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Old Nov 4, 2007, 12:53 pm
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fullboat2
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Seattle-Saudi Arabia
Programs: Delta DM
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Just got back from staying at this hotel on October 6th. The hotel is fine...nothing special at all though. Rooms were ok, food was nothing to brag about, service was also not up to Marriott standards. The employees were nice people but were more or less just 'there'...not really into helping out much. The view from the property is pretty outstanding, although any view around there tends to be...

We couldn't arrange a tour from the hotel either... they do have a shuttle in the morning that takes you down to the entrance to Petra. We were kinda 'toured out' so we just did Petra on our own and had a great time. We walked a ton though and put in a full eight hour day of walking and climbing. The hotel will not pick you back up at the end of the day and I think the Taxi was around $5 JD so that's not too bad.

Also, the hotel is not in Petra per se. It is a ways out of 'town'. Only ten minutes probably, but you're gonna be stuck at the hotel for any and all of your needs. If we went back to Petra we would not stay at the Marriott again. Not because the hotel was all that bad, but coupling the quality with the location and all the other negatives it just wouldn't be worth it.

Hope that helps. If you're gonna just be staying for one night it'll be ok for you...Don't order the chicken morsells either... trust me...
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