Hotel d'Orsay Rabat

11 Avenue Moulay Youssef Rabat, Morocco

Travel Blogs Nearby

Rabat, like a tourist

A travel blog entry by tsjackson

2
10

... the Medina and would lead me directly to the Mausoleum. The Mausoleum is difficult to miss because it is on the grounds of the ruined mosque with its minaret still standing as the tallest structure in Rabat. This was a beautiful, well preserved site. The Mosque and Mausoleum of Mohammed V stand on the opposite side of the Minaret of the Hassan mosque, and between them stand a matrix of pillars that represent the mosque that once overpowered ...

Rabat and Ramadan

A travel blog entry by lyncraven

... the estuary here (Oud Bou Regreg) and overlooking Sale. I1755.t's a highly imposing landmark, built by the Almohads (Muslim puitans 11-1200s) and would've been even more so if Sultan Yacoub al-Mansour hadn't died before it was finished. With the tower reduced to 44m from its intended 60m tall aspiration, it's just as well, as an earthquake destroyed the mosque in 1755. Only a faded tower now remains, surrounded by a huge area of columns that demonstrates just ...

Leaving Morocco

A travel blog entry by nietsreuef

1
62

... most obsessive personality. At the other end, the fruit vendor who has little but a good family is perfectly willing to spend a few hours a day drinking tea while the rest of the world worries about the US debtceiling.

Moroccans know their priorities.

That’s evident through the centuries. In the 12th century while Europe misplaced ...

Lost on a bus in Rabat

A travel blog entry by sudell

5

... br> Next up was a trip to a "typical" Moroccan restuarant, but, along the way, we stopped several times while vbthe guide got out and chatted with various vendors. We joked that he was asking directions.
Before reaching the restaurant, we got stuck in a traffic jam caused by a marathon. In fact, we sawthe marathon, and several side streets at least twice and some three times, because the driver really WAS lost. Finally we stopped just before ...

African Arrival

A travel blog entry by heathalessleofo

6
39

... stamped by a policeman at a table, theoretically saving a lot of time when we disembarked. We had a little time after this to eat a couple of chocolate croissants and watch Heather suffer some mild seasickness, as she stared out the window attempting to keep her focus on land. Rest assured none of us made retching noises around her as she suffered…that would be cruel.

We got off the ferry in Tangier – though not in the city itself ...

Search Rabat Hotels

City:
Check-in:

mm/dd/yyyy
Check-out:

mm/dd/yyyy
Adults:
Price level: