Hotel Essaouira Marrakech

... the High Atlas Mountains Minibus to Essaouira Hotel: a riad (2 nights) Fri, 9 Oct: Public bus from Essaouira to Marakech Hotel: Hotel Corail (2 nights) - Avenue Hassan II -Gueliz-, 40000 Marrakech Sun, 11 Oct: (Tour with Intrepid ends Sat night ...

... , last time. Meander through backstreets of the medina to finally stumble across our abode for the next couple of days - Hotel Essaouira. Great location only minutes walk from the souqs, unchanged for thousands of years, where only the brave enter at ...

... here if one is a bit cold-hearted, distrustful and informed, one can usually avoid problems ...at least in the winter;). Our hotel was called Essaouira, offering 100dh for a double. For the money, it was really good. Quite clean and with a hot shower in ...

... atractive place! The best thing to do is climb to the terrace, where one can enjoy a marvelous 360° view around. The whole Marrakech is completely flat and only the south is dominated by the Atlas mountains. Quite funny to see palms and storks [which ...

... the bus, we thought our bus trip was about to become fatal. False alarm. Strangely, the rain cleared half way between Marrakech and Essaouira. Our first glimpse of Essaouira was from a hill as the bus descended, and the view of the coast and the city ...

... I get seven hours of sleep, which is almost unheard of during the progress of a tour. We have a free morning to enjoy charming Essaouira, but the beach is a little chilly for swimming. The wind is high, and you almost need a sweater or jacket to be warm ...

... 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 ...

Contrary to their rail company's website, there are no trains from Marrakech to Essaouira, so after an 8 hour journey through the night, and feeling pretty exhausted and grumpy, we had to avoid the taxi touts trying to get us to pay 80 Euros each, and ...

... washing lines. It was nice to see and you can imagine how there is a whole different, far more relaxed side to living in Marrakech. With palace numero uno conquered, it was onto to the second, only a few minutes away, the other side of the rose ...

... cold and other circumstances, i just felt that I would not enjoy this experience very much. I will try to go in Casablanca before I leave. We leave for Marrakech tomorrow afternoon via bus (3 hour ride!). Hopefully the sun will be shining there ...

... an interesting conversation with a woman from Ceuta in as much Spanish as I could muster, we had another night in Marrakech before taking a bus to Essaouira in the morning. Essaouira is known for its goats. I guess I should say it´s known for the ...

... and Frankfurt (on the train) we spent $255 euro (about $500 Australian) to cover about 700km. For our trip between Marrakech and Essouria, a distance of 180km we spent 13 euro. It seems that the richer the nation, the more expensive the public transport ...

... us out for a night as well as traditional Moroccan tea. Unfortunately, we couldn't go out with Omar as we were leaving for Marakech, but nonetheless - we will be in contact and will see him again one day! Ann and I completed any shopping we needed to do ...

... tables who weren't eating fish had no cats. After another perfect day, we took the three-hour bus-ride back to Marrakech. Again passing through beautiful barren countryside with a few orange- and olive-plantations, argan trees (we also visited an ...

... are not allowed up close. After lunch we set off down the hill, collected our gear and drove via the outskirts of Marrakech to Essouira. In the outskirts of Marrakech we got stopped by the cops. Lengthy discussions with Mustapha, our driver. After a ...

... with the use of some rather foul and obscene language... the list goes on. On the Friday night from Essaouira, we caught a crazy 3 hour bus to Marakech. Dropping our bags, and walking to the market, we found a square full to the brim of locals and ...

... to base camp, where they served us breakfast. The rest of the day was all business as we drove 10 hours back to Marrakech. The trip into the Sahara was absolutely phenomenal, and exceeded our expectations many times over (Matt and Carolyn - bloody good ...

... , feel the rythms" 5 nights/ 6days Come to Morocco and witness the rich culture by participating in essaouira gnaoua festival. This Pack includes: *Accomodations in a 4* hotel or riad / half board basis *Airport transfer in Mini van * A guided visit of ...

... couple staying there.  So I decided after I finished my breakfast that I would check out a hotel that my guidebook recommended. Hotel Essaouira was just one alley way away from where I was staying, and as soon as I stepped in the door, it just seemed ...

... but vaguely impressive nonetheless.   Monday, we decided to go to La Mammounia gardens which are in the middle of the swankiest hotel in Marrakech.  So, we put our best togs on in an attempt to blag the door-man into letting us in.  Unfortunately ...