Overlooking the Red Sea and situated on a private beach along the Gulf of Aqaba, this ... more
elegant hotel offers a wealth of relaxation and leisure facilities, close to Aqaba’s centre.Each of the rooms at InterContinental Aqaba Hotel is classically decorated...
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Advantages: Good shopping, great beach Disadvantages: Traffic a bit chaotic, bit of hassle if you are women on your own
I went to Aqaba in Jordan in the month November as part of a cruise on the Thomson Celebration. It was the first destination on the itinerary and we were scheduled to spend two days docked there.
We made our way in to the town to do some souvenir shopping on the first morning and found it to be a bustling area with loads of little shops where you could pick up some great bargains. The shop owners nearly all spoke great English and in one shop we were told "go and pick what you like and we'll agree on a price afterwards." This is one of the best parts of shopping in countries such as Egypt and Jordan, as you can nearly always haggle on price and get some fantastic bargains.
There are loads of shops and cafes in the town and a lot them sell the same types of things - sand in glass bottles, products made from Dead Sea salts ...
tor0908 11.06.2009 (23.06.2009)
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Advantages: Helpful staff, lovely bedrooms, mini-bus service into the centre Disadvantages: Not much in the local area, expensive, facilities not the best
(which had a view of the Acropolis) was marble effect floor rather than carpet, and had a sofa, glass coffee table with a couple of glossy Greek tourism magazines, and a writing desk and chair. There was also a kettle with Lipton teabags and Nescafe coffee sticks. There was air-conditioning but even on full blast it was still quite warm. On opening the window the room became a bit noisy. At least the blackout curtains kept the room darkened.
The Bathroom:
Very clean, but showing it's age a bit. There was a white fluffy bathrobe and slippers, which is always a plus point, bathroom scale (not so good!) and lovely Korres toiletries and a hygiene kit containing face pads, cotton buds and a mini sewing kit. It's nice to see that the Inter-Continental is using a natural, Greek brand. This consisted of Aloe and Soapwort shampoo, Achillea ...
Advantages: Great location. Excellent value for London. Brilliant service. Luxurious rooms! Disadvantages: Still expensive as it's London!
So now that many of you will now have read one of my Asian hotel reviews I thought it was about time to write about some luxury closer to home. Something more of you can get to easier should my reviews be powerful enough to sway your decision!
London has one of the largest selection of hotels in the world and choosing one is certainly very hit and miss. The so called luxury hotels in London can be just that or they can be very poor. Having experienced excellent service and properties in the Far East it was difficult to find a property to rival any of these closer to home until I discovered the Intercontinental Park Lane.
After staying in a variety of different properties I finally discovered the IC and plumped up for a stay here. Since then I have not been to another hotel in the capital. It really has ticked all my boxes which is no ...
