Ali Hotel Marrakech

... Easy Jet flights from Britain and mobs on package tours as well as the usual array of backpacker types.  Our hotel was centrally located just off Marrakech's most famous sight, the Djemaa El Fna.  Yes, you read right, a hotel, the first one ...

... of them from a rooftop above. We chose to take our time to soak up the magic of Marrakech and  found another reasonably priced hotel with killer views onto the square from the roof,  great for ignorant tourist watching which always ...

... & carpets sellers, or herbs to fix all ailments!  We we pounced on as soon as we opened the guide book and guided to hotel ali for a few dirham. It's a pleasant enough hotel with a buffet dinner and basic rooms. Even a warm shower :-) Today we ...

... coffee and divine hot crepes.  Yum.  Abdul and the medina quide picked us up and we went off to explore Marrakech's medina.  The streets here are a little wider than in Fes but the same hustle and bustle and distinct smells still ...

... As we return back to the old town within the walls of the medina, we spend some time learning of Marrakech's history at the museum & the Ali ben Youssef Medersa - a theological college that was founded in the 14th centurty and restored in 1564, ...

... for the pigeons (well that is what it looked like to me).We continued through the park and existed near La Koutoubia; Marrakech's most revered mosque. Like almost all mosque's in Morocco, non-muslims are forbidden access; although you can get rather close ...

... next morning on the terrace of our hotel, simply for the view of the ksar. With only Tizi-n-Tichka to navigate before reaching Marrakech, we made it to the old bohemian city by that afternoon. Our introduction to this madhouse was our guide leaving us in ...

... buy anything - zzz... am not liking Morocco now, so much fake niceness in the service/sales industry. Horrible shower at hotel - water doesn’t drain quick enough so forms a large puddle you have to stand in. I noted this yesterday but when ...

... in my house. Guess the only problem with this is the noise travels across the courtyard between rooms. Went to look at the hotel I had originally thought of staying at and given it was half the price for almost the exact same room, without the onsuite ...

Today I was all by myself again. I had a pretty lazy day in Marrakech - slept in, went for lunch on a terrace overlooking Djemma el'Fna, and then had an afternoon nap. I think the previous 10 days of restless sleep and getting up early had caught up to ...

... good hotel for 60Dh for the night. While I'm on about money, the best rate we could find anywhere for exchange always seemed to be Hotel Ali, just outside the Djema El Fna (Old Town). Its right near to where all the Grande Taxis stop.  Djema El ...

... a chaps cave to discuss such prospects. We settled on a daytrip to the seaside surf hotspot of Essaouria, ~180km West of Marrakech, for Sunday (tomorrow), and made assurances that if it went well we would book a desert trip with this company. Happy ...

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... in Africa with over 900 students.  It was interesting to walk through their dormitories.  Next we visited the nearby Marrakech Museum which although offered little in terms of exhibitions was a lovely palace and peaceful place to relax.  ...

... see this small train set for sale which featured George W on a tank chasing osama... was very funny.   Back at the hotel I sorted through my bag again, deciding on what clothes i was going to leave behind then i got into my bathers and chilled ...

... point in the mountains of 2,260m (for the road that is) towards Marrakesh.  11 of us headed into the centre to stay in Hotel Ali as opposed to camping on the outskirts, and for only 60DH/night in a dorm room of 7 (sharing with Elyse, Heather, ...

... saffron. Beezel bought an original of one of his pieces for 80 MAD. Cheap! We now had to contend with the drive back to Marrakech over the winding, mountainous roads. Aside from being referred to as Ali Baba half a dozen times or so, it was an uneventful ...

... a palace, and maybe do some more shopping. My poor backpack is bursting at the seams. Tomorrow morning I will hop onto the Marrakech express (OK, its train number 64) for Tangiers where I will spend my last two days. More from Tangiers Take care, and ...