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Never pay the price they ask!

by CaduArle

If they are asking for 10 dirhams, never pay more than 3. Sometimes they ask 100 dirhams for something that you can by for 20! Just tell them it is too expensive that they are gonna low the price, insist and you'll get lower prices!

Pacha Marrakech,The Biggest Club in Africa!

by khalid_2 about Pacha Marrakech

Most international lounge lizards have come across a Pacha or two in their time (such as the new Pacha NYC), but who knew there are actually 25 Pachas scattered all over the globe.
One of the most sumptuous is Pacha Marrakech, barely a 2 years old itself but already attracting huge crowds to its sprawling barplex.
In addition to the de rigueur giant club cave and separate chill-out lounge, this Pacha also sports two restaurants and a patently absurd swimming pool (used mostly for its poolside area rather than actual dunking).
Note that the 50,000-watts of DJ power supposedly makes Pacha "the biggest sound in Africa."

Local cafe, close to Djemaa El Fna

by SWFC_Fan about Arsat El Bilk

Arsat El Bilk is a small cafe located within spitting distance of the famous Djemaa El Fna square.

It is located on Rue Moulay Ismail, across from Place de la Foucauld, and just a two minute walk from the bustling square.

What struck me about Arsat El Bilk was that, unlike the cafes and restaurants on the adjacent Rue Bab Agnaou, it was filled mainly with locals rather than tourists. Dozens of locals, predominantly men, were sat at shaded tables drinking their tea or coffee, reading their newspapers, playing cards, smoking cigarettes and watching the world pass them by.

It is a good spot for watching the masses of people walk by en route to/from the Djemaa El Fna and to watch as the mopeds, horses and carts, donkeys, taxis and cyclists weave in and out of them!

I asked the waiter for a menu, but they had none. I asked him if they served food, but he said not. I ordered a mint tea, which I had been craving all morning.

The waiter brought me a small teapot filled with mint leaves and three sugar cubes, enough for two glasses of mint tea. He also brought me a glass of mineral water to accompany it. Total cost: 10 Dhs (approx. 0.65 GBP).

A laid-back local cafe, just off Djemaa El Fna.

Exploring the souks

by toonsarah

North of the Djamaa el Fna lie the souks, a rabbit warren of lanes, many of them shaded with a lattice of wooden staves. They are both tourist attraction and local shopping centre, and the further you go from the square, diving into their depths, the more of the latter you will experience. We explored a small area on the western fringes on our first day but after that were limited to the lanes leading off the square because of my injury. These are said to be the least good, both in terms of character and the quality of the goods on sale, but we were happy with our limited explorations, and with the couple of items we bought here. I particularly love my bright pink shoulder bag :-)

Traditionally each area specialised in a certain craft – dying in one part, leather in another and pottery in a third. Although these distinctions have become muddled with time there is still a distinct dyers’ souk (which sadly we didn’t get to) and even elsewhere you will suddenly realise that every other shop in this row sells almost the same things. Even if you don’t want to buy anything at all you can spend many happy hours here, soaking up the atmosphere, looking at the colourful displays and taking photos.

And if you do want to shop, remember that haggling is as much a game as it is a transaction. Don’t take it too seriously, but do stick to what you feel is a reasonable price and don’t be lured into paying more than you think an item is worth. The usual advice is to start with an offer of about a third of that being asked and aim to finish at about the mid-way point.

marrakech rent a car

by carrental

"car rental agency"

Car Rental Ltd est une Nouvelle Agence de location de voiture de tourisme, et tout particulièrement au Maroc, la qualité de ses prestations en fait le partenaire idéal pour des vacances réussies. Car Rental Ltd compte aujourd'hui parmi les acteurs les plus importants de la location de voiture.