Amman is nice and clean and the most safe city in the Middle East countries. Rrom Amman you can visit Jerash, Ajlun, Dead Sea -- the lowest spot in the earth -- Petra, Madaba, Mt. Nebo.
Amman is mostly nice but Almasarway is very dangerous.
Amman downtown is nice. For a tour to the Dead Sea we paid 10 jordan dinnar each, 3 people in a car. And we took a tour via the King's Highway for 15 j.d. each. It's so beautiful.
Petra … We took the bus from Amman -- the cost was three Jordan dinnar. They were trying to charge us more, but don't pay more than three, because this is the right price.
Dana City … Dana Village is marvellous and the view into the canyon is even more so.
But treat yourself and visit the nationalpark (np-office is in the village) and stay in the camp for at least 1 night - do it. there are great self-guided tracks, and you will hardly believe the beauty of that pinnacled landscape. The tents are very comfortable with beds and blankets and the bathrooms are simply splendid. The rangers in the camp are great!
Farah Hotel & Hostel in Amman … We enjoyed staying in Farah Hotel during our several visits to Jordan. It is a great budget for backpackers. The rooms are clean. The staff were very kind and helpful in everything we needed. We appreciated the warm atmosphere, staff, breakfast, local coffee and tea, and the bedouin tent beside the hotel. The location is perfect to discover Amman with its traditional markets and historical sites and to book visits from the hotel which arranges good trips to the attractive sites in the town and the country like Petra, Dead Sea, Jerash. Nice souvenir and new positive experience each time. Very recommended to everyone.
Farah Hotel & Hostel in Amman … I stayed at Farahs several times in November 2005. I have travelled a lot and this is one of the friendliest places I have ever stayed at. I could recommend it to everyone. The rooms are very basic but clean and the view over the hills from some rooms are really nice. The owner was really friendly and helped med a lot with different arrangements like booking Turkish bath and helping me with information about different things in the coumtry and even in Syria. A perfect place to book trips to Dead Sea, Mt Nebo, Madaba, Karak, Desert Castles, Petra, and Wadi Rum from. The owner even took me shopping and helped me bargin the last day of my stay. Thank you so very much!! The "camel bag" is now on my wall at home. So nice!
Shara Mountains Hostel in Petra … This hostel is very clean, very comfortable. Very friendly staff and highly knowledgeable. All of my needs were met at this hostel. I would recommend this hostel for your stay in petra.
Farah Hotel & Hostel in Amman … The rooms are of a rather basic nature (even though they are clean!) and showers don't have hot water. but I loved this place. The guy at the reception (nabil) was so helpful and protective. I already miss having arabic bread with raspberry jam for breakfast while watching arabic music TV. They arranged good value trips to Umm quays, jerash, and the dead sea for me. I recommend this place for people who go for atmosphere and positive experiences rather than luxury.
Shara Mountains Hostel in Petra … We have spent there two nights. Not new, but just well renovated. Clean room and bathroom. Very hospitable stuff, ready for all request. Tasty breakfast. Probably unbeatable offer at this price (20JD [20eur] double room/night) for three-star hotel (not hostel) in Petra.
Shara Mountains Hostel in Petra … The hotel is very quiet, nice and clean rooms, The manager is very friendly, I have a great time in petra. If I come back again to visit petra, I am sure i will stay in the Shara Hostel.
Farah Hotel & Hostel in Amman … I don't usually post reviews but I stayed here in April 2008 whilst participating in the Dead Sea Ultramarathon and felt I had to recommend this hotel to others. The staff are brilliant and could not be more helpful. I lost count of the amount of above-and-beyond things they did for us. The hotel is clean, brilliantly located in the centre of town but set back from other buildings so it's an oasis of calm in a crazy city. They offer tours covering all of Jordan at really good prices, a good free breakfast and clean, warm showers. The room was great too. Basic but very clean and all this for 10JD for a private room -- £3.50 each! In short, stay here!
Farah Hotel & Hostel in Amman … I stayed here in June 2002 for a day, booked a room only because I had to wait for my plane to depart somewhere around midnight. The staff was very, very friendly. I planned to sleep a bit during the day, but the guy behind the desk was so friendly, I stayed almost all day in the lobby, talking, listening to Tracy Chapman tapes, drinking and so on. When he realised I wasn't using the room at all, he offered my money back. I refused, of course.
Shara Mountains Hostel in Petra … The Shara Mountains Hotel is located near the center of Wadi Musa. Good food, internet and entertainment are only a minute walk away. The brothers that run the place are lots of fun, always willing to answer questions, and always ready to make you laugh. Everyone there speaks great English along with a number of other languages. They are happy to stretch to make your Petra experience great. The rooms are simple and clean. The bathrooms are clean. Beds -- comfy, and the satellite TV offers three hundred-plus channels to entertain. Highly recommended!
Farah Hotel & Hostel in Amman … I stayed at Farah Hotel with my daughter in 2000, staff very friendly and helpful. we enjoyed a basic breakfast but well prepared and good, Coffee (important to us!) good. When my daughter fell ill staff immediately arranged for fresh drinking water and extra cleanings. They also provided for a beer from neighbouring bars when solicited. Water was always available but honestly I don't remember we needed hot shower during the summer months. I happen to know Jordan quiet well from earlier visits and met at Farah with "my former" driver Jamal Suriadi who took us on several trips all over the country. All in all good experience and my daughter also enjoyed the stay in the hotel, the food at Al Quds and the over all experience in Jordan. Recommended!
Shara Mountains Hostel in Petra … The hostel is clean, room (the one I stayed in anyway) is quite small. Location is at the edge of town in Wadi Musa. It takes about twenty minutes to walk downhill to the gate of the site. You won't want to walk uphill back to the hotel so it's about 1.5 or 2 JD to taxi it back there. One thing I must mention is that it is highly inadvisable to stay there without a booking through an online hostel site because they will charge you through the roof if you just walk in off the street. I was charged 18JD a night for a room there (for four nights) which is basically over 30USD a night, which is way way too much for what you're getting. If you happen to arrive in Wadi Musa without a booking, look elsewhere. However, the price they advertise online is reasonable for what you get.
Orient Gate Hostel & Hotel in Petra … he place is fine, the stuff were very nice and frindly, in the center of down town, its also good value, the rooms are clean.
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