Farah Hotel Amman

... and all of Amman opens up below you.  It is really deramatic and spectacular.  We made it to the Farah Hotel in downtown Amman right by the Roman Theater. We were in the center of town.  Henry Montalbano, a close friend from ...

... experiences leaving the airport have left us a bit sketched out, but we obviously have survived (knock on wood).  So we arrived in Amman about 30 minutes later.  The city has a bit less than 2 million people, and it isn't much of a looker, ...

I've spent the last couple days bumming around Amman, Jordan's cramped little capital. I'm happy to be here. After the craziness of Cairo, Amman feels like a quaint little getaway. We're talking about a ten-fold difference in population; nearly 2 million ...

... In the end managed to get a driver who understood what I meant when I said downtown which got me back close to the hotel. Spent the evening wandering the streets above downtown and managed to find some very clean (dirt free and not cracking) streets with ...

Arrived in Amman Today. Managed to find the hotel I wanted though had to search around since the taxi did not drop me off right in front of it. Luckily I saw another hotel that appears in my lonely planet map and could use it as a reference point. Spent ...

... 8217;ancienne citadelle offre une vue aérienne magnifique. Sa muraille a protégé la ville durant un millénaire. À l’époque, Amman portait le nom de Philadelphia, ou Rhabbat Ammon dans la bible. Il ne reste plus que les fiers vestiges ...

... where I got the full tour from my archaeologist friend and had lunch in the dig house; spent lots of quality time in Amman (between attempts to Petra); and ate lots of shwarmas and drank lots of Turkish coffee! yum!!  I had a great time ...

... to the Cleopetra Hotel, which is recommended in wikitravel.org and was recommended by the guy at the front desk at the Farah Hotel, where we stayed in Amman.  We didn't have a reservation, like the odd family in the back of the bus, but we thought ...

... in Downtown Amman so I was welcome for both the company and half fare. My new friend recommended I stay at a place called the Farah Hotel in downtown, he said it was very nice and had dorms. More importantly though he was also staying there and with no ...

... highlights.  Jordan's best seems to lie outside of its capital, so after 3 days I head out. Traveler Tip:  I stayed at Farah hotel in the downtown area.  Decent place, 12 dinars a night, wifi in room (when it's working), great location for ...

... kosten für die Strecke etwa 30 JD. Es geht aber auch günstiger, wie ich am Abreisetag erfahre...) Das Farah Hotel liegt im Stadtzentrum von Amman. Ich muss um 3 Uhr nachts klingeln, damit jemand öffnet. Direkt nach dem Check in nehme ich den Fahrstuhl ...

... in a non-Western country. Its fun watching him go through the mental acrobatics of figuring this place out. We stayed at Farah Hotel: friendly staff, rooms aren't bad, cheap eats nearby. Its been freezing and cloudy in Amman but the tourist spots are ...

... , having to nod at people's repeated allusions to kung-fu, Bruce Lee, that I can understand, but "Ching-Chong-Chung?" Wow. Anyways, Farah Hotel sucks. Went out to the Dead Sea on local buses, and getting a hitch along the way back by an extremely nice ...

... confusion as to my nationality during future inquiries. -- The Israeli Question I dropped my pack on the floor in the lobby of the Farah Hotel and asked a question I had been dying to ask since I'd arrived. "So, is it safe to go to Israel now? ...

... .com eine E-Mail zukommen zu lassen. Als auch darauf nach einer halben Stunde keine Antwort gefolgt war, fuhren wir schliesslich ins Farah Hotel in die Innenstadt Ammans, wo ich mich irgendwann kurz vor Mitternacht fuer 5 Dinar (=5 Euro) die Nacht in ein ...

... I had been to Amman before, some 22 years ago, and Roman ruins (beautiful as they are) don’t change that much over time. Farah Hotel is a basic two stars, recommended to the kind of backpacker who is willing to spend a bit more than 20$ a night. On ...

... ; The bus cost us only 65 piastres/650 filles to get to the red sea.  From there we needed to take a private taxi for 4 JD to Amman Beach, which cost 12 JD to enter.  We ended up opting for the place 50m down that only cost 7 JD.  We caked ...

... time I felt well and truly wet through and cleansed, it was time for me to drive us home, in the rain, back to Amman and the hotel in the 5pm rush hour. Surprisingly (with many directions from Luca) I managed this fairly well and was right back outside ...

... part of town. The sign actually ended up being just a small sign which was next to the street where the hotel was located. A really bad land mark unless your already in the general location. Luckily when we started driving to the hotel I ...

... árabe, o inglês também é falado por muita gente, afinal, eles dependem, e muito, do turista. Programação inicial, ficar 4 noites em Amman, 3 dias para excursões que eu tinha visto no site do hostel, e 1 dia para conhecer a cidade. Mas ao chegar no ...