Crowne Plaza Dead Sea

... , wonderful blue hazy sky, nice warm breeze but most of all, right in front of us, for the picturesque turquoise coloured Dead Sea attracting us with its soothing calm waves.  Israel was quite visible on the other side of the Sea. Michel was ...

... of the place and incredible views of the Dead Sea that it offers, was breathtaking. We loved it. 2. Lunch in the swanky Dead Sea Crowne Plaza Hotel was decent though we kept looking in vain at the buffet for falafel and shwarma with no success. But the ...

... way to the top of the hill.  After reaching our goal, from the top, the view of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea was grandiose and quite beautiful which made the effort of climbing well worth it. In front of us the famous cave that ...

... ; Of course on the other side of the valley, near the remains of a castle built in Crusader times, is "The Basin, by Crowne Plaza Petra."  Honestly, you can find a resort hotel or a resort restaurant anywhere.  Needless to say we did not stop ...

... is, decent-ish room, LP wasn't accurate on pricing, but I am so bloody tired I didn't care and would have paid for the crowne plaza if I had to I haven't eaten or slept since London so I walk into my room and collapse That's the long hard part over ...

... the 800 stair climb (or in our case donkey ride). We finished the day with a celebratory beer at the well appointed Crowne Plaza resort overlooking a huge canyon at twilight.  Petra is an amazing place made even more so by the Jordanian people ...

... stuff. I went with my 1st cousins and their 1st cousins (other side of family). The other cousins had booked 3 rooms at the Crowne Plaza hotel. Quite flash. They very kindly let 4 of us (myself and 3 cousins)crash in their rooms over-night. We just ...

... drinking -Lowenbrau Sydney & Katrionas Thai restaurant Mackay Marina! Best beach-Manly Best experience-Echidna cuddling! Best hotel-Crowne Plaza Best weekend-Hunter valley Best day-the Wedding Worst food-Capers restuarant Airlie raw salmon, ...

... from the flight but for one reason or another we all slept for the rest of the journey to Petra. On arriving at the Crowne Plaza we dumped the bags and headed straight for the lovely little pool that sits on a sun terrace looking out towards the ...

... not be able to enter at that time. It was here that he died and was buried by Yahweh. We could see the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and Jericho, on a clear day we would be able to see much further.     The Madaba Map is the oldest known ...

... the cafe on the grounds.  Beit She'an has been compared to Pompeii.  After lunch we drove to the Qumran caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. The Dead Sea is 1200 feet below sea level and is losing water at the rate of about 20 inches per ...

... . Unfortunately the façade has deteriorated quite a lot in recent years due to an increase in salt in the air from the shrinking Dead Sea.  There are paintings that were done in the 1800s that show much more detail – it's such a pity as ...

... , a platform on Mount Nebo was reached where in front of us, a breathtaking view of the Jordan Valley and of the Dead Sea could be seen.  Since the weather was perfectly clear, Israel could also be seen far away in the background.  ...

... did. Mount Nebo, the alleged burial place of Moses was another matter. From the top you could see for miles - down over the Dead Sea, the Jordan Valley, Jericho and if I understood correctly the site of the river that Moses parted at some point (was that ...

... walk from our hotel and one of the few things open. Of course today it decided to rain.  We saw portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Shrine of the Book (had previously seen where they were discovered).  Walked through some of the art ...

... consideration that they need to stay alert to possible attack. When you see soldiers walking up from the beach at the Dead Sea whearing their swiming trucks with their automatic weapon over their shoulder you gain a stark impression of what the security ...

... walk back down to the main valley.  By this time it was well and truly beer o'clock and as luck would have it the Crowne Plaza hotel has a restaurant in the valley where the beers were not only available but cold - and expensive.  We sat in the ...

... voucher and have a long drive through mainly built-up areas to the town proper. Are let out in the foyer area of the Crowne Plaza Riverside hotel, a very flash-looking five-star hotel which we have booked over the internet for an amazing price of A$59 per ...

... say) in a puddle of dumped soapy (?) water.  We are only spending one night here then we are relocating to the Crowne Plaza where I found a great Travel Agent rate (just a little too late after paying a non-refundable first night’s deposit at ...