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Day 3 in Marrakech

Day 3 in Marrakech


Alison Hargreaves
Alison Hargreaves Updated:
8th of March 2023
We are jolted awake at 4.45am by a loud wailing. The adjacent mosque is calling the faithful to the first service of the day, with the aid of loud speakers pointing in our direction.\nWith the promise of more clear blue skies and temperatures soaring well into the 40's, early morning is a great time to relax on the shady roof terrace with a book, freshly squeezed orange juice and strong Moroccan coffee.\n[caption id="attachment_3122" align="aligncenter" width="300"]
Early morning on the roof top of the Riad Capaldi[/caption]\nWe stepped out from the cool walls of the Riad Capaldi straight into the middle of a game of football in the narrow lane outside, and dodged footballs, mopeds, bicycles and donkeys on the way to find a taxi to take us outside the city walls to the Delano Hotel, a new "baby grand" boutique hotel on the edge of the city, renowned for its stunning spa and authentic hamman.\nAfter a tour of the hotel I headed down into the hamman to have every inch of my skin scrubbed with a cactus cloth while I lay on a huge marble table. The therapist explained that although the ritual of hamman was based in religious cleansing before going to the Mosque, most Moroccan women now have a weekly hamman, either in a spa (approx £35) or a public hamman (approx 10p - 50p) to keep their skin smooth and healthy.\nWe had hoped to visit to the 5* Selman Hotel with its Arabian stallions, however the entire hotel had been rented out for a private party this week. Most hotels here, regardless of size, are happy to offer exclusive use to their guests.\n[caption id="attachment_3124" align="aligncenter" width="225"]
The roof top pool area of the Delano Hotel[/caption]\nOur helpful driver offered us a tour of the other similar hotels; the Four Seasons and La Mamoumia are both on this edge of the city, but there is only so much time you can spend in a car with inadequate air conditioning, and we returned to the air conditioned comfort of The Delano for lunch in the Del Cafe and a swim on the roof top terrace before the 10 minute drive to the airport for our flight home.\n[caption id="attachment_3123" align="aligncenter" width="225"]
Del Mar Cafe, The Delano Hotel[/caption]\nGuides for Brides are grateful to have been hosted by The Capaldi Hotel, Riad Capaldi and The Delano Hotel for this trip to review honeymoon and wedding destinations in Marrakech, and look forward to returning soon.\nWhy not have a look at our video on the link below.\nThe Capaldi Hotel Marrakech-Video

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Alison Hargreaves

Alison is the founder of Guides for Brides and Beyond Weddings. She has extensive knowledge of the most popular wedding and honeymoon destinations in the UK and overseas as well as researching, visiting and experiencing many unique locations for couples looking for something really different, from iconic cruise ships and train journeys to remote eco safari lodges.

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