Review: Royal Jordanian Lounge Amman Airport

If you are a white and don't tip you are an #/:/#^^/:@$. But if you are a non white and don't tip, no one expected any better from you.

This is the downside of white previlege.

I didn´t like that they charge about U$15 for a shower in the lounge. The airport is also not comfortable to wait landside for the check-in counter opening.

Agreed about the shower and it was not even clean.

@Ben was the lounge smoky. And how was the staff? I found them to be very unfriendly as were most of the folks I encountered at AMM and on RJ itself.

I agree that Amman Airport is gorgeous. It is a breeze to use with polite, efficient staff from entrance to departure. This is regardless of travel class, in my experience. The toilets were super clean and far superior to many airports in Europe. It is my favourite airport in the Middle East. A credit to Jordan. I'm flying to Doha next month and don't rate it as highly for non premium travel. Last time I used Amman for an economy flight to Cairo. The food at the airport was good with comfortable seating. Good value too for a sandwich and coffee or beer. I'm flying in and out first class so will be able to enjoy the comfort of Al Safwa.

PS: You paid the driver a fair rate fir that trip. Dealing with it as you did is the best approach. In the ME, as you know, taxi negotiations can be a pain as often drivers will try to up the price before the journey ends.

Your review of Cairo Airport Lounge made me laugh. It truly is terrible. Disinterested staff can't even make a cup of tea. Food that is so bad that it is worth taking pics of to chuckle at the joke later. The hot food is all stone cold. Everything looks like it has been laid out two days earlier.

I am a frequent flyer with RJ, and I can rate Amman Airport as one of the lovely airports in the region.

I have read that there is a limit on how long you can stay in the lounge. Maybe three hours? Is that true? We are arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv at11:30 pm and leaving on an 8 am flight to Dubai. Can we use the lounge for as long as we want to hang out in between flights?

Thanks for any information.

Ben! Thank you again so much for this post. I re-read it this morning at the Marriott Amman, got an Uber to the airport and enjoyed this amazing experience. To be the sole passenger at a check-in (already had the boarding pass but wanted to enjoy the experience of sitting at the desk and chatting), the sole passenger going through security, the sole passenger going through Immigration and then heading directly to this wonderful lounge was an unforgettable and highly recommendable experience. I would advise others make sure to spend a few hours here when passing through Jordan. The hospitality I received all around on this 23-hour layover was truly memorable.

I’m currently sat in this lounge and really struggle to believe you visited it. The food selection consist of pita bread, a few sad cucumbers, pickles, canned black olives and “hot dogs”.

The bar has not been attended by a human for—I’ve been monitoring—over an hour and a half. Customers have taken to raiding it themselves.

Needless to say, a glass of champagne is totally out of the question.

Sorry but compared to any decent lounge, such as the Cathay Lounge in Heathrow T3 I just came from, or the Qatar lounge(s) in Doha, this place is a dump.

The airport’s roof structure is architecturally pretty though, I’ll grant that. But I want a glass of bubbles.

I'm also not sure I'm in the same place as these other readers with rose tinted glasses - the toilets here are disgusting and in the lounge, only 1 of the 3 is working (there's 3 areas in each corner of the lounge - 2 are out of order).

I don't have anything good to say about this lounge and not sure how this could be considered to be better than QR or EK!

My review of Amman airport (above) was based on an economy flight to Cairo. I didn't use the lounge, just the main areas. I liked the design of the airport, friendly staff and cleanliness. It worked brilliantly for my flight and was a breeze to navigate. We all have different experiences and requirements. Also, things change and standards can deteriorate. Isn't that why this forum is so useful? I agree that it doesn't compete with Doha or Dubai for premium flights. Al Safwa is beautiful with the sweetest staff and comfortable sleeping rooms. The food is mediocre though. Dubai offers better food and easy access to the planes. Your experience of Amman airport was unsatisfactory. Maybe standards are slipping? The more reports the better.

I transit through Amman Airport many times with an average time of about 4-5 hours in the Lounge. The lounge is comfortable but basic. Toilets are sometimes clean, but many times are smelly and hot, facilities are often broken or not stock (no toilet paper or soap). Food is basic, but normally there is plenty of it. The bar was only manned on one occasion (in about 10 visits over a 2 year period). Having to pay for a shower in the lounge is also poor. The major bonus for the RJ Lounge in Amman is that there is always plenty of space for a nap.