Crowne Plaza Hotel ***** & Forum Guesthouse ****
The Forum Hotel used to be the only first class hotel in Petra. It is situated
very close to the entrance of Petra.
The rooms are comfortably equipped and all have bathroom, TV, mini-bar, telephone
and air-conditioning. The restaurants offer Arabic and international cuisine.
Additional facilities are the bar and swimming pool.
Since 1996 the new wing of Petra Resthouse (situated directly at the entrance
of Petra) is part of Forum´s international collection of first class
hotels. The nice and friendly rooms are equipped with bathroom, hairdryer,
air-conditioning, TV, telephone and mini-bar.
The restaurant offers Arabian and international cuisine. Additional facilities
are the terrace café and the romantic bar which has been built into
a Nabatean cave.
The old wing of the Resthouse which used to be the first 3-star hotel in Petra
is closed and it is planned to be renovated and refurbished soon.
After renovations the Forum main building recently was classified with 5 stars
and was re-named "Forum Crowne Plaza".
