Hotel Ali Marrakech

... read right, a hotel, the first one we've seen on this trip and also the last until we get to Dakar.  So although the Hotel Ali was rather basic by most standards, to sleep in an actual bed for the first time in weeks and an en suite bathroom with a ...

... & 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... and relaxed and people-watched for quite awhile. This was followed by more relaxing on my hotel's rooftop, and then supper. I went to the Hotel Ali for my meal since the food was the same but half the price of my hotel. I ran into Mohammed in the ...

Back to our special hotel: Hotel ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... ainda queriam cobrar a tarifa normal do hotel por aqueles dois muquifos. Conversamos e ficamos com o preço que pagariamos no muito melhor hotel ali. Saimos para comer e hoje os moços decidiram encarar a barraca com as cabecas de porco. Eu só fui pra ...

... next day we went back into town and tried again to change the travellers cheques: luckily, one guy in the bank took us to the hotel ali who was able to do it and didnt even charge anything, so everyone changed all of their money: We headed to the tourist ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...