Fortunately, I can declare that it was a resounding success, and will not be my last JY vacation.

In summation, here are all the pros, plus a couple of cons that JY might want to take notice of.

PROS:

* Caroline, the Tour Manager was excellent, certainly the best I've ever had. Nothing was too much trouble and helped me, and any other travellers whenever she could.

*The Hotel Kech was a modern Boutique Hotel and Spa. The rooms were considerably large, with shower and bath facilities.

* The guide was very professional, knew details about everything, and was able to provide answers to whatever questionms were given.

* The driver handled the coach well, even when travelling up a curvy mountain or on highways with no lights on.

* Caroline kindly gave us the chance to spend two hours looking around the Souks a day or so after the 'official' quick walk tour.

*The Christmas Eve feast in the tent at the auditorium 'Chez Ali' was very well laid on, as was the outdoor show with horses.

* The Christmas Day feast in the evening at the hotel was very well laid on, with several courses to get through

* A vegetarian friend of mine, Maureen, was well catered for, and was always asked if the food on offer was suitable.

CONS:

* The hotel was a little out of town. There were no shops to walk to, although Caroline kindly took us to a store to get supplies.

* The full day trip to Casablanca was a bad mistake. It involved getting up at a very early time, travelling three and a half hours there to see a mosque. The publicity about seeing 'Rick's Bar' was not really true. The coach stopped outside and we had to take pictures from the side entrance. We could even get off the coach. After that, another three and a half hours followed, getting back just in time for dinner. I notice that this trip was not on the schedule in 2014. In my opinion, it ought to be deleted again.

I hope this review helps those thinking of taking a vacation in this area.

Graham.

Glad you enjoyed your FIRST trip with JY, now get booking the next one..

Cindy

Many thanks for this review - I'd really love to visit Morocco and I keep asking JY if they could run this tour at another time of year (preferably stretching it out to a week long tour - I think they used to do this six or seven years ago) including a trip to the Atlas mountains! I can't go at Christmas so here's hoping they run it at a time I can go!!

Cheers,

Bob

For anyone on a trip to Marrakech, I suggest they will be better served staying within the city, rather than on a long excursion to Casablanca.

In answer to your questions about where next. That is already arranged. I will be going to Lake Como in Italy on 13th June with JustYou. Caroline, the excellent Tour Manager in Marrakech, will be there also.

Lastly, I would look forward to any comments from my fellow travellers. I recall the story when one of them asked me "Are you Edmund Blackadder?" He was StuartH, and saw that I was in the group and guessed I was the most likeliest male in the party to use such a humourous name!

Best Wishes,

Graham

I have already booked another holiday. Best wishes Christine.

Glad you enjoyed your first trip with JY!

Mark

I would like to go to Marrakesh, but I agree with Bob, it would be great to have this as a week long trip during the year.

I'm so pleased to read that you have booked for Lake Como. I've only been there for the day when I was staying with a friend in Milan, but it is a stunning area. Enjoy.

I'm glad to hear from you, Christine (Painterlady). You made some excellent additional points regarding money. I thought it rather extraordinary that the Kech Hotel would not change money at all, when one would assume such an establishment could perform such a service. Where are you going on your next trip, Christine?

It was a good time of year to go to Morocco. I think, though, unless you are particularly used to hot weather, a summer trip there could be a lot to take in.

I'm glad to hear from you, Christine (Painterlady). You made some excellent additional points regarding money. I thought it rather extraordinary that the Kech Hotel would not change money at all, when one would assume such an establishment could perform such a service. Where are you going on your next trip, Christine?

What horrid weather to come back to! yes it would be far too hot in summer in Morroco for me. I am going to Apulia at the end of May - it looks good and I love Italy. I have enjoyed my previous holidays with Just You.

Christine.

Glad you enjoyed your first Just You holiday to Marrakech. I feel better knowing that Casablanca is not worth a long trip from Marrakech. I presume because people associate Casablanca with the film, they feel they ought to go. I would like to go back one day.

Enjoy your next holiday.

Jaya

As you went on the shorter trip in 2014, you can be certain that you did not miss anything by not going to Casablanca. The city could have been anywhere in the world, whereas Marrakech was unmistakeably Moroccan in style. Not only that, we had lunch in a cafe area that consisted of McDonalds, Burger King and a few cafes, all built for the tourists.

Best Wishes, Graham

Really pleased to know that I did not miss anything. I agree with you that Marrakech is really lovely. Very authentic. I do not think I saw a McDonalds or Burger King in Marrakech though am sure there must be one somewhere!

Where are you going next?

Jaya

I'm booked to go to Lake Como on the 13th of June this year. Caroline, who was the Tour Manager on the Marrakech trip, is on this one as well. She told me about it, and it sounded a good vacation. I didn't see any fast food places in Marrakech. Casablanca just looked like an ordinary big city. Where will you be going next?

Best Wishes,

Graham.

I am off to Mexico, Guatemala and Belize in March. Very excited about this new tour. I am doing long hauls at the moment as decided to get them out of the way whilst I can!

Jaya

Thoroughly enjoyed Christmas in Marrakech but would endorse the point about the trip to Casablanca, although I loved seeing the Hassan11 Mosque.

Second trip to the village in the Atlas Mountains and the lunch venue was also disappointing with another over-long coach trip. Should replace that with the Marjorelle Gardens, which were superb, and find another optional visit.

Too few toilets on plane. One for over one hundred people in Tourist was unacceptable.

As has been said, Caroline and her team were superb as was the hotel.

Our lunch venue when we visited the Atlas Mountains was fantastic. We stopped there for coffee and returned for a lovely lunch. Can't remember the name of the restaurant, but we all loved it. Was your trip the visit to the Ourika valley?

Jaya

Hi John

Our lunch venue when we visited the Atlas Mountains was fantastic. We stopped there for coffee and returned for a lovely lunch. Can't remember the name of the restaurant, but we all loved it. Was your trip the visit to the Ourika valley?

Jaya

First visit to Atlas on Christmas morning and lunch was good but later one which involved a visit to a very nondescript village and lunch at a rather shabby establishment not so good.

I agree that the drip to the Atlas Mountains was somewhat overlong, though I liked seeing the tents in the Moroccan retreat. It was too bad that it was not in use at the time, though it was good to see inside one of the tents.

The amount of toilets on the plane was quite ridiculous. About 150 people on the plane with just one toilet between them. The staff and passengers all had to walk a very narrow line to get where they wanted.

Jaya, enjoy your trip in March.

Best Wishes,

Graham