including the Mercure, Novotel and Sofitel and from the Sofitel chain this was one of them; Sofitel Le Faubourg.
The Hotel:
The Sofitel Le Faubourg is a luxury hotel in the heart of the city centre. A four star hotel that has a variety of room types and an elegant style it has a range of amenities to suit every type of holiday maker.
Location:
The Le Faubourg hotel has a brilliant location in terms of how of how central it is to the Champs Elysee and so not far from many of Paris' main sights and also in terms of the fact it is on a road that is not directly open to traffic unless specifically going to a building on the street. The result is a very quiet location even on front facing rooms which is quite ...
Advantages: Lovley room, great value room service, central location Disadvantages: Bath was to small, Price
So myself and my girlfriend went travelling around the world visiting 29 countries from July to December. We stayed in budget accommodation all around the world, some of it was good enough and the rest well thankfully we survived unscathed. However when we arrived in Sydney things changed. My girlfriends mum had treated us to a hotel break away in the Sofitel for four nights as our Christmas present
-------------------Our arrival--------------------
We arrived into Sydney from Bali, but arrived at the domestic terminal as we changed at Darwin in the early hours of the morning. We jumped in a taxi straight outside the airport. Taxis appeared to be plentiful which can be rare at airports sometimes. The taxi driver instantly offered us two routes to get to the hotel. These choices were simple the cheap slow option or the expensive ...
