Crowne Plaza Petra

... we made it to the bottom and decided to have lunch. There were three places to go but chose the buffet which was part of the Crowne Plaza. The meal was 10JD. It was a buffet with salad, meat on the grill, salads, hot beef in gravey, potaotes and deserts. ...

... more importantly, we were getting hungry. There were two options: The Bedouin Tent Restaurant, which was outside in a tent (duh!) or the Crowne Plaza buffet, which was in or out. We picked the more expensive buffet, and a good call it was! James and the ...

... can see on either side where the rocks must have originally fit together.  It is also thought that at one time Petra was completely underwater as there are recognisable fossils of fish on the canyon walls. The Treasury, which is the most recognisable ...

... the evidence of people living in them such as smoke stains on the ceilings. We also walked up one of the steep hills surrounding the Petra site which houses the Monastery on top.  It is very similar in size and design to the Treasury and is almost as ...

... 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 and ...