Originally Posted by
mecabq
Seven days is a long time in Jordan; even though you have some long drives, you will get a leisurely pace.
I would recommend the Kempinski at the Dead Sea. It's much, much nicer than the Marriott (or Movenpick), well worth foregoing the status benefits.
I also prefer the Sheraton in Amman. I agree that it's more or less interchangeable with Le Meridien.
Thanks for the input!
This trip is all about leisurely. After all, it replaces a safari which typically involves a morning game drive, lounging like a lion in the sun all day, then an evening game drive.
We were just talking at dinner about the Kempinski. But in Aqaba. Rated heads and tails above all other properties there, so we were thinking of just booking the best room available there. Will have to go back and look at the Kempinski Dead Sea too. Although it is just the one night.
We've gone back and forth on the Sheraton/Le Mer question in Amman. Right now the $40 cheaper room at the Le has us there (I know, silly when we are willing to shell out for a suite at the Kempinski), but we had to use SOME metric to make the call...