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The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Petra

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Petra

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If it's your first trip to Petra, Jordan for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Petra. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Petra. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Petra for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Petra beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Petra for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Mövenpick Resort Petra

5-star Resort with prices starting at $150 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Family-Friendly
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Located at P.O. Box 214 Wadi Mousa, Mövenpick Resort Petra has great rooms from $150 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, hiking, laundry services, city views, and a game room at this relaxing hotel. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
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  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
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Petra Canyon Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $52 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Petra
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A great place to stay is Petra Canyon Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $52. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Kings Highway. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.7 km from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Raqeem Hotel

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $37 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
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We found Raqeem Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $37. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, hiking, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Main Street. You'll also find pet-friendly rooms, city views, a game room, free parking, and evening entertainment which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
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Crowne Plaza Resort Petra by IHG

5-star Resort with prices starting at $128 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Petra
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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With terrific rooms from $128, Crowne Plaza Resort Petra by IHG, at Wadi Mousa,P.O. Box 30 provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 9.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, laundry services, city views, free parking, and laundry facilities. It's located just 2 km from the city center, too. After a busy day, the heated pool is a nice place to unwind.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool
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Hayat Zaman Hotel And Resort Petra

5-star Resort with prices starting at $157 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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Hayat Zaman Hotel And Resort Petra has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $157 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Wadi Mousa. Furthermore, it also offers hiking, child care, laundry services, a game room, and a child pool, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 7.2 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
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Petra Elite Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $76 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Petra
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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The great guest rating of Petra Elite Hotel is 9.20 out of 10. This place has a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $76, and it's located at Main Street, Town Center. We also love the hiking, child care, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.3 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Petra Sella Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $47 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A cool place is Petra Sella Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $47. It has room service, a restaurant, hiking, laundry services, and city views, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Main Street, Tourist Street. Only 0.4 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a hot tub, free parking, a pool table, evening entertainment, and horse riding at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Petra Cabin Inn Hostel&Resturant

Hostel with prices starting at $16 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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Petra Cabin Inn Hostel&Resturant offers room service, a restaurant, hiking, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $16 (before taxes). It's located at Tourism Street Behind Moevenpick Resort Facing Visitors Center Parking & Entrance Gate and has earned a guest rating of 8.80/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers city views, a game room, free parking, evening entertainment, and horse riding which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.7 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
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Petra Bermudez Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $58 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Petra
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at Main Street, Petra Bermudez Hotel has great rooms from $58 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, hiking, laundry services, and city views. It has a terrific 9.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find free parking, horse riding, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and a tour desk which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.8 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
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Valentine Inn Luxury

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $31 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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A great place to stay is Valentine Inn Luxury which has nice rooms starting at $31. Offering room service, a restaurant, hiking, child care, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at . From The Circle at City Center go North 100 Meters. At The Sign Turn Right And go up The Hill Anther 100 Meters to The End of The Street Next to Valentine Inn. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, city views, a hot tub, a game room, and free parking. It's located just 0.7 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Wadi Rum, Wadi Musa, Aqaba, Eilat, and Ein Bokek.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Petra, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Petra, Best Luxury Hotels in Petra, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Petra, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Petra, Best Hotels for One Week in Petra, Best Hotels for One Night in Petra, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Petra, Best Party Hotels in Petra, or Best Business Hotels in Petra.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Petra?

Petra Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$55

After analyzing 53 first time trip hotels in Petra, Jordan, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $55. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Petra.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $107
  • 4-star hotels: $73
  • 3-star hotels: $43
  • 2-star hotels: $33


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