Originally Posted by
Dredgy
Sounds like all will be good then. I travelled through the Middle East last year during the Arab spring and felt pretty safe, but my friend isn't as opened minded yet. And wearing Arab dress saved me a lot of hassle in some souks.
So any recommendations where to stay in Marrakech, I'm looking at the Sofitel Imperial Palace, but am open to suggestions (from backpackers to 5-star)
I just got back from Marrakesh and I thought it was as safe as anyplace I have been to. I hired a guide for the Medina just to avoid overpaying and to avoid being hassled and hustled too much. But most tourists did not have guides.
I stayed at the LeMeridien using Starwood points. Good, quiet, clean room. Thet added some charges to the bill but the gladly removed them when I told them they were not valid. Same thing happened to me in Chicago, so that is hardly a Moroccan thing.