| M Reiner |
23 February 2005 |
Stayed at Riad Salam - Casablanca, Morocco.
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Very good destination.
Restaurant: Rest du Port - chip and cheerful fish restaurant, always full, need to go early, highly recommendable. Great for oysters and fish soup. Near the port entrance.
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| D Carayol |
17 July 2004 |
Stayed at Batha - Fez, Morocco.
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Fes was our final destination after 3 weeks in Morocco so we got by on our own and in fact didn't visit enormously as we felt we'd seen most things elsewhere. I would recommend Volubilis, the Romain ruins, about 50 kilometres away as a day trip.
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| M Muharib |
24 January 2004 |
Stayed at Al Mounia - Casablanca, Morocco.
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I was on a family visit so I didn't go around much. I visited the Morrocan capital Rabat which has a lot of very nice seaside restaurants and hotels.
Aeen Diab is a suburb of Casablanca. A walk on the corniche there is very nice especially at sunset.
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| B Avery |
03 January 2004 |
Stayed at Batha - Fez, Morocco.
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Because of the very good location of the hotel, it is possible to visit the medina and all the major sites of interest on foot. It It is a good idea to have a half day guided tour on your first day to get an overall idea and then explore on your own. However, make sure you book on of the professional guides and do make it clear that you want to do your shopping on your own and not during the tour. Otherwise these guides will take you to plenty of shops during a tour as they all get commission.
We would definitely recommend a 3 night stay - there is just so much to see and explore. As a city, we prefered Meknes to Fez, Meknes felt more manageable and friendlier than its bigger neighbour. We highly recommend a visit to the Roman site of Volubilis and to Moulay Idress, the holy city. By chance we came across a very good English speaking guide Mohammed with lots of history and local knowledge which made our visit to Moulay Idress special.
Driving in a hired car is quite an experience - we definitely recommend to avoid driving after dark as it was very dangerous and much more difficult, overtaking of slower vehicles in particular gets very tricky.
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| T Newby |
13 December 2003 |
Stayed at Rembrandt - Tangier, Morocco.
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A very strange city to visit. Some very interesting sights, and bustling with activity, but as the guidebooks indicate, every interaction with everyone seems to involve some kind of "hustle" for your money by some extremely tenacious local "guides." Nothing dangerous, but exhausting and sometimes infuriating. On the other hand, these same interactions could also be quite rewarding--the guides will show you interesting things and give you valuable insights whether you want them to or not. So quite a mixed blessing.
One such interaction involved a man who claimed he worked for the Rembrandt Hotel. I still have no idea whether he really did or not. If he did, then his involvement was quite inappropriate, and if typical would be a good reason not to stay at the Rembrandt. But I think it just as likely he did not work there, and was just using that story as yet another way to worm hinself into a tourist's confidence and pocketbook.
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| A Roulston |
02 December 2003 |
Stayed at Batha - Fez, Morocco.
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The hotel has its own guides but we employed the services of one from the Tourism Office. Nevertheless he still took us to some establishments which employed a hard-sell.
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| D Barrett |
22 May 2003 |
Stayed at Al Mounia - Casablanca, Morocco.
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Casablanca is O.K.
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| C Campbell |
10 April 2003 |
Stayed at Agdal - Marrakech, Morocco.
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Getting around was really easy - just walk! However there were always plenty of petite taxis going past which you could easily flag down if your legs were giving up.
Would recommend spending time sitting outside at one of the numerous cafes and ordering mint tea (the a la menthe) and watching the world go by; you'll have offers to shine your shoes, or to buy a carpet or a pastry, but it's all part of the Moroccan experience.
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| H Bin mohamed jumari |
22 March 2003 |
Stayed at Al Mounia - Casablanca, Morocco.
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Check out Restaurant Al Mounia (yes same name as hotel) about 5 minutes walk from Hotel Al Mounia, behind the Judicial Hall. Excellent decor and great traditional Moroccan food. Good service mid-range prices. Expect to pay SG$30 per person for a good hearty dinner. Advisable to make reservation.
Getting around - petit-taxis are cheap. Unfortunately 3 passengers maximum. Great hassle if you are travelling in quads (4). All petit-taxis metered and would not cost more than 10 Dh around city centre.
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| F Gaume |
28 December 2002 |
Stayed at Rivoli - Casablanca, Morocco.
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Maroc is always beautiful.
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