One liter of water from the Dead Sea contains about 300 grams of s alt and almost the entire periodic table. Every year, this reservoir is besieged by thousands of tourists who want to improve their he alth. Jordanian resorts are no less popular among vacationers than Egyptian or Turkish ones. And, of course, many hotels have been built here, offering guests of the country cozy rooms. Tourists from Russia, for example, can book good rooms at the Dead Sea Spa Hotel.
Where is it
This four-star hotel is located directly on the Dead Sea in the small village of Sowayma. There are no big cities near it. Amman Airport is approximately 55 km from the hotel. That is, its guests have to get to this complex by the tour operator's transfer bus for about an hour and a half.
Dead Sea Spa Hotel is about 200-300 meters away from the sea. That is, its residents can reach the shore in just 15 minutes on foot. This spa hotel featuresthat it is located at the lowest point on Earth. The area in which it is built lies about 400 meters below the ocean.
Hotel Features
The advantage of the Dead Sea Spa Hotel, in comparison with many other Dead Sea hotels, is that it has its own access to the beach, to a small bay. This hotel accepts tourists in one high-rise building and several bungalows. Of course, as in all other hotels located in the area, here you can relax and heal at the same time. After all, tourists go to the Dead Sea not only to sunbathe and swim. The hotel, of course, offers guests including mud therapy. Therefore, in fact, the word Spa is present in its name.
This four-star hotel is considered to be best for families with children and the elderly. There are no special entertainment for young people in this complex. This hotel is oriented, first of all, to a relaxing holiday.
In addition to cash, this hotel also accepts cards for various additional services. They can also be used to pay in shops located on the territory of the hotel. Experienced tourists do not advise newcomers who have rented rooms in this complex to change too much currency at the airport. The hotel can do this at a better rate.
Mostly Germans live in the Grand East Hotel Resort Spa Dead Sea. There are also English and French people here. There are Russian tourists in this hotelusually not too much. On weekends, a lot of Jordanians check into the hotel. They treat Russians well, but still, as some tourists note, they look somewhat condemningly at European women in swimsuits. In any case, the locals do not behave rudely with tourists. They usually check into the hotel on weekends with their children, and all the time they are on its territory they simply swim in the pool.
The check-in time for this hotel is 3:00 pm. Previously, tourists are usually not allowed into the rooms here.
What accommodation does the hotel offer
If you wish, tourists who come to the Dead Sea to improve their he alth can rent one of the 277 spacious rooms at the hotel. The Dead Sea Spa Hotel 4(Jordan) offers guests Sowayma standard class rooms and suites ranging from 40 to 80 m22. All apartments at the hotel have balconies. The suites, among other things, are visually divided into two zones - a living room and a bedroom. The view from the windows of the rooms rented at the hotel can open to the sea or the pool. In the first case, apartment numbers end in even numbers.
In standard class rooms for guests are provided:
- TV;
- air conditioner;
- phone;
- kettle;
- minibar.
Tourists in this complex can store valuables in a safe. In the showers for the convenience of guests, in addition to the standard set for bathing, a hairdryer is provided. This, of course, many tourists find it very convenient. The climate on the coast of the Dead Sea, although it is not too large in size, it is quite moist. Therefore, after taking a shower, tourists' hair dries here for a long time. If there is a hair dryer, for example, hotel guests do not have to go to bed with a wet head.
Reviews of guests about the housing stock
Rooms for rent at the Dead Sea Spa Hotel (Jordan, Dead Sea) are considered by most tourists to be quite comfortable. The furniture in them is installed, although not new, but not falling apart either. On TV, guests can watch including one Russian-language channel. True, judging by the reviews of travelers-tourists, it shows poorly. But in any case, the majority of domestic vacationers do not consider this a special disadvantage of staying in a hotel. After all, travelers do not go to the Dead Sea to watch TV.
TV in the hotel rooms is therefore not too good. But at the same time, Wi-Fi on the territory of the hotel catches almost everywhere. Moreover, guests can use it for free, including in the rooms. Also, the advantages of housing rented out at the hotel, guests include the fact that here you can make your own tea or coffee.
Another undoubted advantage of the rooms of the Lot Spa Hotel Dead Sea 4complex, many tourists consider the presence of a large number of sockets. This hotel also deserves good reviews from vacationers for the fact that the rooms here have separate desks with a lamp. For vacationers who come to the country with laptops, this is, of course, very convenient. At least,there is a place to put a gadget in the room.
Helpful advice
Sometimes tourists in this hotel get not too good rooms - with poor sound insulation, not particularly pleasant views from the window, etc. In this case, vacationers just need to contact the reception. Usually, the hotel staff without any problems change the guests who did not like the room to another equivalent one. This practice, of course, also adds to the attractiveness of this holiday center in the eyes of tourists.
Hotel infrastructure
The landscapes of the Dead Sea Spa Hotel (Jordan) are quite unusual and attractive. But still it is mostly just bare desert and mountains. The very same territory of the hotel is well landscaped and looks quite neat and comfortable. Grow in the courtyard of the hotel, including eucalyptus trees.
Of course, the facilities of this hotel can be used not only in the rooms. Provided for them here and all sorts of services on the territory:
- conference room;
- 4 outdoor pools;
- gym;
- parking.
For children, this mainly family-friendly complex features a paddling pool and playground. If desired, parents can leave the child with an experienced nanny for a fee.
Exchange currency, as already mentioned, hotel guests can directly on its territory. In addition to cash, tenants can pay for various additional services here andcards.
SPA treatments
Of course, the Dead Sea Spa Hotel 4, like any other on the Dead Sea, is also focused on the improvement of its guests. In this hotel, tourists can:
- go through procedures aimed at improving the joints and skin;
- give a massage;
- undergo ultrasound therapy and mud therapy.
Also in the hotel guests are offered: hydro-, microwave and cryotherapy. In addition to the usual, the hotel has a swimming pool, designed for those wishing to improve the skin and joints.
Infrastructure reviews
As well as about the rooms, the services provided on the territory of the Dead Sea Spa Hotel, tourists have a good impression. So, for example, the guests of this hotel praise the gym equipped in it.
The pools in this complex, according to tourists, are also quite comfortable. The water is clear and swimming in it is very pleasant. The only thing is that the s alt pool in the hotel is not heated. The water here, according to many guests, is somewhat cold. Officially, only those residents who go to the hotel's medical center can visit this pool in the hotel. But the administration at the hotel does not particularly monitor the observance of this rule. All guests swim in the hotel's s alt pool. Well, at least until they are reprimanded. Massages and mud wraps in the medical center, according to many tourists, are of high quality at the hotel.
Entertainment
A feature of this complex,among other things, is the fact that animations are very rarely carried out here. But the fact that the Dead Sea Spa Hotel is primarily focused on a relaxing holiday is indicated on the websites of all tour operators working with it. So, mostly tourists who prefer unity with nature and silence in the evenings book rooms in this hotel. Therefore, none of its former guests consider the absence of entertainment in the hotel to be a particularly serious drawback. In addition, animations in this hotel are still sometimes held. The administration usually suits them once a week.
Some disadvantage of the Dead Sea Spa Hotel (Jordan, Sowayma) many tourists consider the presence on its territory in calm weather just a huge number of flies. But unfortunately, most of the hotels built on the Dead Sea have this minus.
Hotel staff
Employees of the Dead Sea Spa Hotel, judging by the reviews, treat guests politely. They perform their duties, according to many travelers-tourists, well. There are no Russian-speaking workers in this hotel. And the hotel staff speaks English poorly. Therefore, domestic vacationers usually have to communicate with them only through some kind of translator program on a smartphone.
Dead Sea Spa Hotel 4: hotel food reviews
There are mixed reviews about this hotel's dining room. The choice of dishes in his restaurant is quite large. But unfortunately, they are all prepared according to local recipes andRussian-speaking guests seem not too familiar and tasty. But in any case, if desired, domestic vacationers vacationing in this hotel can still find something suitable for themselves in its dining room. For example, many Russian tourists praise the desserts served in the hotel restaurant. Also very good, according to many domestic vacationers, in the dining room of the hotel are prepared lamb dishes. Pretty tasty to the guests, judging by the reviews, the hotel's dining room offers residents and sausage.
Of course, on the territory of this complex, among other things, there is also a bar. Here, tourists can order all sorts of drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.
Dead Sea Spa Hotel 4 (Jordan): beach reviews
Initially, this hotel was built directly on the shores of the Dead Sea. But over the years, the water from its territory gradually receded. Now, to get to the beach, tourists need to walk a little longer. However, in any case, the road to the seashore does not take the guests of this hotel too much time.
The beach itself, belonging to this hotel, is quite large. But judging by the reviews, there are always a lot of people on it. Accordingly, there is little therapeutic mud on the shore in this place. However, tourists can at any time go to the cape located next to the beach of the hotel and collect any number of it on their own.
In addition to changing rooms, on the beach of the Hotel Lot Dead Sea Spa Hotel, of course, there are alsoshowers. After all, the water in the Dead Sea is actually very s alty. And before going to the hotel, it is convenient for vacationers to wash it off with fresh water. Some of the drawbacks of the hotel beach, many tourists believe that sometimes there is no water in the showers here in the morning.
Strong winds and waves on the shore near the hotel never happen. The water in the Dead Sea is usually at a comfortable temperature for swimming. On the surface, it is usually very warm. Cool areas are sometimes found in the water column.
There are no trees on the hotel beach. But hotel guests who decide to swim in the Dead Sea can hide from the scorching sun under the canopies equipped here. Under them, for the convenience of tourists, benches are installed.
Tours
Of course, the guests of the Dead Sea Spa Hotel can see various interesting places in Jordan. But unfortunately, as many vacationers note, excursions in the town of Sowayma and tour operators working with local hotels are very expensive. Moreover, group trips to this resort are never organized. Only individual excursions can be purchased by hotel guests.
In any case, the most interesting sights in Jordan are:
- City of Petra. Once it was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom. The peculiarity of this city is that it was cut down 2000 years ago right in the rock.
- Alcaf Cave. This place is considered holy by both Christians and Muslims.
Also in Jordan you canlook at the ruins of the palace of Herod the Great, the temple of Hercules, etc. Guests of the Dead Sea Spa Hotel are also offered trips to Israel, for example, to Jerusalem. But such excursions are actually very expensive. For example, you can go to Jerusalem for no less than 500 euros.
