Must-see hotels in Petra

  • Mövenpick Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    This beautifully crafted Arabian-style hotel, 100m from the entrance to Petra, is worth a visit simply to admire the inlaid furniture, marble fountains,…

  • Rocky Mountain Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    This backpacker-friendly hotel has caught just the right vibe to make it Petra's most successful travellers’ lodge. There’s a cosy communal area with free…

  • Peace Way Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    This hotel has undergone the most remarkable transformation from budget to boutique. The impressive makeover includes blue-lit ceilings, carved wooden…

  • Petra Guest House Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    Guests can’t get closer to the entrance to Petra without sleeping in a tomb – and indeed the hotel’s famous Cave Bar is located in one. Accommodation…

  • Cleopetra Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    One of the friendliest and most efficiently run budget hotels in town, Cleopetra has bright, fresh rooms. There’s a communal sitting area in the lobby…

  • Ammarin Bedouin Camp

    Little Petra

    A 10-minute walk from Little Petra (signposted off the approach road), this camp is in Siq Al Amti, hidden in a spectacular amphitheatre of sand and hills…

  • Seven Wonders Bedouin Camp

    Little Petra

    Signposted along a track off the road to Little Petra and tucked discreetly into a hillside, this relaxed and good-value camp looks particularly magical…

  • P Quattro Relax Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    This new hotel, whose owner has worked in Italy, reveals a European character in its choice of black-and-white decor. Surprisingly for the region, there…

  • Al Anbat Hotel I

    Wadi Musa

    Located some way out of town, this hotel features large rooms with sunset views, and an attractive lobby and restaurant (buffet lunch or dinner JD10) with…

  • Petra Sella Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    This newly renovated hotel has luxurious rooms, decked in stylish stone tiles with split ceilings and marble sinks in the bathrooms – almost boutique for…

  • Petra Palace Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    Located 500m from the entrance to Petra, this attractive and well-established hotel, with its palm-tree entrance, big bright foyer and helpful management,…

  • Petra Panorama Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    Popular with European tour groups, this hotel was designed for the package tourist with its cavernous corridors, unsubtle touches and an abandoned ship…

  • Seven Wonders Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    The rooms at this hotel are decked out with thick carpets and some have balconies with good views over the town and surrounding landscape. There's a…

  • Petra Moon Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    On a hill at the bottom of Wadi Musa, near the entrance to Petra, this hotel with its distinctive pink exterior features modern rooms, big bathrooms and a…

  • Al Anbat Hotel II

    Wadi Musa

    This hotel has recently undergone a refurbishment and rooms are now luxurious with new soft furnishings. There are good views across Wadi Musa and the…

  • Little Petra Bedouin Camp

    Little Petra

    Signposted just off the main road to Little Petra, this secluded complex in a tree-filled basin surrounded by mountains offers a rural retreat…

  • La Maison

    Wadi Musa

    The brass jardinières decorating the foyer set the tone for this good-value hotel. Just uphill from the entrance to Petra, tucked up a quiet road behind…

  • Amra Palace Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    One of the few hotels to boast a garden, this hotel has tried to keep pace with the competition but rooms are beginning to show their age and the…

  • Silk Road Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    Hand-painted panels of Bedouin camps stretch across the foyer and restaurant walls of this old favourite, 300m from the entrance to Petra. The rooms in…

  • Nabataean Castle Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    Mövenpick runs this opulent choice as a sister hotel to the one near the entrance to Petra. Most rooms have views over the valley, but the windows are…

  • Sharah Mountains Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    A large marble foyer with leather sofas makes an impressive entrance to this newly refurbished hotel. Corridors are simple enough but the quality of new…

  • Petra Marriott

    Wadi Musa

    One of the most elegant hotels in the area, though remote in every sense from the experience of Petra. Services include a pool, several restaurants, a…

  • Al Rashid Hotel

    Wadi Musa

    This well-run, friendly hotel has an attractive, marble-floored lobby and pleasant, large, no-frills rooms with satellite TV.