After a full day in Wadi Rum we headed north to the town of Wadi Musa, where Petra is located. It was an easy drive along highways we'd traversed the day prior (how was it only a day?!), so even with a brief maintenance stop it only took ~90 minutes from leaving Wadi Rum to…
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Glad you are OK. I heard reports of people randomly shooting others that don't look like them and shouting "go back to your country". Don't remember which one it was. But has to be an uncivilized country with uncivilizEd people no better than animals.
Jordan looks nice.
"The entry had a small alcove with coffee/tea equipment, and a minibar."
Always nice to see hotels offering to-go cups as well.
We've stayed there in mid November for 4 night. Executive Suite was just enormous and those sunset views!!! For buffer dinner we were going to the same restaurant that served breakfast and the spread was amazing. At JOD20 pp it was a great value.
On a previous trip (which was a private tour attached to our tour of Israel) we stayed at Petra Palace Hotel in Wadi Musa, literally few steps away from the ticket office to Petra site but it was a rubbish hotel with rubbish food.
I really prefer to stay at the Movenpick in Wadi Musa. It is usually around the same price as the Marriott, but so much better located, right at the entrance to Petra, and the accommodations and service is much better. It lets you walk to the few things that are worthwhile in Wadi Musa too, like the Petra Kitchen and the Cave Bar.
If you are going to stay at a Marriott in Jordan, stay at the one on the Dead Sea. It is far and away my favorite of the hotels on the Dead Sea, including beating out the Movenpick up there.
I am giddy with the discovery that there is a person, besides myself, who doesn't like pancakes.
We stayed there in 2015. Chose it over the Moevenpick because of the stunning views. Also, pool views. Unfortunately the pool was empty when we stayed there as it was winter. Your review is very fair. This was a good value hotel. The air conditioning wasn't on in winter but the room has opening windows and insect screens. There was a strong wind blowing into the room but my husband and I had flu in Petra and felt like we needed air. My memory of that room is the noise of the wind shirking around the room. We were too ill to care. Great mountain vistas though.
@mike
Our rate for stay at Marriott Petra was $45 plus tax inclusive of 500 bonus points plus breakfast
I have never stayed at Marriott Dead Sea but can recommend Crowne Plaza and Kempinski Ishtar. The latter is more expensive but prices out all the people secretly removing bags of food from the breakfast buffet. And its heated circular infinity pool
Credit - you mean you've found your way here to troll when you were blocked by Ben S?
The Movenpick rocked when I stayed at it last month. Had a very nice welcome amenity, too. I would say the breakfast was comparable to the Marriott spread. Cave Bar is pretty nice. No hotel is super luxurious though - I guess all the very nice luxury ones closed after the Syrian conflict started.
I agree with Mike on Kempinski Ishtar. We loved the location, right on the Dead Sea. We had a villa room right overlooking the dead sea with nothing in between our room and the water. Even the bathroom overlooked the view. This is a stunning hotel. One of few with easy Dead Sea access. Great pools to swim in too.
That's one tired Marriott property. A perfect example of why Marriott in its post-SPG merger era needs to reflag a bunch of properties. To me, the amenities, rooms, and decor make this Petra property -- one that theoretically should be a marquee property -- have more in common with a bland airport or suburban office park chain hotel.
Do you think they make all the bread and croissants fresh every day?
I wanted to book this hotel for a 2-night stay Nov 29-Dec 1, but the site says there are no point redemptions available, and the only cash room rate is for a suite. You traveled during a similar time of year -- any idea what might be up? I'll check closer to the dates, but this was surprising. I booked the Movenpick as a backup, but a refundable rate on a superior room there is $250+ per night USD. Not what I was planning to pay for decent hotel in Petra.