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Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center

3.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
Lobby sitting area
Family dining
Property entrance
Restaurant

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
$81
includes taxes & fees
Oct 26 - Oct 27

Explore the area

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South Beach road near Aqaba Marine Park, Aqaba, 77110
  • Place, Aqaba Marine Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Berenice Beach Club
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Tala Bay
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Aqaba (AQJ-King Hussein Intl.)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room, Private Bathroom | Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Single Room, Private Bathroom | Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room, Private Bathroom

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Triple Room, Private Bathroom | Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets

Triple Room, Private Bathroom

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

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About this property

Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center

3-star Aqaba inn with rooftop terrace
Guests at this beach inn will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as a children's pool and barbecue grills. Limited housekeeping is available.
Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center offers 13 accommodations with minibars. Satellite television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers. This Aqaba inn provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a limited basis and hair dryers can be requested.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The inn offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center features an outdoor pool and a children's pool. For a surcharge, an airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. This beach inn also offers a rooftop terrace, a library, and barbecue grills. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center has designated areas for smoking.

Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) during limited hours on request
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: JOD 5 for adults and JOD 5 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scuba diving
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (limited availability)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 floor
  • 4 buildings
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 7 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately JOD 5 for adults and JOD 5 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: JOD 25 per vehicle (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Red Sea Dive Center Hotel & Dive Center
Red Sea Dive Center Hotel & Dive Center Aqaba
Red Sea Dive Center Hotel Dive Center Aqaba
Red Sea Dive Hotel Aqaba
Red Sea Dive Center Hotel Dive Center
Red Sea Dive Center Dive Center Aqaba
Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center Inn
Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center Aqaba
Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center Inn Aqaba

Red Sea Dive Center - Hotel & Dive Center Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 61 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 61 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 61 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 61 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 61 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

nice hotel

It was very good and the service was great. I would like to book there again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Rachel

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Definitely will stay again

Great little dive hotel. The place was clean and had good air con the breakfast was minimal but good.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked it so much the first time we decided to stay for a second time. The staff does everything in its ability to accommodate to my requests, in terms of checking a bus ticket we needed, taxi, atm, food. But most importantly the atmosphere made us feel like we were at home.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Pui yan

Small room

Room was super small not worth the price
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall a good property. Specializing in diving activities.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Abraham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Quick overnight

Stayed overnight en route to Petra from Jerusalem. The staff was super friendly and accommodating. It was December so not many guests. Accommodations were relatively bare but quite clean. Not on the beach, but a short drive away. We didn’t dive, but had that been our goal it would have been very convenient, and the guys in the dive shop seemed cool.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Aqaba diving

Amazing stay friendly staff . Must visit
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Massimo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Location requires transportation

Good accommodation, nice pool and decent breakfast. The only issue is the location. This place like the others in the area is isolated from the town. The hotel restaurants (it's not their main business) are just for convenience and the quality of the food is below average. So, transportation to Aqaba is needed in order to eat decent meals and/or shopping. The beach is walking distance (about 15 min) but the road itself is quite uninspiring (construction in progress and bad smell from garbage). By the way, hotels do not have private beach so be aware that only the public beach is available within reasonable distance.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Larry O

Served it's purpose.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nick, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family oriented hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nicki, Washington DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a relaxing weekend coupled with a few great dives. Both Abdullah and Omar ran a seamless dive even with many divers going out at the same time. Looking forward to the next time!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Alicia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Horrible, horrible, horrible place

This is my first negative review EVER. This place was horrible, and I left two nights early without getting my money back because my friend and I couldn't handle it. We were the only people at the hotel. (Now that I've been there, I understand why.) At first, we seemed welcomed. The manager said, "we are like family here." Then, things got sour. Their "restaurant" was a posted menu- nothing in actuality. There was nothing to eat anywhere nearby; we had to arrange for a taxi to town (about $15 USD round trip) to get anything to eat or drink. It got creepy. We asked if we could bring a few beers and a friend to the pool. The manager told us it was no problem. Then, he got REALLY weird. We were by the pool having a beer (nothing too naughty) and he came to us and said, "we are watching you on our cameras." Then, he called the Jordan police on us who did nothing but came to harass us. It was clear that we were being targeted as American women. Apparently, the manager (who we discovered has three wives) does not like free women. In addition to that, there were mice literally running across my feet when I used the toilet. DO NOT STAY HERE! I don't know how it has received any positive reviews. I would highly recommend staying in Aqaba city center- either splurge on spending a bit more or save A LOT of money and go elsewhere for less. This was the most awful travel experience I've had (and I've had so many!)
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Juho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Perfect for diving!

My wife and I stayed here for 4 days and couldn't be happier for choosing Red Sea Dive Center as our diving operator. This is a family owned dive center with decades of experience. Our dive master made our dives and also our stay very pleasent. The hotel itself shows sign of wear and tear, however, our room was clean and comfortable and the staff really makes you feel like home. The location is close to diving sites. There are no shops and restaurants in South Beach and we ended up going to Aqaba city center for lunches (totally worth it!). We would definitely go back to Red Sea Dive Center!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Steve, Kimberly Wi

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Nice hotel away from the city

Nice looking pool and it was great water to swim in. I like the fact it's away from the city. The only thing bad I would say about the facility is for the desolate location it could use some landscape restoration.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent Diving Experience

Really enjoyed the friendliness of the staff.

4/10 Poor

Philippus P, Johannesburg

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mediocre at best

The hotel was a big disappointment. The reviews mention it sets the standard in budget accommodation. Perhaps in summer and perhaps if your sole purpose is diving you don't mind the boring location, the bleak room, the "pre-cooked plastic" breakfast or the general lack of character that it offers. The staff is friendly and helpful enough and gives a sense of a family place but few other redeeming factors are visible. Wont stay there again and can't recommend it

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and new. A great choice if you want to learn to dive.

4/10 Poor

Paul, Newport, MN

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Very disappointing

The lady who checked me in, I never caught her name,with the 19 month old son, was/is absolutely phenominal. She spoke great english and was extremely, quick, responsive, and friendly about any need I had. The rest of the staff, not so much. Fortunately, i didnt have many needs/concerns. The biggest problem I had was actually finding the place. The place has no listed address that I am aware of, so GPS was no help thus it took three added hours of driving aimlessly, getting far closer to the Saudi border than I am comfortable with and ultimately arriving too late in the norning to be able to go scuba diving in the Res Sea...which was my sole purpose of going down to Aqaba. Another issue was that none of the elrctric outlets in my room worked. Plus the outlets that were there were different than every other outlet in Jordan that I had encountered, so I needed an adapter for my adapter. After getting a 2nd adapter only to realize my outlets didnt work. So to charge my camera and other electronics i had to connect to the community electric source in the lobby and given all the other devices hooked up, Im assumung mine wasn't the only room with electrical issues. My bed was very uncomfortable and couldnt figure out how to get the AC to work, so instead had to sleep with the unscreened window wide open to let in the cool night air. Overall, the place would have been a complete bust were it not for the warm reception from the unnamed check-in lady.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value for money

Excellent services if you are traveling on a lower budget! The rooms were nice and clean, the pool was perfect for the afternoons. The staff are very friendly and willing to go the extra mile to make your stay pleasant! The diving is quite affordable, and the diving sites are gorgeous! The instructor was very informative and took pictures of the team while diving. Although the place is not right on the beach, it provides transport to the diving places and the public beach (about 15 min walk form the hotel)

10/10 Excellent

C. Gorman, Cairo, Egypt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It doesn't get better than this

The Red Sea Dive Center is a family-owned hotel operated by the two sons of the first licensed scuba diver in Jordan. (Their dad taught the current king how to dive.) Their pride in this family tradition is evident in the well kept hotel, the generous and tasty menu items offered from their convenient kitchen and the excellent scuba instruction offered to their guests. The atmosphere is so laid back that guests can recover from hiking at Petra one day and still dive and enjoy the amazing fish in the Red Sea the next day. The staff kindly arranged for taxi's for us to go into Aqaba for dinner but it was almost hard to leave such a lovely place for one evening. The room was small but we opted for chaise lounges by the pool. The shower was the best we had in Jordan...warm and plentiful. This hotel is well worth the price.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Mosquitos

My roommate and I arrived late and the owner at the front desk was kind enough to make us a snack after having not eaten out entire journey to their hotel. The beds were great but the shower was parallel to the floor so water leaked out everywhere. On top of that there were cracks around the door so Mosquitos and flies got which unfortunately attacked me and my roommate in our sleep. The next day I had big bites all over my body including my face. We ended up switching hotels after the first night and it's been several days since our stay and I still itch.

8/10 Good

vinyi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Top budget choice in Aqaba

Great budget place to stay. Excellent dive centre with professional staff. The owner is very helpful. Highly recommend

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

comfortable room, nice pool, bit far from the beac

it was nice and clean there! i would go there again