Hotel Majestic Morocco

... imagine what goes on in that corner of the country, but we stay safe and talk of our long held desire to trace the majestic Algerian coastline. Only problem being that the visa takes 2 working days to process. So this will have to wait for another day. ...

... the Ibis. With no triples on offer, its out of my price range, so I haul ass up the hill and into town with my backpacks. The Hotel Majestic ain't no Meknes Ibis. There is no heating. No TV. No wake up calls. I have a shower in my room, but no toilet, ...

... much more laid back, relaxed, casual.  And the vendors were hassle-free. We stayed at Hotel Majestic in the ville nouvelle.  Majestic had lots of atmosphere but, as Udo noted, ...

... the weather was just as miserable as in Asilah.  I went to the hotel closest to the train station to check it out.  Hotel Majestic was only one block away, and I was quite satisfied with it.  Although a little more expensive than most of my ...

... arrived in Meknes.  Not much to see in the dark, but trundled our bags up the street and round the corner to the Hotel Majestic, old but serviceable.  From there out for dinner, a five minute walk (agony with my foot!) to another hotel where ...

... and the drains are medieval so the air is an oppressive fug with hints of fresh coffee and hot bread. We settled into the Hotel Majestic - which is not, but had a light, airy room (with no powerpoints and twenty watts of raw lighting power). The ...

... were lucky to make it into town... the gear box would have been smoking!   At the bus stop we caught cabs to the Hotel Majestic and set off again after we had all checked in.   We went to the medina and decided to have a little ...

... the way deep into the bowels of the medina to a hole-in-the-wall cafe for a camel burger lunch. Delicious! Back to the Hotel Majestic to load our gear into our mini-bus with the help of the ever smiling Sayeed, our driver for the next 10 days. Away ...

... though our French is atrocious and Arabic non-existent.  An old man from the train directed us towards our final destination, Hotel Majestic.  Usually hotels with names like that are a paradox, but in this case, after the roach motel in Fez ...

... doors marking the medina walls. Eventually we popped out back in the main square, not far from where we had gone into the souks. Morocco is known for its intricate tilework, or zellij, and we had plenty of chances to admire it today. There are lots of ...

... had skipped lunch as my stomach was a bit upset. We watched Gaby, a film dubbed into French, in the TV lounge of our hotel, The Majestic. Monday May 26 A day of rest. Apart from going out to eat more fish, we spent most of the time in the hotel. ...

... of the Prophet Mohammed, who came to Volubilis in the 8th century and converted the locals to Islam, going on to establish Morocco's first imperial dynasty. But enough with the history lesson! It was a gorgeous little town, albeit a very steep ascent to ...

... when Nick joined the team... Now a realize that Tyler and I can't fool anyone into thinking that we belong in Morocco, but a 6'6'' blond wearing a Cal State University shirt?!?!  I am proud to be American, but there are certainly places in the ...

For what was yet again another gray and dreary day in Morocco, I stayed positive about my stay in Meknes.  I had been lucky so far with this being really the only day during my month long journey in Morocco that rain had been a factor.  Although ...

... ’s friendly folk turned out to make a sale. But there was no hard sell, just enthusiastic descriptions of some of Morocco’s lesser-known delights and, later, his philosophy of being grateful for the small things in life and photos of his ...

... to boil, I was served a bowl of bassira, a fava bean soup that I had enjoyed many times before in my journey through Morocco.  Finally, with the tea coming to a boil, the shop owner started the procedure of pouring the tea in a cup and then ...

... 5 months of Lonley Planet, we decided on a hotel that was close to the train station so headed back in that direction.  The Hotel Majestric had a double bed AND hot showers which appears to be 2 big perks over here and at for about 25 euros for ...