When I saw the outside of the hotel, I was concerned, but inside the hotel was much nicer. We had bright spacious rooms in a new section. The rooms were clean and everything including the fridge worked (not like all the hotels I stayed at in Jordan). The breakfast was fine although you had to make toast on a panini... more

Stayed here as part of a tour group. Clean room, but basic and towels had seen better days. Window looked out on internal landing, so a bit dark and dingy. Breakfast fine. Agree with other reviewers about the nearby felafel shop - very good. more

This has quite a grand reception and 2 lifts which is quite different from the fairly basic rooms. The room and ensuite were fine with slightly dated decor. The main drawback was the beds. I have no idea what the mattress,duvet and pillow were stuffed with but it felt like small bits of ripped up foam and were very uncomfortable... more

I had searched for so long to find a hotel in Aqaba and they were all either really expensive or had terrible reviews, sometimes both. I booked at the Al Zaitouna for my family of 4, but still a bit wary of the low price we looked at 4 other hotels in the area before we checked in. I was... more

Quite a grand reception which belies the basic but clean nature of the rooms. Breakfasts were limited in terms of the types of food on offer. We needed medical advice and help getting taxis, finding a good diving school and a few other bits - the reception staff bent over backwards to help us at all hours of the day/night.... more