Information
Head to Lonely Planet (www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/the-atlantic-coast/casablanca) for
planning advice, author recommendations, traveller reviews and insider tips.
Emergency
Fire/ambulance ( 15; 24hr)
Police ( 19; 24hr)
Service d’Aide Médicale Urgente (SAMU; 0522 25 25 25; 24hr) Private ambulance
service.
SOS Médecins ( 0522 44 44 44, 0522 25 30 49; house call Dh400; 24hr) Private
doctors who make house calls.
Internet Access
EuroNet (51 Rue Tata; per hr Dh10; 8.30am-11pm)
[email protected] (29 Rue Abdelkader al-Moftaker; per hr Dh8; 9am-midnight) Very clean and
modern, with fast connection.
Gig@net (140 Blvd Mohammed Zerktouni; per hr Dh10; 24hr)
LGnet (81 Blvd Mohammed V; per hr Dh8; 9am-midnight)
Medical Services
Polyclinique Atlas Offline map ( 0522 27 40 39; 27 Rue Mohammed ben Ali, Quartier
Gauthier; 24hr) Off Rue Jean Jaures.
Money
There are banks – most with ATMs and foreign-exchange offices – on almost every street
corner in the centre of Casablanca.
BMCE (Hôtel Hyatt Regency, Pl des Nations Unis; 9am-9pm) Good for after-hours and
weekend services.
Crédit du Maroc (48 Blvd Mohammed V) Separate bureau de change that is very central;
American Express (Amex) travellers cheques cashed for free.
Voyages Schwartz (Rue Prince Moulay Abdallah) Amex representative; does not cash or sell
travellers cheques.
Wafa Cash (15 Rue Indriss Lahrizi; 8am-8pm Mon-Sat) Open longer hours; has an ATM
and cashes travellers cheques.
Post
Central Market post office (cnr Blvd Mohammed V & Rue Chaouia)
FedEx ( 0522 54 12 12; 313 Blvd Moham -med V)
Main post office (cnr Blvd de Paris & Ave Hassan II)
Medina post office (Pl Ahmed el-Bidaoui) Near the youth hostel.
Tourist Information
Although the staff are polite, tourist offices in Casablanca are of very little practical use. Try
Visit Casablanca (www.visitcasablanca.ma) for information before you travel or ask the