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'Sex and the City' Takes Their Louboutins, Manolos and Pradas to Morocco

juliana — 2009-11-16T09:41:16-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/satcamanjena.jpg" class="top"> After "sleeping around" at several of New York's hotels for the filming of <a href="">Sex and the City 2</a>, Carrie Bradshaw and co. have moved on to Morocco. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/cindy_adams/sex_in_morocco_RnACJ15PJjmZbYxvZRg4QP">Cindy Adams</a> reports that the cast and crew are filming at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Amanjena/ian/173199">Amajena Hotel</a> in Marrakech. The Amanjena is, as the name suggests, a part of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/amanresorts">Aman Resorts</a>, a luxury hotel collection with truly exotic locations. And it's so exotic that there aren't even standard room accommodations here. Just "Pavilions and Mansions" which start at $1,050 a night (and that's before taxes.) So we're guessing that this hotel might just be a filming location and not a place where the cast and crew are shacking up

Morocco's New Mazagan Beach Resort Opens With a Bang

MsRebecca — 2009-11-03T10:15:23-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/mazagan_fireworks.jpg" class="top"> Fireworks. Fire eaters. Snake charmersjust another night for Lindsay Lohan. (And, no, those are not euphemisms.) If <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/2/105530/352/hotels/Lohan_Gets_It_On_Allegedly_With_Gerard_Butler_at_Morocco_Hotel_Opening">yesterdays report</a> of LiLos alleged tryst with Gerard Butler got your heart racing and you want to follow suit, heres a little more info on where the action went down. The Mazagan Beach Resort is located in El Jadida, Morocco, about 55 miles southwest of Casablanca. So, yeah, romance is built right into the sand dunes. And theres a lot of em here: the resort sits on a 4.3 mile beach and you can see the ocean from many of the 500 5-star rooms and suites. The best way to picture the sprawl of Mazagan? Just think of

Lohan Gets It On (Allegedly) With Gerard Butler at Morocco Hotel Opening

juliab — 2009-11-02T11:17:54-05:00

Whatever Halloween horrors you saw this weekend, we doubt it can have been much worse than what Gerard Butler might just have woken up to yesterday morning.

According to the Mirror, Gerard had escaped all those cheap tacky parties in LA to go to the opening night of Sol Kerzner’s swish new Mazagan Beach Resort near Casablanca.

Unfortunately for him, it turned out a bit cheap and tacky anyway, as dear old Lindsay Lohan was among the fellow guests. And apparently, after a couple of bevvies, they went through the old dancin’-flirtin-kissin’ routine at the hotel’s new nightclub, Sanctuary, before “leaving the party together in a golf buggy.” A smooth touch there, Gerard. Really smooth.

The Royal Mansour Marrakech Gets Delayed

juliana — 2009-10-23T15:14:21-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Royal_Mansour.jpg" class="top"> It's the first time we think this has ever happened on HotelChatter--a hotel actually emailed us to tell us they <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel delays">would not be opening on time</a>. Usually, we find out through the online reservations system but the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/10/85514/8846/hotels/The_King_Invites_the_Rich_to_Royal_Mansour_Marrakech">Royal Mansour Marrakech</a> decided to tell folks up front. Here's a statement from their PR rep:<blockquote> We wanted to let you know that the opening of Royal Mansour Marrakech has been delayed until the second quarter 2010. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you, and realize that this uncertain opening date may mean forgoing coverage. The decision was taken to not open until everything was tip top perfect we are certain this project

La Mamounia Is Re-Opening; Here's Hoping It's Cleaned Up Its Act

juliab — 2009-06-23T14:04:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/mamounia.jpg" class="top"> Three years is one long time for a refurb, but in the case of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Mamounia/ian/109312">La Mamounia</a> in Morocco, it seems like it may have been needed. The Marrakech hotel stalwart, which originally opened in 1923, closed its doors in July 2006 to the relief of <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g293734-d301256-r13043629-La_Mamounia-Marrakech.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">TripAdvisor</a> reviewers, whose general consensus was that it was in dire need of a refurb, and probably an attitude adjustment while they were at it. But <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/24/171524/771/hotels/Snapshot_Hotel_La_Mamounia_Closed_But_Still_Pretty_To_Look_At">this picture</a> taken last year gave us a bit more hope. And now, its been announced that it will reopen on September 29 this year. There will be 136 rooms and 71 suites in the new Mamounia, as well as three riads