We stayed for 5 days at the Dead Sea resort of the Movenpick which is longer than the average tourist but we wanted to have more time to relax at the end of a hectic tour of Jordan.
The hotel is stunning and attracts a large number of tourists from the Middle east and Europe. It has a number of restaurants and some small shops and quite extensive English language library. ( I borrowed Shane Ritchies autobiography!)
It has a luxurious spa reasonable well priced and I sampled a Dead Sea Salt rub and massage which was great but not for the faint hearted. I asked for a medium strength massage and I would not have liked to have endured it had I opted for a deep massage. The salt scrub involved lying naked and having salt rubbed into your body and then being wrapped in foli and left to sweat it out. Skin felt great after. My husbands excema improved dramatically after a few days bathing in the Dead Sea.
For anyone wanting to visit the Dead Sea but are wary of doing so via Israel, Jordan is a great alternative. We felt safe throughout our travels in Jordan.
The only disadvantage was that most of the hotels are purely resort hotels and there is very little to do other than swim/float in the Dead Sea. Consequently you have to pay hotel prices to eat and drink which can be costly.
The cost of staying here is about £150 per night for two people. We stayed as part of a package. The additional treatments I had cost about 70 pounds but included use of an exclusive spa and private pool.
A relaxing way to end a holiday in Jordan.
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