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Airports:

Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)


Kosher Concierge:
(Visas, Organized Tours, Kivrei Tzadikim, Yom Tov's, Events & Kosher Vacations)

Groups, Family & Solo travelers
Casablanca Tour Lines   
Whatsapp      +972.52.8800050      +1.91.79829999   
info@ctlmorocco.com
https://casablanca-tour-lines.netlify.app/
www.ctlmorocco.com

 


Where to stay: Points?

Casablanca
Sheraton Casablanca Hotel & Towers (Marriott)
Hyatt Regency Casablanca

Marrakech
Le Méridien N'Fis  (Marriott)
AnaYela, Marrakesh, a Member of Design Hotels™  (Marriott)

Fes
Fes Marriott Hotel Jnan Palace  (Marriott)

It's a crime to stay in a points hotel in Marrakesh or Fes, I must protest!
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Riad or bust.

Other
Hyatt Place Taghazout Bay   (Hyatt)
Hyatt Regency Taghazout (Hyatt)
Hilton Tangier Al Houara Resort & Spa  (Hilton)
Hilton Tanger City Center Hotel & Residences (Hilton)
Hilton Garden Inn Tanger City Center (Hilton)
Higueron Hotel Malaga, Curio Collection by Hilton (Hilton)
Ksar Char - Bagh (Hyatt)
Hotel Sahari (Hyatt)
The Ritz-Carlton Rabat Dar Es Salam  (Marriott)
The Ritz-Carlton, Tamuda Bay (Marriott)
 
Kosher:
See above Kosher Concierge or below Chabad

Jewish:
Chabad Lubavitch au Maroc    Chabad House  https://www.chabad.org/centers/default_cdo/aid/117865/jewish/Chabad-Lubavitch-au-Maroc.htm
174 Boulevard Ziraoui Casablanca, 20000 Morocco
Phone: 212-5-22-26-90-37

Beth Midrach LaRabanim VelaShochatin VelaSofrim    
Semichah Program 29 Rue Jaber Ibno Hayan  Casablanca, 20000 Morocco
Phone: 212-522-27-45-10

Mikve Tahara    32 rue Ben Brahim El Marrakchi Casablanca, 20000 Morocco

Agadir Synagogue,   Avenue Moulay Abdellah Agadir, Morocco
Phone: 212-88-437-24.  Mikveh

Beth 'Habad    Chabad House     1 Rue Sinai N.M.  Meknes, Morocco
Phone: 212-5-52-41-26

Bibliotheque Chayah Mouchka Lubavitch    Chabad House.  4 Rue du Ghana Ville Nouvelle. Meknes, Morocco
Phone: 05-52-57-10

What to do:


PLEASE UPDATE

« Last edited by ad120 on September 02, 2022, 12:35:47 AM »

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #120 on: October 28, 2019, 03:38:44 AM »
Finally going to Marrakesh.
Anyone know the Kosher food situation?
I can accept PM's.

Thanks!

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #121 on: October 28, 2019, 03:48:03 AM »
Finally going to Marrakesh.
Anyone know the Kosher food situation?
I can accept PM's.

Thanks!
If I recall correctly, there is a family that arranges kind of a kosher catering.
No hechsher though.

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #122 on: October 28, 2019, 05:20:34 AM »
If I recall correctly, there is a family that arranges kind of a kosher catering.
No hechsher though.
Is it reliable?
Can you PM me the info?

Thanks!

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #123 on: October 28, 2019, 05:47:02 AM »
Is it reliable?
Can you PM me the info?

Thanks!
It was somewhere on this topic I the very early posts, if I recall correctly.
I personally don't rely on a commercial place without hechsher.
(That is to say, if I'd be invited to those people's private homes for free, that's something else)

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #124 on: October 29, 2019, 02:55:21 PM »
Is there a resort or hotel (tourist attraction) that was paid for by American Express? I remember hearing something along those lines but I can’t find anything online....

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #125 on: October 29, 2019, 03:04:55 PM »
Is there a resort or hotel (tourist attraction) that was paid for by American Express? I remember hearing something along those lines but I can’t find anything online....
i was just at the Aben Danan Synagogue in Fez and there’s a plaque that says the renovations were sponsored by American Express charity fund, but I do remember reading about other things I just can remember off hand, maybe someone else knows....

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #126 on: October 30, 2019, 01:46:19 PM »
I can use some trip planning help:

1) Can anyone recommend a great Riad they stayed out? It seems there are dozens of them with stellar review scores which makes me kind of suspect they are real reviews).
2) My wife will be B"H is her 7th month so I am looking for tours and activities that aren't too strenuous.Can anyone recommend?
3) Does anyone have contact info for a well priced guide that can give us private tours at our pace?
4) Can anyone PM with info for a local Rabbi who knows the Kosher food situation in Marrakesh?

Thanks all!

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #127 on: October 30, 2019, 02:03:29 PM »
I can use some trip planning help:

1) Can anyone recommend a great Riad they stayed out? It seems there are dozens of them with stellar review scores which makes me kind of suspect they are real reviews).
2) My wife will be B"H is her 7th month so I am looking for tours and activities that aren't too strenuous.Can anyone recommend?
3) Does anyone have contact info for a well priced guide that can give us private tours at our pace?
4) Can anyone PM with info for a local Rabbi who knows the Kosher food situation in Marrakesh?

Thanks all!
When workforce is cheap, the service is usually better.
If hotels.com or booking.com and other sites that only allow paying customers to review, and there are many reviews, you can rely on it.

Unless you are totally unaware of your surroundings and very bad at orientation, you should manage without guide.
Do a little reading before.
There are nice things to see in the city itself = walking distance.

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #128 on: October 30, 2019, 02:16:18 PM »
1) Can anyone recommend a great Riad they stayed out? It seems there are dozens of them with stellar review scores which makes me kind of suspect they are real reviews).

I stayed at Riad Kniza. Stunning place, ridiculously amazing service.

http://www.riadkniza.com/
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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #129 on: October 30, 2019, 02:40:15 PM »
I stayed at Riad Kniza. Stunning place, ridiculously amazing service.

http://www.riadkniza.com/
Price?
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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #130 on: October 30, 2019, 02:42:33 PM »
Price?

Strange, I'm not seeing it on their site. Check hotels.com et al, that's how I booked it.
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Re: Morocco master thread
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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #132 on: October 30, 2019, 02:57:54 PM »
Trip Report to come!

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #133 on: October 30, 2019, 03:21:06 PM »
Always praying for delayed baggage.

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #134 on: October 30, 2019, 06:30:31 PM »
I stayed at Riad Kniza. Stunning place, ridiculously amazing service.

http://www.riadkniza.com/
Looks great. Not available for one of my nights  :(
I guess I'll just book something in a good location that has over a 9.5 review from 100 people or more.

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #135 on: October 30, 2019, 06:35:09 PM »
When workforce is cheap, the service is usually better.
If hotels.com or booking.com and other sites that only allow paying customers to review, and there are many reviews, you can rely on it.

Unless you are totally unaware of your surroundings and very bad at orientation, you should manage without guide.
Do a little reading before.
There are nice things to see in the city itself = walking distance.
I may not need a guide to get to the souk and back but I do want someone to take us to all the sites and give us the cultural and historical background. Without it, you dont know what you are looking at.

I also want to take a couple of half day/full day trips to other cities, the Berber villages, the  Atlas mountains, etc' and would be happy if someone can recommend a guide/company they were happy with.

Thanks!

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #136 on: November 03, 2019, 11:13:58 AM »
I may not need a guide to get to the souk and back but I do want someone to take us to all the sites and give us the cultural and historical background. Without it, you dont know what you are looking at.

I also want to take a couple of half day/full day trips to other cities, the Berber villages, the  Atlas mountains, etc' and would be happy if someone can recommend a guide/company they were happy with.

Thanks!
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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #137 on: November 12, 2020, 01:53:26 PM »
Looking for reviews on First Kosher Club http://firstkosherclub.fr/ they are running a program this Winter in Agadir.

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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #138 on: December 28, 2020, 03:54:51 PM »
Anybody know enough to post some info into the wiki?
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Re: Morocco master thread
« Reply #139 on: December 29, 2020, 12:58:43 PM »
Ok I updated it

but anyone else know anything feel free to update it.

Not sure who else went there or made a TR
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