Mövenpick Petra

This hotel is across the street from the Petra Museum and the entrance to the Archaeological Park. This makes it so easy to visit the ruins and especially return back after Petra at Night. My room was comfortable. I was not pleased with the breakfast. It took a long time for the server to bring a plate of food to my table. I could not eat most of it and he did not understand English when I tried to explain it.

The Movenpick Bar is a “don’t miss” when visiting Petra. It’s the perfect place to end your day after a long walk visiting Petra. The ambience itself is picture worthy, the service is impeccable (thanks to Zaid who served me two nights in a row!) and the food is very good. I highly recommend Riz Casimir - wow! Even if you don’t stay at the hotel Movenpick, it’s 100% worth a stop at the hotel to visit this lovely bar (very few hotels in the area have a liquor license in any event). Enjoy!

A lovely hotel with the best location in Petra. The rooms are spacious and very clean. The staff are very friendly and attentive. The meals in the restaurant are buffet style with many choices with something for everyone. Just across the parking lot is the entrance to the Petra complex. There are a lot of small shops just outside the entrance, so lots of souvenir buying opportunities. Because the Petra complex is so close, you can roll out of bed, have a delicious breakfast and spend the day wandering down to and back from Petra. I can’t imagine staying anywhere else in the area.

We encountered several issues during our stay including the swimming pool not being available for the first two days of our three day stay (the pool temperature on the 2nd day was 19 degrees centigrade, so unusable). To their credit the management did address the issues. We found the dining, location and service to be excellent. However, we will not be returning as the superior room for which we paid a substantial premium relative to other 5 star hotels in Petra and Jordan widely (Kempinsky, Hilton) had poor quality fittings and furniture. The furnishings were what one would expect to find in a 3 star hotel. The rooms need substantial renovation to justify the price being charged.

Had a unique experience at the Bar for 2 consecutive days thank to Zaid.R who showed professionalism and a prompt sevice. The rooms were very clean and had the chance to have breakfast which was as well so generous. The hotel has a very friendly staff in general. Bravo!