The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Aqaba

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Aqaba

Aqaba, Jordan Aqaba, Jordan

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Aqaba, Jordan? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Aqaba, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Aqaba to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Aqaba, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Aqaba for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Aqaba for first time visitors.

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

Kempinski Hotel Aqaba Red Sea

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $261 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Located at King Hussein Street, Kempinski Hotel Aqaba Red Sea has great rooms from $261 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.13 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet at this relaxing hotel. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool
  • Kids' club


InterContinental Aqaba

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $230 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Beach
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is InterContinental Aqaba which has nice rooms starting at $230. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at King Hussein Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, child care, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.4 km from the city center. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Aquavista Hotel & Suites

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $51 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Aqaba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Beach

We found Aquavista Hotel & Suites to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $51. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Al Nahda Street. You'll also find breakfast, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and a free breakfast which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.7 km from the center of town. The room service is especially nice after a long 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms


Movenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay Aqaba

5-star Resort with prices starting at $195 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $195, Movenpick Resort & Spa Tala Bay Aqaba, at South Beach Road PO Box 2425 provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a water park, and a restaurant. Its terrific guest rating is 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a fitness center, a bar, child care, laundry services, and golf. It's located just 13.8 km from the city center, too. The kids will love the water park, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool
  • Kids' club


Movenpick Resort & Residences Aqaba

5-star Resort with prices starting at $154 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Aqaba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Movenpick Resort & Residences Aqaba has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. The great rooms here start at $154 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at King Hussein Street. Furthermore, it also offers snorkeling, a bar, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground


Marina Plaza Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $100 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Beach
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of Marina Plaza Hotel is 8.10 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $100, and it's located at Tala Bay. We also love the scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and mountain views which are great for visitors. And since it's just 13.2 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Playground


Al Qidra Hotel & Suites Aqaba

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $35 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Aqaba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

A cool place is Al Qidra Hotel & Suites Aqaba because it has great rooms that start at $35. It has room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.99 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at P. O. Box: 217. Only 0.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love city views, free parking, car rentals, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Al Amer Hostel 2

Hostel with prices starting at $13 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
  • Beach

Al Amer Hostel 2 offers room service, a water park, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $13 (before taxes). It's located at King Hussein Street - Port area fishermen and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.1 km from the city center. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time. 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
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Aqaba

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $127 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Beach

Located at Al-Hammamat Al-Tunisyya Street, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Aqaba has great rooms from $127 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Aqaba Inn Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $32 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Aqaba
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is Aqaba Inn Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $32. Offering room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 9.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Princess Haya Roundabout. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, city views, free parking, and kids meals. 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
  • Snorkeling
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Eilat and Wadi Musa.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Aqaba, make sure you also see Best Beach Hotels in Aqaba, Best Luxury Hotels in Aqaba, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Aqaba, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Aqaba, Best Hotels for One Week in Aqaba, Best Hotels for One Night in Aqaba, Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in Aqaba, or Best Business Hotels in Aqaba.


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

Aqaba Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$90

Travelers to Aqaba, Jordan will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 17 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $90. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Aqaba.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $193
  • 4-star hotels: $100
  • 3-star hotels: $45
  • 2-star hotels: $36


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