Mövenpick Resort Petra
Tourism Street, Wadi Musa, Jordan
Location
Wadi Musa, opposite Petra
On Tourism Street in Wadi Musa, directly opposite the Petra visitor centre and main gate, around fifty metres away — an inland, location-led stay with no beach, but the closest base to the ruins.
Transfer
A Jordan-tour transfer
Around 2.5 hours by road from Amman and Queen Alia International (QAIA), and about 2 hours from Aqaba (AQJ) — a natural stop on a Jordan tour.
Villas
183 rooms & suites
183 rooms and suites with Arabesque interiors, antiques and handcrafted wood, from Classic Rooms to a Royal Suite with Petra-gateway views.
Best For
Who it suits
Culture and heritage travellers, couples, families and tour groups using the nearest resort to Petra's gate as their base for the ruins, and as a natural stop on the Amman-to-Aqaba loop.
Board Basis
B&B / HB / FB
A bed-and-breakfast base, with half- and full-board. Alcohol is served in Jordan; the hotel does not run tours, which are arranged across the street and in town.
Overview
The Petra base
Mövenpick Resort Petra is the Petra base — a heritage resort directly opposite the Petra visitor centre and main gate, around fifty metres away, where the location is the whole point. On Tourism Street in Wadi Musa, it is roughly two and a half hours from Amman and two from Aqaba, an inland resort with no beach but a peerless position for the ruins. Its 183 rooms and suites carry Arabesque interiors, antiques, natural stone and handcrafted wood, from Classic Rooms with courtyard or mountain views to a Royal Suite with awe-inspiring Petra-gateway views. Seven outlets set the mood: the candlelit Al Iwan, serving Mediterranean and Jordanian cooking and voted best restaurant in Jordan; the rooftop Al Ghadeer Roof Garden for sundowners and live music over Petra's hills; the all-day Al Saraya buffet; the Damascus-style Al Maqa'ad bar beneath a five-metre brass chandelier, with alcohol served; and a Lawrence-of-Arabia-themed tea room. A modest wellness centre adds an outdoor pool, steam bath and fitness. Walk to the Treasury at opening to beat the crowds and the heat; tours are arranged through the visitor centre and town operators. The hotel is a location-and-heritage stay, and the Petra base for a wider Jordan tour to Wadi Rum, Dana and Aqaba.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
183 rooms and suites with Arabesque interiors, antiques and handcrafted wood — from Classic Rooms with courtyard or mountain views to Superior Rooms and a Junior Suite, up to a Royal Suite with a terrace and awe-inspiring Petra-gateway views.
Entry
Classic Room
Sleeps two, king or twin. A heritage room with courtyard or mountain views.
Arabesque décorCourtyard view
Superior
Superior Room
Sleeps two to three. With a balcony and mountain views.
BalconyMountain view
Suite
Junior Suite
Sleeps two to three. With a sitting area and pool views.
Sitting areaPool view
Apex
Royal Suite
Sleeps two to four. A living room and terrace with awe-inspiring Petra-gateway views.
Petra viewsTerrace
Food & Drink
Dining
Seven venues, led by candlelit fine dining and a rooftop — the Mediterranean and Jordanian Al Iwan (voted best restaurant in Jordan), the rooftop Al Ghadeer over Petra's hills, the all-day Al Saraya buffet, the Damascus-style Al Maqa'ad bar and a Lawrence-of-Arabia-themed tea room.
Fine dining
Al Iwan
Candlelit Mediterranean and Jordanian, voted best in Jordan.
Rooftop
Al Ghadeer Roof Garden
Sundowners and live music over Petra's hills.
Buffet
Al Saraya
An all-day buffet at Al Saraya, for relaxed resort dining.
Bar
Al Maqa’ad Bar
A Damascus-style bar with a brass chandelier; alcohol is served.
Tea
Al Baraka Tea Room
A Lawrence-of-Arabia-themed afternoon tea.
Wellbeing
Wellness centre
A modest wellness centre adds an outdoor pool, a steam bath and a fitness room — somewhere to unwind after a long day among the ruins. Here the draw is the heritage interiors and the position opposite the gate, not a destination spa, and the pool is welcome in the inland heat.
Wellness centre
A steam bath and fitness, after a day at Petra.
Outdoor pool
An outdoor pool for relaxing after the ruins.
Heritage interiors
Arabesque antiques and artwork throughout.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The Petra base, where location is the experience. Walk around fifty metres to the gate and reach the Treasury at opening to beat the crowds and the heat, take sundowners and live music on the rooftop over Petra's hills, dine by candlelight at Al Iwan, and use it as the base for Wadi Rum, Dana and Aqaba on a wider Jordan tour.
Walk to Petra
Walk around 50 metres to the gate; early entry beats the crowds.
Al Ghadeer rooftop
Sundowners over the ruins at the Al Ghadeer rooftop.
Al Iwan dining
Candlelit dining at Al Iwan, voted best in Jordan.
Lawrence tea room
Afternoon tea in the Lawrence-of-Arabia tea room.
Touring base
A touring base for Wadi Rum, Dana and Aqaba on a wider Jordan loop.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 2.5 hours from Amman
A Jordan-tour transfer; about 2 hours from Aqaba.
At the gate
~50 m to Petra
Directly opposite the visitor centre.
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Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast, half- or full-board. Alcohol is served in Jordan.
Setting
- Directly opposite Petra's gate — a location-led stay, with no beach.
Touring
- Tours are arranged through the visitor centre and town operators.
Getting there
- Around 2.5 hours from Amman, or 2 hours from Aqaba.
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