Overnight layover in Amman
Oct 26, 2017, 8:27 pm
#61
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Oct 27, 2017, 9:18 am
#62
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Hotels, need maids, restaurants need cooks and waiters - even falafel stands need customers. There should be room for tourists of all social strata. RJ should encourage free transit visas - it would benefit them greatly and overall benefit the economy.
Oct 27, 2017, 9:54 am
#63
Join Date: Aug 2017
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some of the group tours (that include the visa) I've seen are quite reasonably priced.many are in combination with Jerusalem/Bethlehem visits , not just expensive Petra or club med .
Dec 12, 2017, 9:29 am
#64
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How easy is it to get the visa on arrival and then get into the city? I have a 9 hour layover, arriving from ATH around 5:30pm and don't leave for BKK until 2:55am. I've got friends in Amman and would love to go in and meet them for dinner, but don't know if this is more of a hassle then it's worth. I also don't know if I should try and avail myself of the hotel or just stay in the lounge (I worry that napping in the hotel will just keep me awake all night on the flight to BKK.
Availing the Free hotel will certainly push all the costs to Jordan and residents friends.
Feb 3, 2018, 9:07 pm
#67
Join Date: Jun 2017
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I’ve got a connnection in AMM coming up and trying to check what’s the current policy. I’ll be flying FRA-AMM-JED on RJ on an AA award ticket in business.
Does anyone know for sure/from experience whether or not AA award tickets get a free hotel night or not? If they do, would it be worth going to the hotel for an 8:05 layover (landing at 2055, taking off at 0500), or would I be better off just staying at the Crown Lounge?
Does anyone know for sure/from experience whether or not AA award tickets get a free hotel night or not? If they do, would it be worth going to the hotel for an 8:05 layover (landing at 2055, taking off at 0500), or would I be better off just staying at the Crown Lounge?
Feb 4, 2018, 7:37 am
#68
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I’ve got a connnection in AMM coming up and trying to check what’s the current policy. I’ll be flying FRA-AMM-JED on RJ on an AA award ticket in business.
Does anyone know for sure/from experience whether or not AA award tickets get a free hotel night or not? If they do, would it be worth going to the hotel for an 8:05 layover (landing at 2055, taking off at 0500), or would I be better off just staying at the Crown Lounge?
Does anyone know for sure/from experience whether or not AA award tickets get a free hotel night or not? If they do, would it be worth going to the hotel for an 8:05 layover (landing at 2055, taking off at 0500), or would I be better off just staying at the Crown Lounge?
Feb 5, 2018, 11:12 am
#69
Join Date: Jun 2017
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Oh well, I suppose there are worse places to spend 8 hours than the Crown Lounge. Definitely not paying $120 a night for that hotel based on tripadvisor reviews and the fact that by the time I get through immigration, get to the shuttle, and check in I'll maybe be able to get 4 hour sleep.
Feb 11, 2018, 5:29 pm
#70
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Oh well, I suppose there are worse places to spend 8 hours than the Crown Lounge. Definitely not paying $120 a night for that hotel based on tripadvisor reviews and the fact that by the time I get through immigration, get to the shuttle, and check in I'll maybe be able to get 4 hour sleep.
Apr 4, 2018, 9:55 pm
#71
Join Date: Aug 2004
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I'm considering flying into AMM on RJ (or QR) in J on an AA award, and then picking up a paid itinerary that starts in AMM on RJ, also in J. It sounds like I wouldn't qualify for a free transit hotel, since the inbound flight is booked as an AA award, but it's unusual enough (with separate tickets and the outbound flight on RJ in paid J) that I wanted to see what people think. (I'd be happy to do a straight connection in AMM, but since the RJ flight to LHR departs at 11:30 AM, it might be difficult to avoid an overnight. The RJ award flight I see arrives at 2:40 PM, which would force an overnight. There are some inconvenient flights that land at 8:55 AM, but then I'd be worked about being checked in and making the AMM-LHR flight.)
Apr 20, 2019, 3:10 am
#72
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Does anyone have any experience with this airside hotel? Seems that it is run by the Petra Lounge operator, but I can't find a website, booking, information on rates etc. I am looking at a LHR-TLV overnight connection of about six hours and don't see leaving the airport as worthwhile. I'm a OWE so could use the Crown Lounge, but an actual bed for four-five hours in the terminal would be nice.