Movenpick Resort Petra

... sidestep, three months ago when I was organizing this holiday, my brilliant Jordanian travel agent Saadia suggested we stay at the Movenpick Resort. Reportedly the best hotel in town, and literally one minute from the entrance to Petra, I jumped at this. ...

... in the area for our lunch and Movenpick was one of them).   But…we didn’t miss out at all, the Movenpick resort hotels had supplied food for every one of us – inside was an apple, banana, bottle of water, chicken/cheese roll, ...

... the top was a good view of the Monestery which is larger than the Treasury although not as ornate, still an outstanding artifact from Petra.  The Mosaics were quite intricate and the view from this area was spectacular.  You were able to get a ...

... sells for. Best Part of the Day: The walk to the High Place of Sacrifice Worst Part of the Day: Toe is sore (Finally, I want to say that I have written these two entries on Petra from a tiny internet cafe in the old town of Jerusalem. ...

We got up at first light to visit Petra at 7am - get there before the crowds, and complete the visit before the mid-day sun! Amazing natural wonder and ancient ruins in one place!  After hiking around the 5km long site for 4 hours, we took a donkey ...

... to go scuba diving in Egypt i decided I would check out the other side of the red sea and dive there. I was taken to a gorgeous resort, movenpick, to dive. It is located on the kiwi reef and as I said, the resort was fabulous. As I hadn't dove in so long ...

... Jordan is a bit like being Lord of a single city and then a whole lot of bleak desert.   We arrived at the Movenpick Resort here in Petra at about 4:00pm. We stopped a couple of times for gas and then some water and juice but the ride was otherwise ...

... traffic and then we were there. Checked in at Moevenpick which also seems like a nice place and is in walking distance to the city of Petra. Decided not to have dinner as we had been fed on the plane earlier so off to bed early as we are up at 6am to ...

... ride to our next hotel in Wadi Mousa.  The road to the hotel took us first on a major highway, then on some relatively windy and steep roads and finally into the village.  The location of the hotel is directly across from the entrance to ...

... Twessy perhaps one of the best of the guides I have ever had. I think that if there is one thing that I learned in Petra , it’s that archaeological sites are alive!  Walking into the site, we could see a red line in the stone about two ...

... from one end of the spectrum to the other, in terms of lodging.  I am currently basking in the splendor of the Marriott Resort of the Dead Sea.  I've done the mud over the body thing and washed it off in the absolutely saltiest water you will ...

... was a lot of industriousness from the hotel staff - cleaning and polishing - and then it became known that the official opening of the resort was to take place today with the King himself cutting the ribbon. And I wasn't going to be there! I'm sure he'll ...

... A colleague of mine recommended that we stay in Petra and suggested that we book a night at a resort called the Mövenpick Resort Petra. It looks fabulous and we've booked it! In the evening they do an Arab themed dinner on the roof terrace with grilled ...

... ahead to see about making it on time for the Petra at night tour. Looks like we will make it. We checked into the Movenpick hotel. The hotel is wonderful, nicely decorated and comfortable. We went for a walk on the local street near by and have dinner ...

... at the left side (South) of the Siq. But Petra is far more than the Treasury (al-Khazneh Firaun). The Nationalpark of Petra is ca. 100 squarekilometers/38 squaremiles and there are more than 800 buildings. The Treasury is the most famous of ...

... that if time permitting we can do this on our own later.   The Colonnade Street runs through the center of Petra. You walked on cobblestone path and imagine this was once the main street of the city of Petra.  You walk ...

... to Amman and the Dead Sea courtesy of another conference (those medicine prices have a lot to answer for). We stayed at the Movenpick Dead Sea Resort - arriving a day late thanks to a mix up on exactly when our 'plane was supposed to leave. We didn't get ...

... the plains of Jordan which was spectacular and a potash plant. Now I need to look up potash. The Dead Sea looks inviting and the resort seems nice so far. We had a good dinner and hopefully this will settle Tina a bit. We rested for a while by the pool ...