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3 out of 5
Bedouin Garden Village, Hotel Dive
South Beach, Infront Marine Park, Aqaba

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 72 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 168 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Katharine

Travelled with partner
Extremely convenient location for the beach and fantastic snorkling. Accomodation is pretty basic but clean. Had a very tasty burger and chips!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Allison

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Cool place to stay, but run down and in need of some care. A lot of people seemingly work there but a lot of rubbish lying around, rooms in need of upkeep and a general sense of neglect. Breakfast was good, we ate one evening meal there and it was the worst we had in our 12 days in Jordan. The dive shop on site was friendly and helpful, people who worked in the place were friendly (the one woman working seemed to do 10 x as much as any of the men). South beach was good for a couple of days - the reef offshore is accessible for kids and protected from the glass bottomed boats by being in a roped off area.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from jamal on 29 Apr 2023
SOME THING IS WRONG ,THANK U

10/10 Excellent

Caleb

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Ayman

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We live in Aqaba and we always check in to a hotel just so the kids can enjoy a swimming pool . We tried many hotels in Aqaba and for the price we recommend this hotel for locals or tourists . Mr Ali at the reception is the best . Thank you .
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from e.jamal on 13 Oct 2022
many thanks dear friend

4/10 Poor

Ayman

Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Gerda

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
🙂 de kleurrijke accommodatie stemt vrolijk, genoeg plekken om te relaxen, ligging bij het strand met snorkelmogelijkheden ☹️ Omdat het hotel overboekt was hebben wij in een hotel aan de overkant geslapen. Kamer was niet erg schoon, ‘s ochtends geen water in toilet, airco werkte niet. Alleen WiFi bij receptie. Wij hadden de pech dat het erg waaide toen wij er waren, waardoor het ‘s avonds koud was. Het Bedouin Garden Hotel is daar -enigszins begrijpelijk- niet op ingericht. Service van medewerkers was matig.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Dive hotel
Great tiny hotel in the heart of all the great dive and snorkeling in aqaba. Super relax chill vibe with great food options.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from e.jamal on 30 Nov 2021
so nice comments ,many thanks

8/10 Good

YAZAN SADEQ MOHAMMED

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good experience
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Response from e.jamal on 22 Nov 2021
MANY THANKS DEAR

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lay back, great location hotel at the Red Sea.
This is the second time we have stayed here. We came back for a reason.....nice and cheap, lay back, comfortable and really close to wonderful snorkeling.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from e.jamal on 28 Oct 2021
SO NICE FROM U ,MANY THANKS

8/10 Good

Ross

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Aqaba Bedouin Village
Great location right across from the reef for snorkeling. Lively pool to swim in. Simple but good food you can order. Pretty clean rooms, nice hippy vibe. Did lose power on our last morning but other than pleasant place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from e.jamal on 28 Sept 2021
MANY THANKS ROSS,ITS REALLY VERY NICE HELPFUL REVIEW

10/10 Excellent

Monira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Response from e.jamal on 23 Jul 2021
so nice rate ,many thanks

8/10 Good

Will, Oklahoma City

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
TV didn’t work. And the mattresses were really poor. But the location and price were great.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from jamal on 30 Dec 2019
sorry for t.v..many thanks and happy new year.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from jamal on 12 Nov 2019
nice from you .many thanks.

6/10 Okay

OB, Amman

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness
0 cleanliness in every possible way... Needs overhauling hygiene-wise. Facilities are old and also need attention. Not recommended
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Jamal on 5 Oct 2019
Thank u

8/10 Good

Omar

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Good
Good hotel, but breakfast is bad and the hotel closes at 1 A.M, so i spent like 10 minutes knocking on the door to open the hotel and get to my roam
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from jamal on 26 Jun 2019
thank u .

8/10 Good

Cecilia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from jamal on 10 Apr 2019
great review ,many thanks dear guest.

10/10 Excellent

Kimh, Riyadh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cool laid back property, very hostel like with lots of tourists and near the beach. Not fancy, but easy with kids and close to movenpick for a nice dinner!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from jamal on 9 Apr 2019
many thanks for the nice feed back

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Malik at desk was awesome. All staff nice. Hot water for shower. Would have been a nice enough place to stay except very loud group of people partying, singing, drunk, loud music til after midnight. One day they started at 5pm and were still at it at 1am. Did not get much sleep for 2 of the 3 nights we were there. It is my understanding this happens frequently. We were glad to leave.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from JAMAL on 22 Mar 2019
STRANGE,.AND SORRY .ALL COMMENTS REGARDING THE HOTEL IS POSITIVE,.HOW COME THE RATE 2/5.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Great location, close proximity to the beach. Rooms are a little old and worn out. Cleanliness could be improved some more.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from JAMAL on 7 Feb 2019
MANY THANKS ,CORRECTION WILL BE DONE.

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018
Response from JAMAL on 15 Jan 2019
MANY THANKS DEAR DEBORAH,FOR THE NICE FEED BACK ,,,I WISH U GOOD HEALTH ,AND GOOD LIFE. MY STAFF ARE HAPPY OF YOUR REVIEW.

6/10 Okay

Amy

No room at the inn
Only here for one night. It appears the hotel doubled booked us so we were put in their sister hotel next door
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from jamal on 31 Oct 2018
we are very sorry,thank u .

8/10 Good

Jing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the Red Sea
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from jamal on 12 Sept 2018
so nice from u ,many thanks.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Perfect location, close to the beach compared to other hotels in that range of price. But rooms are not very clean, the service in the restaurant is slow and
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from jamal on 29 Aug 2018
many thanks

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Be careful!! This place will ruin your entire trip
I won’t stay there any more!! Nothing is good about that place other than its location!! The worst experience I ever had !! My family got mad at me for choosing that piece of crap :(
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from jamel on 29 Aug 2018
very sorry

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rustic Bedouin experience near the beach
We've stayed here about 10 times and don't even bother looking for other options. It has all the basics at a reasonable price. Pet friendly the 2 times we took our dogs. Nice dive center that is great for kids 10 and older. 10 minute drive to town for more flexible dining options.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Response from eng.jamal on 20 Jun 2018
GREAT,, i really do not know how to thank u,,your feed back is very helpful to the our guests,.its good guide to travelers,.my staff of the hotel and dive center gets very pleased ,.we all thank u dear,. u welcome always,.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This is a nice hotel, quite, close to beach.
Those who like to go for aqua activities, this is the budget hotel for them.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

Jeremy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I’d rather sleep on the street
Location was the only think this hotel had as a positive. Lobby was dirty, at 5pm local time our room had been given away and they offer us blankets to sleep in the lobby if we paid 60% of the room cost, the WiFi was not available and the place had a bad odor. The parking was limited which could be associated with their overbook but I would not recommend this hotel to anyone I wanted to keep an association with.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017
Response from jamal on 21 Dec 2017
u welcome

2/10 Terrible

Musa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The photos are miss leading It’s much mor worst that the images in website
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from jamal on 27 Nov 2017
thank u dear musa

4/10 Poor

Leomawi, Jordan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
there are two good things staff and quietness
I booked two rooms the first room had a non-working T.V and a very bad smell from the bathroom they changed it for me to another room that had a bathroom with a blocked toilet but without smell! Water pressure is very weak you can't enjoy a shower. Breakfast bufeat is boiled eggs, tommatos and humos!!!!. Furniture is very old and needs to be changed
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from jamal on 27 Nov 2017
thank u dear guest

2/10 Terrible

Leo, Hamburg, Germany

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No-go | Chauvinistic, overbearing, invasive staff
My girlfriend and I where dismissed and denied our room booked through Expedia by inappropriately acting, intrusive and intimidating check-in staff because we would not provide a marriage certificate. The guy slouching on the office chair at the check-in did not care at all about us for the first 10 minutes. When he finally rolled over he put on a disgusting smirk and looked up and down first my girlfriend then me. With a tone, half condescending half flirty, he then asked my girlfriend why she was not wearing a wedding ring. The note that his behavior and gesture was unappropriated was plainly ignored. Instead he further tried to inflict his mid-eval societal views on us and lectured that he does not approve having non-married guests and asked smugly if we could provide our family book (seriously?). We told him to get his manager, which he did after we got the attention of the other guests around. The manager tried to calm things down, excused and provided a hasty explanation: non-married guest cannot share rooms according to law. This however was neither mention in the terms and condition when we booked on Expedia nor could he provide proof. We felt mistreated, humiliated and let down and declined the offer to take two separate rooms (and pay for it). We left on the spot and went to an expensive 5 star hotel (def. worth it). I urgently advice to not visit Bedouin Garden Village. Absolute no-go.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from jamal on 17 Oct 2017
hi dear sorry but,this regulation is only for Jordanian local guest.

2/10 Terrible

chapelet

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rooms not available despite booking...
We booked 2 rooms to accommodate 4 adults and 4 kids. After arriving on site, we were informed that the rooms were not available despite our reservation.... After lengthy and useless negotiations, we had no other choice than finding another hotel on the spot by ourselves. This was during the Hegira week-end, meaning all hotels were full. It was just a nightmare. Very unprofessional service. Swimming pool is very very small and dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Response from jamal on 26 Sept 2017
THANK U DEAR GUESTS,VERY SORRY U ARE RIGHT THAT WE WERE FULLY BOOKED ,IT WAS A MISTAKE,AND WE TRIED OUR BEST TO OFFER U ANOTHER HOTEL ,AND WE PAY THE DIFFERENCE,,.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Great Location and European Hostel Feel
Great location, friendly staff, European hostel feel, mattresses are not very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from jamal on 24 Sept 2017
thank u dear guest,next time u will see comfort mattress. wish u the best. jamal

6/10 Okay

Oleksandr

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from jamal on 12 Aug 2017
thank u ,u welcome.

8/10 Good

Sau mei may

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice environment at there, the staff was helpful
Response from jamal on 29 Jan 2019
many thanks dear for nice feed back.all best..sorry for late

8/10 Good

Darryl, Canada

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location by the beach, cool vibe and people!
We had a great stay. The room was comfortable but a but run down. Great location close to the beach and coral reef snorkeling.
Response from jamal on 29 Jan 2019
many thanks dear for nice feed back.all best..sorry for late

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great value and fun near Aqaba, Jordan
This turned out to be a great option for my family. We were able to easily fit 3 kids and 2 adults in the room and were pleasantly surprised by air-conditioning, a refrigerator and a TV in the room. We had expected a more rustic experience. A few family members took advantage of the on-site diving amenities and we collected some great memories from this visit.

8/10 Good

Roj, Saudi Arabia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not Flash But Very Good Value For Money
I just needed a place to relax for a day, I would stay here again.
Response from jamal on 29 Jan 2019
many thanks dear for nice feed back.all best..sorry for late

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The worst experience I ever had.
Most of the facilities not well organized. Cleanness not that much which is the most important issue in such cases.

10/10 Excellent

Osama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you
Abu Kareem (aka Ahmad) the restaurant guy made us feel like royalty. The room service guy Muhammed was also super friendly and respectful. All the other staff were also pretty cool. I wish I could say the same for the visitors, some were really nice but there were several douchebags--not much you can do about that I guess. Let me suggest to the douchebags reading this review: go to Dubai. Here are some examples of what douchebags do: complain about eating hummus when you're in Jordan, and bring your own pomegranate to breakfast, bring your own bread to a restaurant, complain about sand in your room or bathroom when you're staying next to a beach, complain about hearing the Azaan when you're in a Muslim country, walk around like the world revolves around you, speak your non Arab language to everyone without even trying to say a word of Arabic when you're in Jordan (since the world obviously revolves around you), glare at kids, not take a shower for several days, etc. Anyway, keep up the great work Jamal and company and God save us from the douchebags!
Response from General Manager on 22 Nov 2016
me and abu kareem say to u hi ,and wishing u the best.

6/10 Okay

Breanne

Liked: Staff & service
Beware of what you're getting for the price.
The hotel is definitely for budget backpackers and very weathered compared to the pictures. The toilet and sink in our room kept leaking water and therefore had a sewage smell. The shower had terrible water pressure and you couldn't use the hose due to the poor pressure. We had to squat in the shower and use the faucet. The beds weren't nice and the room was fairly large. Where our room was located, it was extremely windy and our door kept rattling. We had to use a bungee cord to keep it from constantly banging from the wind. The terrace area was nice for wifi, although the wifi was very slow at times. The breakfast was ok. There is a public beach across the street but the beach isn't well taken care of. There are trash and bones (from food) everywhere. We visited in November and the wind made it hard to enjoy.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from General Manager on 22 Nov 2016
thank u for visiting us,u welcome at any time.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad.
AC doesn't work. TV doesn't work. Pool is so dirty Can't swim in it.

8/10 Good

N.Z, N.Z

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent friendly Staff I slept until 11:30 AM and missed the breakfast. Receptionist offer me to join the staff as they prepare their breakfast 5 minutes later one of his staff is calling me to join him with breakfast. That was very nice of them Check out at noon you can stay later as long as you want you can leave your luggage by the reception and use the facilities all day after check out

2/10 Terrible

Kent

Disliked: Staff & service
Has potential
Very poor customer service. Arrived there and nobody at reception. When I did finnaly track down the manager to check in he demanded up front payment. He didn't have a clue about my hotels.com reservation! The only hotel I stayed at for 3 weeks in Jordan that wanted up front payment. It seemed that others staying at the hotel also had this trouble as there always seemed to be someone lingering around reception waiting to be helped... Only after about 2pm was there a younger more helpful staff member working at the desk. When booking a taxi to the Israeli border through reception the price was ridiculously high. Still had to pay it of course as I was foolish enough to not ask what it was prior to getting into the the taxi. 25JD! It costed the same for a taxi from Wadi Rum for me! When booking a taxi, do it on your own accord as this hotel takes a commission. If I had to do it again I'd stay in one of the other hotel/dive centre accommodations in the area. People seemed happy coming out of Darna hotel! Just saying.

6/10 Okay

Cory, Ghana / USA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Affordable; okay for short stay
The hotel was fine for just two nights. There is really nothing to do here other than snorkel or scuba dive or take the touristic glass-bottom boat tour and even if you don't want to dive, the diving center attached to the hotel will pressure you into trying it. I stood firm, however! The dive center did hook me up with parasailing at a nearby beach club which was really fun with more hospitable surroundings. Otherwise condition of hotel is as stated in other reviews - needs more cleaning up of the sand, but again it was fine for such a short stay. Not much food options either.

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
More of a Hostel than a Hotel
If you're looking for a hostel with a traditional, rustic feel, this is a great spot. The location is great for beach access, although the hotel was difficult to find, since directions are unavailable on Google Maps or Apple Maps. The receptionists were helpful, especially the night receptionist. My friend became very ill during the night, and he helped me locate a 24-hour pharmacy and checked on my friend while I was at the pharmacy. He even offered her herbal tea to soothe her stomach. No one cleaned our room during the whole 3-night stay, and we found a used diaper under the bed. The air conditioning worked but escaping the heat was difficult since the only "indoor" area was our room, which opened to the outside. We didn't use the pool facilities, although the hotel staff kept it clean. "Continental breakfast" meant plain egg omelet with fried bread, and a triangle of spreadable cheese and a tub of jelly with pita bread. Not bad, but not what I would consider "continental." As single women it would have been a bit disconcerting if we hadn't been previously aware of the culture. At night the only people hanging out around the hotel are guests and middle-aged and young Jordanian men who are either staff or are friends of the staff. Most are respectful but some you don't want to deal with. Parking spaces are limited inside the gate, so if you're wary of parking outside on the road behind the hotel you'll want to make sure to grab a spot before they're taken.

8/10 Good

Glenn, amman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tons of personality
The staff was great. Nice restaurant and a very nice complimentary breakfast. We loved being out of the hustle and bustle and near the sea. Did the scuba diving and they recommended the Bedouin desert tour with the camel ride and dinner. We absolutely enjoyed our stay!
Response from jamal on 18 Jun 2015
Thanks for staying with us, we work hard to make our guests happy. We appreciate your feedback! sure next time we will do our best to serve u much better.