Hayat Zaman Hotel and Resort Petra

The complex is unusually rustic in its design while retaining a suitable level of comfort. You do get an excellent view of the sunset from the hotel. Equally be prepared to hear the early morning sunrise call to prayer from the next door Mosque.

This is a very dated hotel, with very poor food. It’s 20 mins from Petra and pretty inconvenient. Rooms OLD with no views at all. Staff generally unfriendly, and spent whole time looking after a private party group - giving them 5* treatment - although their food was cooked separately and they had full bar. We had no outside space to sit at all, and if you think there’s a bar (which is on hotel map) think on. This is old, tired and not worth the money at all.

Lovely looking hotel, let down by weeds and tall grass in the flower beds. Very clean but dark room with no outside window. Tiny bathroom with poor shower. When sitting on loo could touch wall with knees. Food fair. Here at a difficult time for tourism, but staff not very smiley, unlike the rest of Jordan

A beautiful hotel built into a former Ottoman structure. Picturesque location overlooking Wadi Musa. The only problem was a power outage which kicked on the huge diesel generator next to our room. Last night in the hotel and too tired to move so was just toughed it out and pretended we were on an airplane and fell asleep. Power restored about 2200 and genny stopped.

Enjoyed an overnight stay at Hayat Zaman after visiting Petra in late November. This rustic and charming property is repurposed from an old mountainside village. The main drawback for the hotel is the distance from Petra (10km from Google maps) so a car or transfer is likely needed if returning to visit Petra on multiple days. It was quiet and seemed empty except for one tour group during my visit, likely due to cancellations caused by the ongoing problems in the region. I personally had no issues and felt safe while traveling through Jordan itself. My large rustic room was well furnished with everything clean, in nice condition, and good working order. However, while the room was big, the bathroom was small in comparison. The hotel had a pool and a hammam, but I did not have the chance to use either. The dinner and breakfast buffet was substantial with a wide selection. I enjoyed local dishes mixed in with the usual Western items. Jordanian hospitality was great throughout my trip and especially during my visit to Hayat Zaman.