Advantages: Unique experience, luxury spa, real get-away-from-it-all
Disadvantages: Not cheap, long way away from anything else, could be boring?

Introduction The Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth. The water surface of the Dead Sea is about 410m below sea level right now (it is dropping by about 1m per annum at the moment – more about that later). It is a unique place. Most of us can’t get t ... Read review

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l don't think l'd want to stay here as l am asthmatic and do not cope well with smoke ~ and being physically challenged means l would be restricted in what l could do . . . . ~ ! ♥♥ ! ~ ........................................................... ~ jes ~ ! ♥♥ ! by jesi

Excellent review. Lot of information, sounds lovely place. Spa..ahhh... I would need it now. Worth for E!! -wa- by Winterangel76

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Advantages: Cheap, cultural
Disadvantages: Boring, dusty, leering men, lack of pavements

I was in Amman for some time with my job and I found it an interesting but also a very strange place! Getting there: I flew with Royal Jordanian from Heathrow. British Mediterranean also does direct flights. Return flights tend to cost around £300 but ... Read review

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Great review - always interesting to read travel reviews! x by frankiecesca

Interesting insight in to Amman - I am sorry you did not enjoy life there (I think I read that somewhere else) but your article certainly encourages one to visit and it is on my list of places to see one day (problem is that the list is rather long). Thanks though for this - very good stuff as I come to expect from your writing. by andrewfleminguk

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A clean and pleasant City
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What a city
by iainkay1

once called Philadelphia
by traveller55

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Although it looks a bit run down and has lost is past grandeur, there is basically nothing wrong with this comfortable, UK/owned hotel. The English speaking staff is extremely friendly and helpful, rooms are very spacious and all have a balcony. There is a video room, the pool is good and the hotel is conveniently located in the centre. The kitchen is good and safe. Trips to Petra, Wadi Rum and to less frequented Bedouin camps can be arranged. Divers will be interested to know that the hotel is liaised to the Murjan club, where the well managed Padi Sea Star Divers are based.

Advantages: stunning sites, wonderful walks, petra by night fantastic experience
Disadvantages: need to be pretty fit, hassle to buy things

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sorry for the low rating but this review is crying out for loads and loads more information. Have a look around at similar reviews to see what is required and if you update, please do not hesitate to drop me a line in my guestbook and i will happily come back and re-rate :o) by TheHairyGodmother

It's somewhere I have always wanted to visit, but the cost of the visa to get there was so prohibitive when we were staying in nearby Eilat, that we gave up on that day trip. Out of interest, how long does it take to get there, and can you go by any other means than walking? Lexy by Bollinger28

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The City of the Rocks
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Rock city at the end of the ravine
by buzzard_cad

"A rose-red city, half as old as time."
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Advantages: Float in the Dead Sea
Disadvantages: Have to pay hotel prices as no local shops

...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 th ... Read review

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Sounds like a healthy break, but is it expensive to stay there? There's no prices in your review. Lexy by Bollinger28

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Great place to chill
by iainkay1

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Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Unhelpful staff, the food,

I stayed here whilst on an airline training course. Luckily I wasn't paying for it! About the hotel: Apparently it's a four star but I'd personally give it three stars. The website boasts of the luxury and how it's located in a prime part of Jordan. I ... Read review

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Nice one xx by BadCompany2007

Great review, very helpful for potential users. by Shoka

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Advantages: amazing scenery, 'out of this world experience'
Disadvantages: none!

We arrived in this beautiful area by 4x4 jeep - an experience in itself, zooming over the brilliantly bright sand dunes! This is not a place for people wanting 5 star luxury- in fact we stayed at a traditional Bedouin camp - really the only way to get ... Read review

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Visted here a couple of years ago and reading about it makes me want to return. by Janeg888

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Under The Desert Moon
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Advantages: Wonderful country, with fantastic scenery and history
Disadvantages: Dangerous at present time (Jan '06)

It is a real shame that at present, due to the on-going troubles in the Middle Eastern region, that Jordan is now listed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government as suffering from a high risk and threat of terrorism, which has lead ... Read review

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Great review - I'd love to go too!! by ZoltanLouis

Very detailed review, well written - excellent. by Sam_Garland

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Is Jordan safe
by mandyhaley

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Advantages: a unique experience
Disadvantages: may be a hard journey for some

"... match me such a marvel, save in Eastern clime A rose-red city, half as old as time." These are the words that Dean Burgen was inspired to write about one of the most mystical and magical locations of the ancient near east. The Jordanian site know ... Read review

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Great review - you certainly know your stuff by ZoltanLouis

Went looking for your Gormenghast reviews but stopped off in Petra! Wonderful review. More than ever convinced I have to go there. by Chouchinciao

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The City of the Rocks
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Rock city at the end of the ravine
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Petra
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Advantages: Hours of exploration if you like archaeology and some spectacular rock formations
Disadvantages: A lot of walking

~Introduction~ Petra is the ruined capital city of the Nabataeans Arabs, it was built in the 3rd century BC by carving the city out of the cliffs and rocks. It is located some 262km or 160 miles south of Amman. A Victorian traveller Dean Burgon described ... Read review

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Great review...you have helped me make up my mind to go and take a look... by haji4746

I love to see it for myself - top review by ZoltanLouis

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The City of the Rocks
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"A rose-red city, half as old as time."
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Petra
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Advantages: I really don't know
Disadvantages: I really don't know

Amman is the city capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Its origins are dated back to the Neolithic age (about 6500 BC) as proved by the archaeological finds in the area. Amman, like Rome, lays on seven hills that here are called "Jabal". Amma ... Read review

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Another interesting review. Thanks for that. Sal x by sallysmith1973

An opera in the ampitheatre must be amazing - I wish! Maureen by MAFARRIMOND

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A clean and pleasant City
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What a city
by iainkay1

Not overwhelmed by Amman
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Advantages: comfort, location
Disadvantages: buffet meals, not waiter service

...the first review of the Intercontinental Hotel in Amman and it gives a pretty good description of it so I will just share my own impressions here. In general, I liked it. Despite being quite old, this five-star hotel looks quite impressive from ... Read review

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the mosque would have driven me mad also.!!!!! by mrsatchmo

Nice review - by gizmogizmo

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One drag or two with your morning coffee?
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Advantages: Fantastic Castle, Beautiful Views
Disadvantages: None

...only one reason to visit Kerak and that is to visit the cruasader castle that winds around the top of the hill and encircles the marjority of Kerak. The crusader castle has one main area to visit which can be accessed near the governmen ... Read review

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Hi and a warm welcome to ciao. A good first review. I hope you enjoy the ciao experience. Ray by ray52

Welcome to Ciao! I hope you enjoy it here! by salem_witch

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Advantages: An experience of a lifetime
Disadvantages: Harder to get to than other destinations, lack of facilities

Wadi Rum literally means "Moon Valley", and after a night spent here, it is not hard to see why. A faint glow behind the escarpments is the first hint that a radiant and very large moon will illuminate the valley - no need for night lights here. During th ... Read review

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I'm off there next year too...and would also have liked more detail. If you get around to updating, drop a note in my guestbook and I'll take another look. L by hiker

We are going to Jordan in February 2005 and I would have loved a little more detail in your review about this magical place. by mornev

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Wadi Rum
by kirstenmaccyd

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Advantages: Nice rooms, easy to work, good dining in summer
Disadvantages: Lobby drab, smokey breakfast area

I have stayed here several times, the first in early 2001, then four or five times in 2003. Over the three years it does not seem to have changed much. The building certainly looks imposing as you drive up to it; seven or eight floors high, yellow covered ... Read review

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Great stuff.. so I would hasard a guess that the Jordanian were only being nice to your Littl'un trying to 'train' him to their Youth smoking culture... by FrenchCancan

Finally a hotel in an Arab country that would let me visit! But why I would ever want to go to Amman is beyond me. Petra and Jarash, yes - Amman no! by TheChocolateLady

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A daily wake-up call from a... mosque
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