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Portugal
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Sep 14 - Sep 24, 2022
Beatriz found us some great places to stay. A stone house in a small farming village near Portugal's national park; and in Morocco, Riad Fes was one of the nicest hotels I've been in. The drivers and guides in Morocco were all friendly and well informed.
Hotel Reviews
Incredible architectural details, small, personal scale, and probably the best food we had in Morocco.
Fine -- clean, nice bathrooms, small balcony onto courtyard. But cramped, and on an overwhelmingly touristy crowded street.
It was fine, and in a convenient location. Not extensive service and no food. Certainly nowhere near as nice as Riad Fes, though I imagine it is a lot cheaper.
Very basic in some ways -- the stone house has almost no windows and bad flurescent lights -- but this was a surprise hit on the itinerary. It's in a super-cute town that's mostly stone houses and farming, sheep everywhere. The town cafe is a sister of the Casa das Afonsas family, super friendly, with all just locals hanging out. Pretty short drive to a part of the park where nothing is touristy at all -- the hikes are just from one tiny stone village to another, with few people around.
Extremely half-baked. Amazing sunset views from the pool, which is also really nice. Terrible sewer gas smells in bathrooms. Cheesy construction quality. Inexplicable mistakes like ugly sponsored ice cream brand umbrellas screwed to the deck smack in the middle of the best view. No real dinner, but a major hassle to drive up and down the mountain to get to restaurants.
Activity Review
Hakim was great -- informative, happy to tailor the walk to what we cared about, knew the medina incredibly well.
Hi Alex! Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed feedback! I'm so happy you had a great time in Morocco with your guide and drivers and that you enjoyed Portugal :) It's been truly a pleasure to help you organize this trip. Best regards, Bea.