Petra Inn Hotel

... before going on this trip. I though Petra was one facade at that was all. When I learned we would be spending 2 days in Petra I couldn't understand what would take so long. I am actually glad I was so uninformed because it made my visit to petra so much ...

21st January 2010: Petra : We woke up early and drove to Petra from our hotel in Wadi Musa. It was just a 10-minutes drive away and there were ample of free parking spaces at the entrance of Petra. Our fiery excitement at finally arriving at this Wonder ...

... the hotel. It was really uhmmy! After dinner me and Isaac watched the last crusader on the TV. Esther Day29 5/4/09 Petra, Jordon Today we finish our excertion to Petra. First, the family gets to ride camels for a little while so my ...

... She said it was a cold, but great day until about 2 when the sand blew and they really couldn't see much around them. THE HOTEL We are at the Valentine hotel, it is warm and staff friendly. The rooms are clean, long red curtains on the windows. ...

... pleasant and in roughly 4 hours we are at the destination. I have a lazy afternoon, reading and planning my days in Petra. The hotel views are stunning at sun set. A couple of days are enough to visit the former capital of the Nabatenean people. Most ...

... vistas that would have been more beautiful if the air had not been so dusty. Arriving in Petra, we checked in to the Petra's Gate hotel just a 2 meter walk to the entrance to Petra site.  The inn keeper was very helpful in giving advice, prices, ...

... bye to the Americans, who were going back to Amman. It turned out me and Rebecca were staying in the same hotel, so we made our way back from Petra to Wadi Musa (the town neighbouring Petra, where all the hotels are). Back in the hotel there was a ...

... 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 ...

... . I ask if there are still busses going to Petra, but no-one is sure. [17:00] We dropped the CEO off at the Intercontinental Hotel and the cab driver (+ friend) take me to the bus station further down in Amman. [17:20] I hear there are no more busses to ...

... "Yes, how did you know?".  I was very impressed at how good he was at telling where everyone was from. NIKOLAS VERSION Petra, this is where they filmed the Indiana Jones Last Crusader movie which we watched at the hostel one night.  Of course, ...

Monday, Feb 9 Day 5 in Jordan We caught the 8 a.m. taxi into Petra. Today we are going through the gorge. There is a warning sign not to go in without a guide, but Arnold and Claudia did it yesterday without any problems. It was an incredible ...

... the French guys to get our money back.  We get our money back and contemplated how to get our passports. A Jordanian guys calls our hotel for us to arrange a taxi to pick up and deliver the passports to us at the bus station.  I found that a bit ...

Petra blogPetra After such a crazy adventure getting to Petra we were quite exhausted and slept in a bit the next day. We had to move hostels in the morning cause they had no room for us. We ended up at the same hostel we should have been take to the ...

... awe inspiring. When we got to the end of the Siq there majestically in front of us is the Treasury. This is the building that Petra is known for. Our plan for the day is to head for the end and see the Monastery, the 2nd most famed building. It ...

... site were in Europe, it'd probably be the worlds biggest tourist attraction, it's really quite spectacular. After Petra we went back to Valentine Inn for an excellent dinner, watching the sunset with the Canadian girls on the verandah. Had another early ...

... with Shawne and Ken from the UK, and Joe from UK. Shared a taxi to 'downtown' Aqaba, crashed at the Petra Hotel for 4 Jordianian Dinars a night.  At that point I realized that the real fun part of traveling was just starting, and ...

... to stay at Valley Stars Inn for 2 nights and January is supposedly an off-season period for Wadi Musa/Petra. We were the only guests at the hotel on our first night. Our reservation was confirmed directly by the hotel via e-mail. Checking in was swift ...

... easy drive along a six-lane highway (interspersed with speed bumps every few miles) to Wadi Mouse, the town closest to Petra. We checked into our hotel and had a great shock when we opened the bedroom door - and almost walked straight into the bed! Bit ...