Bahia Palace Hotel

... After we left the cemetery, I asked a girl (who I thought was a local) and her friend for directions to Alvear Palace Hotel, which is a very famous and prestigious hotel in the city. She, Jamie, turned out to be American--even funnier, from ...

... et av Ipanemas fineste og koste oss der i en liten time. Så tok vi taxi til Copa Cabana og Rios aller fineste hotell, Copa Cabana palace, men hotelbaren der var kjedelig så vi gikk etter kort tid. Når sant skal sies følte ikke jeg meg helt hjemme på ...

... to feel such a connection to the people who have played such an important part, in one way or another, in each of our lives.   Love to you all, Jen, Tim, Katie and Ruth From Hotel Bahia Palace Lobby Praia, Sao Miguel 17th April, 2008 10:08 ...

... the same attributes as the Marrakech museum - beautifully carved wood, brightly colored mosaics, and sculpted plasterwork - but the Bahia Palace was much larger.  Going from room to room, everything showed off beautiful craftsmanship and obviously ...

... .  Still, the embellishments speak for themselves – we were blown away by how intricate and detailed the rooms were. After Bahia Palace, we headed toward the Saadian Tombs about 1km away, managing to get lost in the narrow Medina streets for a ...

... to prayer sounds, there are plenty of fountains in the palace for men to wash before praying. After the Bahia Palace, we returned to the hotel for lunch where we went over the itinerary for the next few days in excruciating detail.  We received ...

... . Gradually we are getting more and more lost but then, all of the sudden, we find ourselves just before the inconspicuous door of Bahia Palace at 14:58...so cool;). This palace (10dh) is a nice arabic residence with some gardens inside, worth seeing ...

... whistle blown at me by the guards for taking a photograph of the entrance gate there. Another place we went was the El Bahia palace which is ornate and beautiful and popular stray cats. The palace gives a great impression of what it must ...

... of tourists, and Mum snuck onto the back of the English group to eavesdrop on the guide's speeches. The second palace was the Bahia palace, and was in slightly better condition, having been built by another sultan in the 19th Century, and being famed for ...

... courtyard boasting a 90 metre long pool.  To finish up our busy morning of sightseeing we then went to the nearby Bahia Palace which was much better preserved.  As there was no information in English we simply wandered through the lovely palace ...

... it has been a good trip with lots of hot sunny weather. Hit the road again and visited a 14th century Islamic school and Bahia palace both open to tourists. We had a different guide for these as he was more knowledgeable being a resident of ...

... located some 250 km north of Marrakech and the bus did not leave for a few hours. To fill in time we toured the Bahia Palace. This was built in 19th century and ornate with ceramic floors, engraved stucco walls and inlaid dark cedar wood ceilings. It did ...

... Hotel; also sporting a fine ceiling, arches, pillars and lights all in true Moroccan style and similar to that found in the Bahia Palace.  We continued the non-Muslim drinking tradition back in the riad, before I customarily had to flake out and go ...

... look around his shop, maybe buy a nice rug. Having no more room in our luggage, we decided to continue on and find the Bahia Palace. After some more wandering we had found the entrance, unfortunately it had also already closed for the day. While we were ...

... it.   We trained it back to see if you can 'do' Marrakech in a day, and well yes you can.  The Bahia Palace was closed, we stumbled upon El Badi Palace with a courtyard measuring some 135 x 110 metres, so just a little courtyard, and with ...

... French put a stop to that but only in 1912! We didnt linger....headed S down thru an ocean of commerce, eventually arriving at the Bahia Palace, built in 2nd half of C19 for Si Moussa, a former slave who became Moulay Hassan's grand vizier. His son, Bou ...

... as well. At the southern end of town lie a number of important buildings as well.  The standout for us was the Bahia Palace the most impressive example of the type of mansions that those with the means built in the past.  This particular ...

... were fortunately located within walking distance of each other so it was good. We first went out of the medina to the Bahia Palace which had lots of cats roaming around and was very unassuming from the outside (something that Moroccans appear to love to ...

... by magnificent gardens. We spent our time exploring the city, the tombs of the Saddian rulers, the 19th century very ornate Bahia Palace and fabulous Menara Gardens. A very vibrant and friendly city, very used to tourists and very welcoming. The old ...