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56, Derb El Bahia, Riad Zitoune Jdid, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco
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Hello! We hope to take the 9 PM night train from Tangier to Marrakesh and read that it can only be booked at the train station. We hope to arrive from Spain to Tangier around noon. Does anyone know if a sleeping car can be booked for the same day? If we pre-book a hotel in Marrakesh, I don't know if we will arrive in time otherwise...
Also, is it best / easiest to take the train from Fez to Tangier? Or is there a faster bus?
Looking at accommodations, I am debating between Hotel Islane,outside the Medina or Dar Marhaba or Hotel Sherazade both in the Medina. Any thoughts from anyone?
Thank you!
Hi, the night train they usually do say if you want a sleeping car you can only book it at the train station - I guess if you are set on getting one then theres the 50% chance you get one and that you dont! - my norm is travelling so I can see the countryside so for me I dont have that issue!
My thinking is that from Tangier there are lovely spots such as Asilah or Chefchouen to take opportunity of and then on down - its quite easy to get to Fes from Chefchouen. and Asilah is still on the train line on down through Casa where you change for the train to Marrakech.
there are early am buses from Fez to Marrakech arriving each day at 315 pm.
If you are in a hurry then I guess you better just get a train! - just hardly see anything from them....but yes the train is generally faster than buses - but the CTM buses - which are international quality buses - do go from Fez to Marrakech.
as for your question re tha hotels - each is fine and really only a few minutes from each other - Hotel Islane is only 2 minutes outside the main square/Djma Elfna - I recommend it in amongst my tips on Marrakech - and Hotel Sherazade is nicely popular and other VTers have it in amongst their recommended tips.
You would enjoy having a look at VTers travel pages with their tips and so on which is also a nice part of VT, not only info here in the forums.
Depending on what time of year you are travelling you should be able to book night sleeper tickets at noon the same day. June & August are the busiest months when sleeper tickets get sold out in advance. Take a petite taxi from the port to the train station, book your ticket and you will then have all day to explore Tangier. There are no luggage lockers at the station but you will find a couple of places near the port where you can leave your bags. There is one to the right on the hill as you leave the port. It is best to secure your bag with a good lock.
The Hotel Islane is well located and has very helpful staff. There is a roof top restaurant where breakfast is served. Perhaps you should enquire about the check in time, I think it is noon as with most hotels in Morocco.
Have a great trip...
The nickname of the Red City came from most of the old buildings and walls which were built out of a red/pink coloured clay which is mixed with lime. As Marrakesh has modernised itself, the city has maintained the colour – the government actually made it Mandatory and even to this day, the tradition is continued
During my stay in Marrakesh, I'd seen many locals wearing jellabas and kaftans, of various designs and weights. Some plain, some highly decorated, some light weight, some a thick wool or felt.
I'd wanted a kaftan for a while to wear on beach holidays over my swim wear, but I was tempted by the heavier winter weights to snuggle up in on a winters evening- so off to the souks I headed.
I'd surrepticiously glanced at jellabas as I'd wandered through the souks, and had seen some quite decorative styles, but decided I'd be more likely to wear a plainer version.
I found a stall in the souk, and settled down to purchasing a jellabah. I eventually settled on a black silk with a black embroidered trim to the neckline. I've worn it a couple of times so far, once in Marrakesh at night for extra warmth, and once at night over jeans with a belt. My next visit I'll probably buy a winter weight jellaba. Jellabas and kaftans- great for 'fat' days, or as beach cover ups, could be worn as night wear too, or just for lounging around in! I paid 180 dh, (after haggling, the original price asked was 500 dh) I was told by the bar man in my hotel that I'd got a good price, he guessed I'd paid 300dh.
This restaurant/tea salon is great for its location and view : on a terrace above the Saadian tombs with a view on the storks...a mediterranean atmosphere with new furniture in sculpted iron...and the food is also very good (tajine and couscous)
And on the level of the street, you will find a bakery with delicious sorts of little breads/pastries with cream, chocolate... the best ones in all Marrakesh for us!!!!
On the picture, we are in the only place covered (all the rest is outdoor) because it was raining. The white drink is almond juice and the green one is pistachio nut juice, ...specialities!
These gardens were created in the 1920's by the French painter Jacques Majorelle and now maintained by the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. With dwarf palms, bamboo groves and lily ponds, these gardens are worth a quick visit if you want a break from the chaos of central Marrakesh (no, I've not nicked these words from a travel guide).
If you want peace and quiet, get there early, as they're becoming the worst kept secret in Marrakesh as more and more tourists discover them.
The master craftsmen who designed these intricate artworks apparently liked to ensure that every area of the panels was covered, with not an inch being left unadorned!
I'd assumed that the panels were carved, but I was told later, (I think when I was visiting the Bahia Palace, where there are similar designs) that the 'plaster' was poured into moulds, then these moulded panels were attached to the walls. I guess that is why the panels are symetrical and so often repeated, but should imagine it was still a very time consuming job!
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