Petra Moon Hotel

... We pulled into town as the sun was sinking, dropping Manuela and Kerstin at their hotel and driving on to find ours. The Petra Moon Hotel is very close to the entrance to Petra. They were offering a Petra by Moonlight tour that night for JD12. We ...

... ; I got a great pic of a 'camel crossing' sign too...  We drove the 1 1/2 hrs to out next hotel in Wadi Mousa called the Petra Moon - yep it was the time I'd been waiting for!  We all quickly dumped our bags, showered, grabbed our lunch ...

This is our first real day in Petra. The hotel we stayed the last night (Moon Valey Hotel) was not really nice, for instance the toilet was wrongly placed so that the lid wouldn't stay open, so the first thing I had to do is to fix it with a band. ...

Sunny, 65F, light winds. I awoke quite early and was showered and breakfasted (free buffet at the Petra Moon Hotel) by 6:45, confirmed my trip to Wadi Rum for tomorrow, and through the entrance gates by 7am. I realized in the morning that my overzealous ...

... headed back to Amman by bus after our beer. I went back to my hotel and took a hot (!) shower and watched TV (!). The only English channel is CNN, but I drank it up as though it were cool water. I slept early and comfortably. Thanks Petra Moon ...

... possibly need in our bulging bags. We arrived before noon at Wadi Musa. We take a taxi from the bus stop to the Petra Moon Hotel for another 5JD. Our room costs 30JD with bath and breakfast. Our hotel is only about 500 meters from the entrance to ...

Today we strolled back into Petra, casually walked through the Siq for the 5th time and now we sit before the Treasury. You can read a lot of tour guides, reviews and blogs.  You can watch a You-Tube, or see someone's pictures, but nothing prepares ...

I don't deal well with large crowds and institutionalized tourism, but Petra cannot be missed. The whole setup reminds me of Macchu Picchu: the legend, the ruins of an ancient city, a town nearby that has sprung up which subsists on nothing but tourism, ...

... I find myself cameralessness in a little place in the middle of nowhere that doesn't sell cameras Hmmmm How long to come for? Petra can be done in a rushed day if you are fit, start early, and finish late Two days is perfect and relaxed ...

Everyone knows about Petra because of one incredible façade, that amazing picture of the treasury, which has become synonymous with Petra Indiana Jones, and being voted as one of the new 7 wonders of the world have only accentuated the myth and legend ...

... truly remarkable sights. I can hardly wait. In the darkness and slightly after 1900 our group arrives at the Diamond Hotel in Petra. Before anyone gets the wrong idea, the Diamond is not what its name would suggest. Since this Imaginative Traveller tour ...

... I stood the entire time, watching this huge bus negotiate each and every hair pin curve.  We unloaded into a hotel only 2 blocks from the entrance of Petra's Treasury, and our bags had arrived.  Entered room; took hot bath; plopped into bed; set ...

... destroyed some of the structures at Petra.  It was not until 1812 when a Swiss traveler named Johann Ludwig Burckhardt rediscovered Petra and its monuments.   So here endeth the lesson.   What did we think of Petra?    It ...

... group, we hurried into the park and entered the Siq – the long, narrow, winding canyon leading into Petra.  The "Canyon of the Crescent Moon" in Indiana Jones!  By the time we reached the Treasury, the most famous monument in Petra, the ...

... Jordanians were much more organized than the Egyptians.It was just too late and we were all very tired when we arrived in the Moon Beach hotel in Aqaba. The next day we were able to book us camel riding in Wadi Rum. Another spot where Lawrence of Arabia ...

... promised land. The next four hours we spend at Amman Beach Resort at the Dead Sea. This is the highlight of the day! Then we drive to Petra through beautiful mountains, stopping at a castle which we can't visit anymore because it's already getting ...

... Snow was everywhere and only one lane was open on the road in places. It is also very hilly. Snow in Jordan Petra:  - Taybet Zaman Hotel: A great 5 star hotel in Petra. Rooms are designed in Bedouin style. It was made from an original ...

... at our hotel, the Petra Diamond Hotel, at 7 PM.  We knew our previous hotel was too good to continue, as the Petra Diamond Hotel is another one of a long line of hotels used by Imaginative Traveller needing lots of updating and repair.  We can ...

... , but we get there We stroll through Wadi Musa village looking for a hotel or hostel, and decide to stay at midrange Petra Moon Hotel, its about 200m from Petra visitor centre where the entrance is, decent-ish room, LP wasn't accurate on pricing, but I ...

... (excuse #123). So after a leisurely sleep in and a late breakfast from our new best friend from the Moon Valley Hotel (Emile) we headed off to Petra City again, this time with warm gear and sleeping bags in our day packs. Arriving at the Treasury ...