tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post3128128031011692831..comments2025-01-16T00:22:32.884-08:00Diane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]Blogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-82486650240188480002013-01-18T22:16:30.673-08:002013-01-18T22:16:30.673-08:00Dear Friends-<br /><br /><br />I&#39;ve has such positive and wonderful and excited response to this story about La Mamounia.<br />Jane Richardson Mack, the highly talented artist in San Francisco, posted her memories of Morocco and Marrakech on FACEBOOK...she stayed at La Mamounia and then went to the coast, to Essaouira. Happy days.<br /><br />Dear Grant-you were so creative on your visit to Marrakech--arranging to stay in a villa (fabulous) and hopping over to La Mamounia. You are an adventurous and bold traveler, and you always do fantastic research and planning. I am impressed.<br /><br />fondest to all, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-69313247505182119872013-01-18T13:15:43.934-08:002013-01-18T13:15:43.934-08:00Mesmerizing and delicious! I am remembering my lunch and walking around the pool and gardens.<br />Making me miss Morocco. Can&#39;t wait for my next trip to Morocco. I think that it is place you can visit over and over for years. So many things to do and see.<br /><br />Perfect inspiration. <br /><br />Grant<br />grantkgibson.com<br />Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-55997103627900323772013-01-15T14:24:23.903-08:002013-01-15T14:24:23.903-08:00DEAR FRIENDS--I LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM!<br /><br />Karen--yes, I was very fortunate to visit Villa Oasis. Pierre and Yves acquired it decades ago--and it still looks perfectly complete. It has a calm and elegant mood--even in the highly detailed decor.<br /><br />Peggy--Your friend will be delighted to &#39;revisit&#39; La Mamounia and Marrakech. Morocco has not been on the travel map for Americans for some time--and it is there, awaiting discovery.<br /><br />Stefan--You will love the architecture when you go there. The King of Morocco has worked hard to preserve crafts and arts and architecture and keep it alive. He has succeeded impressively.<br /><br />Katie--It&#39;s not so much a matter of &#39;I can&#39;t&#39; but &#39;how can I make it happen?&quot; Grant Gibson booked a private apartment in Marrakech through AIRBNB...and for the cost of a room got the whole divine house (of an architect, who was absent). Grant had a cook, a driver, an assistant. Dreamy--budgety-worthy. Then Katie you pop over to La Mamounia in the evening in one of your gloriously chic outfits and have drinks at the bar...or drinks on the terrace. It would make you very happy. In Marrakech there are hundreds of stylish and comfortable riads (private residence/hotels) and many great choices. Perhaps La Mamounia is a long-term plan...a wedding anniversary in future to look forward to. I love the idea of drinks at a hotel I can&#39;t afford to stay at...and afternoon tea with a favorite girlfriend can capture the dream just as well. Marrakech--easy to get there--SFO-JFK-Casablanca. I always want my friends to travel! Any thoughts and ideas and encouragement, I am here. <br /><br />In a way, it is not only about &#39;price&#39; but a mind-set...<br />I don&#39;t always stay at the Gritti or the Georges V or Claridge&#39;s...but a glass of Champagne with friends at the bar is a thrill. Katie-ask me for travel encouragement...I am happy to give it.<br /><br />very best to all, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-66212266056326636402013-01-15T13:39:37.065-08:002013-01-15T13:39:37.065-08:00Diane, <br />Another magical adventure! I can never get enough. I would love to know how one such as myself could manage a budget version of this trip! I feel that my wings are clipped from a lack of funds! But I also very much enjoy being an armchair traveler with you as the perfect guide!katiedidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452319671321641885[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-61109665013293170862013-01-15T09:32:13.815-08:002013-01-15T09:32:13.815-08:00How beautiful everything is. That menu just sounds delicous, now I have to go eat lunch!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-88129462917426815092013-01-15T08:12:58.424-08:002013-01-15T08:12:58.424-08:00What a wonderful post this is + your post seem to get better each time they appear. I will send this to a client who has been there. Thank you, Diane! xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.com[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-45672008076590188362013-01-14T19:20:53.888-08:002013-01-14T19:20:53.888-08:00Diane I am mesmerized seeing these wondrous images of Hotel La Manounia, the gardens,the estate of Berge and Laurent. A treat to be long remembered!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />2013 Artists Series Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170[email protected]