Fun Riad/hotels for first time in Morocco

Hi everyone,

I am trying to figure out what Riad to pick for my trip to Marakesh next month. I have Saturday afternoon - Wednesday evening open and need to make plans! It's my first visit to Morocco and I am open to any suggestions. My friends and I generally like to socialize with locals, and have a good time drinking, dancing, shopping, eating so if there are any do's (and don'ts) please enlighten me! I am open to spending a day or two outside of Marakesh possibly Essaouira!

I was also told it's important for women to dress conservatively. Specific details/experiences about that would be helpful as well.

Thanks in advance!

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All the riads are in the Medina (Old town) but for the hotels, the Medina is not the only one localisation.
Gueliz, La Palmeraie, l'Hivernage and also the area close to Djema El Fnaa are the place where you have a lot of them.
Hostels are mainly close to Djema El Fnaa and you have few of them in Gueliz too.

Michel

Shopping in the souks or shopping in the upmarket branches ?
Drinking ? Local bars ? Hotel bars ? Gueliz ?
Eating ? A lot of places around the city.

Michel

...... before advising further..... to mention the Holy Month of Ramadan begins on Monday night (6th.June)/Tuesday morning (7th.June), do you know how it might affect your holiday.?

Here you can find information about Ramadan http://www.completemorocco.com/about-morocco/ramadan

It's obvious that this is your first trip to Morocco.
Don't count on drinking and dancing with the locals during the Holy Month of Ramadan! Wow...
For detailed information on Ramadan, go to the link provided to you by Khamlia.

Are you sure Morocco is the right place for you?

You would be better off staying in the modern part of Marrakech outside of the more traditional medina.

If you hang out around Starbucks and the like, you will meet many examples of the Moroccan 'Clueless' generation.

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