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Reviews of Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center

3 out of 5
Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center
South Beach road near Aqaba Marine Park, Aqaba

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 61 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 61 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hotel
It was very good and the service was great. I would like to book there again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Rachel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely will stay again
Great little dive hotel. The place was clean and had good air con the breakfast was minimal but good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked it so much the first time we decided to stay for a second time. The staff does everything in its ability to accommodate to my requests, in terms of checking a bus ticket we needed, taxi, atm, food. But most importantly the atmosphere made us feel like we were at home.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Pui yan

Small room
Room was super small not worth the price
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall a good property. Specializing in diving activities.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Abraham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quick overnight
Stayed overnight en route to Petra from Jerusalem. The staff was super friendly and accommodating. It was December so not many guests. Accommodations were relatively bare but quite clean. Not on the beach, but a short drive away. We didn’t dive, but had that been our goal it would have been very convenient, and the guys in the dive shop seemed cool.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Aqaba diving
Amazing stay friendly staff . Must visit
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Massimo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Location requires transportation
Good accommodation, nice pool and decent breakfast. The only issue is the location. This place like the others in the area is isolated from the town. The hotel restaurants (it's not their main business) are just for convenience and the quality of the food is below average. So, transportation to Aqaba is needed in order to eat decent meals and/or shopping. The beach is walking distance (about 15 min) but the road itself is quite uninspiring (construction in progress and bad smell from garbage). By the way, hotels do not have private beach so be aware that only the public beach is available within reasonable distance.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Larry O

Served it's purpose.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nick, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family oriented hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nicki, Washington DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a relaxing weekend coupled with a few great dives. Both Abdullah and Omar ran a seamless dive even with many divers going out at the same time. Looking forward to the next time!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Alicia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible, horrible, horrible place
This is my first negative review EVER. This place was horrible, and I left two nights early without getting my money back because my friend and I couldn't handle it. We were the only people at the hotel. (Now that I've been there, I understand why.) At first, we seemed welcomed. The manager said, "we are like family here." Then, things got sour. Their "restaurant" was a posted menu- nothing in actuality. There was nothing to eat anywhere nearby; we had to arrange for a taxi to town (about $15 USD round trip) to get anything to eat or drink. It got creepy. We asked if we could bring a few beers and a friend to the pool. The manager told us it was no problem. Then, he got REALLY weird. We were by the pool having a beer (nothing too naughty) and he came to us and said, "we are watching you on our cameras." Then, he called the Jordan police on us who did nothing but came to harass us. It was clear that we were being targeted as American women. Apparently, the manager (who we discovered has three wives) does not like free women. In addition to that, there were mice literally running across my feet when I used the toilet. DO NOT STAY HERE! I don't know how it has received any positive reviews. I would highly recommend staying in Aqaba city center- either splurge on spending a bit more or save A LOT of money and go elsewhere for less. This was the most awful travel experience I've had (and I've had so many!)
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017
Dear Alicia, Thank you for your message. I would like to clarify how things happened from our perspective. We tried our best to make your stay as enjoyable as possible as we always do until the fourth night of your stay where you came back to the hotel from the city with two men as your guests and asked if you can chill out with your guests at the hotel and we welcomed you and your guests and told you that our policy is that your guests can set with you in the public areas of the hotel and not inside the room as per our policy. One of them left after five minutes and the other stayed. Your friend Alison after midnight decided to take the man inside the room and you told her you will wait outside for one hour and that’s when we came to you politely telling you again it’s not allowed to have non-paying guests inside the room. You told me that your friend left, while actually your friend was inside the room with the man (our cameras are set to provide customers with a secure accommodation environment, yet unfortunately we had to retrieve to cameras to validate your clams that your guest left; regrettably the camera footage evidently showed your friend and the guest were still inside the room). I asked you again politely to knock on the door and tell them this is not allowed in our hotel. Then Alison left the hotel with the man, and the police caught them down the road. I would like also to make it clear that our restaurant was always open for breakfast, lunch and dinner with different varieties of local and international meals, but you decided to go to the city every day and please remember that you were not the only guests at the hotel since you where chatting and cheering up some families during their diving course. Note: It’s vulgar to comment on my personal life – in fact, I am not married at all – but perhaps your intention was to insult me by reinforcing faulty stereotypes about Arab culture.

10/10 Excellent

Juho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Perfect for diving!
My wife and I stayed here for 4 days and couldn't be happier for choosing Red Sea Dive Center as our diving operator. This is a family owned dive center with decades of experience. Our dive master made our dives and also our stay very pleasent. The hotel itself shows sign of wear and tear, however, our room was clean and comfortable and the staff really makes you feel like home. The location is close to diving sites. There are no shops and restaurants in South Beach and we ended up going to Aqaba city center for lunches (totally worth it!). We would definitely go back to Red Sea Dive Center!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Steve, Kimberly Wi

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice hotel away from the city
Nice looking pool and it was great water to swim in. I like the fact it's away from the city. The only thing bad I would say about the facility is for the desolate location it could use some landscape restoration.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Diving Experience
Really enjoyed the friendliness of the staff.

4/10 Poor

Philippus P, Johannesburg

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mediocre at best
The hotel was a big disappointment. The reviews mention it sets the standard in budget accommodation. Perhaps in summer and perhaps if your sole purpose is diving you don't mind the boring location, the bleak room, the "pre-cooked plastic" breakfast or the general lack of character that it offers. The staff is friendly and helpful enough and gives a sense of a family place but few other redeeming factors are visible. Wont stay there again and can't recommend it

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and new. A great choice if you want to learn to dive.

4/10 Poor

Paul, Newport, MN

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Very disappointing
The lady who checked me in, I never caught her name,with the 19 month old son, was/is absolutely phenominal. She spoke great english and was extremely, quick, responsive, and friendly about any need I had. The rest of the staff, not so much. Fortunately, i didnt have many needs/concerns. The biggest problem I had was actually finding the place. The place has no listed address that I am aware of, so GPS was no help thus it took three added hours of driving aimlessly, getting far closer to the Saudi border than I am comfortable with and ultimately arriving too late in the norning to be able to go scuba diving in the Res Sea...which was my sole purpose of going down to Aqaba. Another issue was that none of the elrctric outlets in my room worked. Plus the outlets that were there were different than every other outlet in Jordan that I had encountered, so I needed an adapter for my adapter. After getting a 2nd adapter only to realize my outlets didnt work. So to charge my camera and other electronics i had to connect to the community electric source in the lobby and given all the other devices hooked up, Im assumung mine wasn't the only room with electrical issues. My bed was very uncomfortable and couldnt figure out how to get the AC to work, so instead had to sleep with the unscreened window wide open to let in the cool night air. Overall, the place would have been a complete bust were it not for the warm reception from the unnamed check-in lady.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for money
Excellent services if you are traveling on a lower budget! The rooms were nice and clean, the pool was perfect for the afternoons. The staff are very friendly and willing to go the extra mile to make your stay pleasant! The diving is quite affordable, and the diving sites are gorgeous! The instructor was very informative and took pictures of the team while diving. Although the place is not right on the beach, it provides transport to the diving places and the public beach (about 15 min walk form the hotel)

10/10 Excellent

C. Gorman, Cairo, Egypt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It doesn't get better than this
The Red Sea Dive Center is a family-owned hotel operated by the two sons of the first licensed scuba diver in Jordan. (Their dad taught the current king how to dive.) Their pride in this family tradition is evident in the well kept hotel, the generous and tasty menu items offered from their convenient kitchen and the excellent scuba instruction offered to their guests. The atmosphere is so laid back that guests can recover from hiking at Petra one day and still dive and enjoy the amazing fish in the Red Sea the next day. The staff kindly arranged for taxi's for us to go into Aqaba for dinner but it was almost hard to leave such a lovely place for one evening. The room was small but we opted for chaise lounges by the pool. The shower was the best we had in Jordan...warm and plentiful. This hotel is well worth the price.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Mosquitos
My roommate and I arrived late and the owner at the front desk was kind enough to make us a snack after having not eaten out entire journey to their hotel. The beds were great but the shower was parallel to the floor so water leaked out everywhere. On top of that there were cracks around the door so Mosquitos and flies got which unfortunately attacked me and my roommate in our sleep. The next day I had big bites all over my body including my face. We ended up switching hotels after the first night and it's been several days since our stay and I still itch.

8/10 Good

vinyi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top budget choice in Aqaba
Great budget place to stay. Excellent dive centre with professional staff. The owner is very helpful. Highly recommend

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
comfortable room, nice pool, bit far from the beac
it was nice and clean there! i would go there again

10/10 Excellent

Jayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service
The manager was very helpful. He not only provided advice on a number of travel matters, he went to the trouble of purchasing bus tickets in town on our behalf. Service all round was excellent. For diving and snorkelling, the hotel is well located. It is less convenient for dining, shopping and other sight seeing.

8/10 Good

Dwayne, Calgary, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Red Sea Resort
Nice location for snorkelling in the Red Sea. The owner was very knowledgable on the best locations for seeing fish and coral. The rooms were a good size and although the hotel is small, it is well run. It is a few hundred meters to the beach - try to get a ride from the staff, if they are going to the beach.

10/10 Excellent

Danny, Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect if all you want to do is dive and relax.
Cheap and cheerful place. Everything you need and nothing you dont. Lovely staff, good location. Abdallah was brilliant to dive with and will definitely come back here again one day.

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent dive centre and exceptional staff
We loved our stay at the red sea dive centre. It has a very warm and friendly feeling about it. The pool was great fun and a decent size for swimming or just cooling down. The only downside was the food menu which is very limited and the resort is a 5JD taxi ride into town.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place for Padi Certification
We had such a wonderful experience with the Red Sea Dive Center. We stayed four nights and went through the PADI certification course. The staff was wonderful and the owner Abdullah is very committed to providing the best diving experience to his guests. There is not a lot to do in this area other than go to the beach and scuba so you will need a car to get into Aqaba proper.

10/10 Excellent

Sandrine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parfait pour séjour plongée

10/10 Excellent

isabelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Séjour parfait
Nous avons eu la chance d'avoir l'hôtel pour nous tout seul durant nos 3 jours. La piscine est fantastique. Le personnel est très gentil. Le buffet du déjeuner est simple mais très correct.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
È stato divertente soggiornare nella struttura in quanto grazie ai maestri e alle attrezzature abbiamo potuto fare immersioni e snorkeling. Il personale è disponibile, l'ambiente è tranquillo e rilassante. Consigliato!!

8/10 Good

Ettore

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel un po' isolato rispetto alle spiagge da raggiungere in auto. E' però molto tranquillo e al mattino ti aspetta un ricco buffet per colazione.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

MARTINE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un personnel à l'écoute de la clientèle.
La personne de l'accueil est à l'écoute, prête à rendre service. S'il y a un problème, il est très réactif. Chambre agréable.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Isabelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Très bien
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

muriel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convivialité et professionnalisé
une équipe super, prévenante, un espace de vie tranquille où l'on a envie de rester et partager.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

sebastien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super séjour plongée
Séjour fantastique avec l'organisation d'une plongée très pédagogique et fascinante dans le parc marin d'Aqaba. Un grand merci à toute l'équipe. Petit hôtel avec les chambres directement sur une belle piscine et parfaitement situé pour un séjour plongée. Une adresse de confiance.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Matériel et encadrement plongée top.. plongées superbes
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
El personal y la ubicación para buceadores Los instructores y su especial
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Le calme de l’établissement, la proximité des spots et bien sûr le club de plongée très professionnel nous ont ravi.Nous avons regretté de ne pas avoir le wifi dans la chambre et une télévision qui ne proposait aucune chaîne en français.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super expérience à Aqaba
Super hôtel, petit déjeuner au top, personnel gentil et à l écoute, équipé de plongée génial
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel tres sympa
Nous avons passé 2 nuits au top ! Le petit établissement sans prétention possède une chouette piscine (un peu froide) avec des transats et parasols, on peut y manger, et bien sûr faire de la plongée ou du snorkeling. L'accueil est vraiment super sympa. On nous a prêté des tenues gratuitement pour aller faire du snorkeling et donné pleins de bons conseils. Le soir, monter sur le toit et regarder le soleil se coucher sur la mer rouge ! Pour les reproches je dirai que le petit déjeuner est moyen et que des rideaux plus occultants ne seraient pas de refus :)
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Benedetta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Julio M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Dobry, ale za drogi jak na warunki
Hotel jest OK. Nic wspaniałego. Dobry na jedną noc maksymalnie. Stosunek ceny do jakości zdecydowanie zły. Śniadanie skromne, ale dobre. Blisko do plaży. Słaby Wifi.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Pier Paolo

l'hotel è situato circa 10 km a sud di Aqaba, sicuramente in corrispondenza del punto migliore per accedere al mare e fare snorkeling o diving. La struttura è estremamente semplice e priva di fronzoli, ma molto pulita (sia la camera che le parti comuni che la piscina). Personale efficientissimo e cordiale, tutto votato al diving. Prezzi molto modici per il noleggio dell'attrezzatura da snorkeling, per la cena e per le bevande. Unico neo: la spiaggia è a circa 500 metri, facilssimi all'andata (discesa), ben diversi in salita...ma con 1 JD si torna in taxi (sempre presenti). In conclusione: spartano ma sicuramente consigliato!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolles Hotel in guter Lage
Der Betreiber ist extrem freundlich, Expedia hatte ihm das Geld nicht überwiesen, er ließ uns trotzdem schon einchecken. ich kann einen Tauchkurs empfehlen. Das Frühstück ist Basic aber sehr lecker. Die Zimmer sind sehr sauber und geräumig, haben sogar einen Kühlschrank.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018