- What is your Club Carlson status?
Gold

- Where did you stay?
Radisson Blu Tala Bay (Aqaba Jordan)

- Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Yes, very happy.

- Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked standard room with king bed using the 4-for-2 rate, but was upgraded to the king suite with sea view.

- Did you receive elite benefits?
Room upgrade and a delicious fruit/sweet plate on the first night.

- How are the rooms?
Excellent. The rooms were spacious and modern, including the bathroom. The balcony gave excellent views over the Red Sea. It might have been the nicest Radisson I have stayed at.

- What was good and what was bad?
The location is outside of town but there are a few small restaurants/shops/dive centers in the area. There is a Thrifty/Dollar car rental on site and Petra and Wadi Rum can be done as day trips (although it is best to take them separate). Snorkeling can be easily done from the private beach, although the best corals were 200-300 m north of the private area. There are 5 pools, so there are areas to spread out and the kids pool is kept to one area of the resort. It was low season, so there was ample space around the pool and in particular the beach (where we hung out). I can see that in high season space can get a bit cramped, but it was perfect for low season. Breakfast was great and the service was excellent.

No negatives from our stay, but I can envision that it can get quite loud and crowded in high season when there are lots of families.

- Value for money or Gold Points? Would you return?
With the 4-for-2 rate we averaged 60 JOD per night, which would have been good value for the standard room. With the upgrade to the suite, it was a great deal. We generally steer clear of resorts, but enjoyed our stay and would definitely return.