Red Sea Dive Center

The accommodation exceeded my expectations, especially before my arrival i read the reviews and had doubts about the place. But actually, it was very comfortable, clean and most importantly the staff was very helpful whenever we had questions. Also, i felt very safe and felt very safe for my things if i left them by the pool. Yes, true the breakfast is not really diverse, but i noticed that this is the same approach around Jordan during my vacation. In terms of lunch/dinner there is an option to ask the staff to order food for you, another option is to go closer to the beach there are couple of restaurants where they serve food or the third option would be Tala Bay which is 20 min by foot or 1-2 JOD by taxi.

I don't have anything that i disliked.

We really liked the place! The staff was very nice, super helpful, giving good tips for stopping a taxi, beach for snorkel, visibility in the sea etc. Abdullah also helped us with the tire when we were leaving and adviced us place where we could fix it! Thank you for that - fixing the tire before road to Amman was definitely necessary. The place has very nice outside area with clean swimming pool, sunbeds and tables with chairs- you can eat also breakfast there - we had nice chill time there after activities of Wadi Run and Petra. by car you can be in few minutes next to the south beach, Berenice beach club or Tala Bay. It is around 15 minutes by car to Aqaba which has nice places to eat or for sisha (locals there are very nice to people from abroad). The room itself was not big, but nice, clean with AC and fridge- we were very satisfied - it was situated in bungalow. You can also go to the roof to sea very nice view of the sea and sunset. The breakfast was also tasty, we were never hungry after it! If you wanna rest, snorkel or dive - we recommend this place! one thing for people coming to Aqaba and south beach - the corals are next to the beach, you don’t really have space to swim normally (so swimming pool it great to have). We were snokerling all time in the sea and swimming normally in swimming pool at our place or Berenice Beach club. For us it was great (really huge corals right next to the beach!), for non diving or snokerling folks it might be not ideal.

Red Sea Dive Centre was the perfect, relaxed setting to start our Jordan trip, with friendly and laid-back staff, 1 - 1 treatment for most dives which we didn't expect, and a quiet place with 15m pool almost to ourselves. The breakfast was good, the room was comfortable and quiet with AC and fridge. Best of all, the staff are so welcoming and thanks to their inquisitive and open nature, we learnt a lot about Jordanian and Arabic culture, making us feel very much part of the Jordanian dive community right away. We would love to come back.

One downside is that the property doesn't provide lunch/dinner (you can pre-order dinner the day before), so if you aren't organised with your meals you have to drive to Aqaba (15 minutes) or walk 10 minutes to another hotel. However, the spacious fridge in the room enabled us to have our own lunches and we were encouraged to use the kitchen to prepare meals, so this isn't a big problem.

The location was great, in a calm area. No noise, no mosque or dogs barking at night. It was calm and amazing, near the South Beach. The beds were very confortable, the bathroom super clean and the pool area was quiet. Hot water, silent nights, it was paradise for me :)

Breakfast could have more fruit and scrambled eggs

Friendly staff, friendly cats, good for divers. Breakfast was good considering the small number of guests.

The place is a bit run down and needs repairing. The plastic stuff surrounding the pool was broken in several places, towels and bed linen had holes and permanent(?) stains in them. Water was dripping from the very noisy AC. There‘s also quite a bit of trash(old beds and refrigerators and stuff like that) on the property but behind the houses. I‘d still recommend it for people who‘d like a cheap place to stay while diving.

Every single thing. Special kudos to the staff and their kindness. Suitable for families. The breakfast was one of the best in the country, due to the presence of continental meals.

Nothing at all

Almost everything was perfect. Small hotel with frindly staff, a nice pool to rest and close to diving spots. If you want to eat something, you have small snacks and they can cook something to eat for diner (good quality and price). The breakfast is also good. We made 3 dives with "Zayd" (pronounce "Z"), very nice dive master, calm and very sympathic ! :-) The equipment for diving is in good condition. Dive sites are in a few minutes by minivan and they prepare all the stuff and take you to the beach with their minivan. We had great time after Wadi Rum here, just to relax, dive and enjoy the nice weather at the pool.

Te wifi is ok but during evenings, when more people are connected, the speed is sometimes reduced.

- We arrived earlier than the official checkin time, but they were able to give us our room already. - Nice breakfast (typical Jordanian). - Friendly staff. - Nice and big swimming pool.

- We saw on booking that they should have access to private beach with a shuttle, but when we asked about it on the reception, we were told there is no private beach.

It is great as a hotel and excellent as a dive center. I would say it is the place to go to if you want to dive in Aqaba. My wife and I are beginners in diving (most other guests were more experienced than us) and the instructor here was very helpful and good and handled everything perfectly (even when we panicked a bit at first) . That being said, it is also a great hotel for non divers- close to south beach (away from Aqaba city centre), spacious clean comfy rooms, good breakfast and a very inviting pool in the courtyard.

Great location for big breakfast, cute pool, chilling and watersports/diving activities, which can be easily arranged. The rooms are always clean, sometimes the toilet plumping is noisy, but works. The showers are clean and the towels soft. It's great to jump into the pool before breakfast. Breakfast is big, varied and delicious, nothing to worry here. The atmosphere is chill, cats/kittens running around and staff are ready to support anytime.