Hotel Atlas Medina Spa

... from the restaurant dropped us off at the square at 11pm and, as arranged, met us in exactly one hour – at midnight. We make it to the hotel just as we are about to turn into pumpkins! One more day of touring in this fabulous Kingdom yet to ...

... huge bottles of water, we find our way to the restaurant by asking people for directions as we proceed through the labyrinthine medina. The meal is a set menu and very expensive, but fantastic flavors. The 14 tasting starter dishes were worth the whole ...

... of North Africa at 4,165 meters. It is called Jbel Toubkal, and our activity today is to ride donkeys to a beautiful hotel called Kasbah Toubkal, where we enjoy a fabulous lunch on a terrace overlooking splendid panoramic views in all directions. Along ...

... It is fair to suggest that Marrakech can be roughly divided into two areas, the (walled) area of the old city, comprising the medina, main square, number one structure (Koutoubia), and then the new town, also known as Gueliz, where you'll find a cluster ...

I rise at 4:30am to send off the group of four leaving the hotel at 5 this morning. I get a couple more hours of sleep before arising to eat breakfast and send off the remainder of the group, departing the hotel at 10am. As we leave the hotel, we barge ...

... , and the group agrees to forego lunch in order to have more free time this afternoon to enjoy the pool at the hotel or do independent activities. We power through about five hours of nonstop visits, stopping occasionally for "comfort" breaks and water. ...

... , complete with a swimming pool (OK - not warm enough to swim in), beautiful architecture and several bars in the hotel. The nearby medina (old town) was the highlight and although it also contained its share of dodgy individuals, it was nowhere near as ...

... be a real treat.  Not wanting to deal with the hustle and bustle, scams and touts that come with wandering through the medina, we decided to spend the afternoon relaxing in the courtyard of our hotel.  Come evening we did go out again but only ...

... Alicante to Marrakech--one of the biggest cities in Morocco. Our first task was to find our hotel, which was a gorgeous four star hotel, spa, and golf resort about twenty minutes outside of the center of the city. We dropped our bags off, talked to the ...

... ! It seems like nobody is poor in Dubai and apparently the wives of wealthy management in Dubai keep the day spa industry afloat. We booked into a Sheraton hotel and they upgraded us to an executive suite. It was very hard to handle the luxury! We went to ...

... about it. Ah well, when in Rome... Went to the gladiator set and mucked around. Got extremely dirty. Ya, it was fun. Medina Marrakech. Awesome. Sensory assault. Food, bags, belts, jewellery, rugs, scarves, nuts, juice, henna, monkeys, snakes... you name ...

... outdoor luncheon, grateful for the break from traditional Moroccan cuisine. Then comes the day's highlight-the walking tour through the old Medina, ending in the famous Djemma el Fna square. Along the way our guide took us to visit the herbal shop for ...