Hayat Zaman Hotel and Resort Petra

Nel nostro viaggio in Giordania questo e’ stato uno degli alberghi piu belli , ( e’ un 5 stelle ) tutto di roccia una cosa meravigliosa , c era anche la piscina ma non abbiamo avuto il tempo di andarci , peccato che la sera fosse chiusa senza illuminazione . La sera nella zona ristorante c era la musica, il cibo era abbondante , varie è buono , per tutti i gusti . Il personale gentile e disponibile .

The initial idea is definitely brilliant!!! Renovate a real Bedouin village and transform it into a hotel, preserving its structure, the streets and the rustic look of the houses with rusticated walls both outside and inside the rooms. The result is surprisingly cute, trendy, curiously fascinating and captivating. Too bad the architect who designed it didn't have a clear idea that the real core business of a hotel is to give rest and refreshment to the traveler. The rooms are quite spacious, even if not perfectly top in terms of cleanliness, especially the carpets, with difficulty in finding where to place and open the luggage (with 3 it's a feat), the power sockets scattered in unlikely places for use or already occupied, almost non-existent comforts, the furniture is now rather dated, no windows and the lighting is decidedly insufficient made worse by a non-working lamp, the bathrooms are now exhausted and definitely need to be redone. In the evening, returning from Petra, destroyed by walking, we found the room still needing to be redone. We were so tired that we preferred to sleep in the unmade beds. For consolation, however, there was a flat-screen TV, air conditioning and a minibar with complimentary fresh water. But the icing on the cake was the punctual and unwanted wake-up call at 5 in the morning chanted by the Muezzin who called to prayer through the loudspeakers of the minaret above the hotel. After about ten minutes, an encore. All this multiplied by the two nights of our stay. If we return to the concept that the core business of a hotel is to give rest to the traveler, I believe we are witnessing a failure of intentions. If there ever were any. Last note: the hotel is inconveniently located 17 km from Petra, which can be reached in about 30 minutes of winding road. For the rest, we were lucky: our room (810) was close to both the restaurant and the reception. The staff was kind and helpful and the buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner was reasonably varied, plentiful and pleasant. The 5* qualification boasted by the hotel is grossly overestimated compared to what it actually offers. With a little effort you can get to 3*, maybe 3½*, no more.