My husband and I spent some time in the hotel 13 years ago and liked it so much that when we needed a hotel for a night before our trip to Petra we did not even looked any other hotel, just booked a room in the Orchid. We found that while the staff is very nice and accommodating , the... More

We were fortunate enough to sty in a shangrila villa which are the villas at the very top of the resort backed only by the mountains and with a full exquisite view of the red sea...I believe we received an upgrade...not sure why. I would totally recommend staying in these phenomenal suites with jacoussi and daybed on the outdoor balcony(takes... More

My fiancee and I received a gift from our parents - 3 nights at the orchid. We were upgraded to the Shangrila Villas and boy was that the best thing that could have happened!!! The Villa was beautiful - had an outdoor jacuzzi and a huge indoor bathtub. A breathtaking view from out bed that overlooked the panorama of the... More

Ticked all the boxes; Room serviced every day (clean bedding & towels), staff friendly (went out of way to arrange an easily accessible room because of children and offered up-grade at no extra charge [up-grade unfortunately would of been no use for children, pity]), breakfast was excellent (very wide choice), wifi reliable and amply safe and secure car-parking. Would recommend... More

Contrary to the promised "sea view" room on booking.com, we could only see some bushes and the hotel's noisy jeeps driving around carrying people. The hotel is family oriented, so expect lots of kids and lots of noise. Bread was dry at breakfast, food messy, tables congested. Staff rude. Much of the beach area near the hotel is fenced, leaving... More

Advantages: The hotel has very beautiful pool, lobby with fantastic view of eitat, akkaba (jorden) and red sea mountains. Room is clean and satisfying. Breakfast are very good, togather with landscape from pool is something to remember. Defects: Most of the hotel and the rooms are made by wood. It seems that they don't have carpenters over the hotel to... More

Thailand in the desert! Strong Thai feeling on the premises, even if it is not. Fantastic view from the room/villa out over the red sea. Excellent service upon arrival. We arrived one day early, but got excellent help with a room and an upgrade, we didn't ask for. Price for the extra night was same as the discounted booked and... More

Apparently they don't clean the rooms everyday or even replace the used towels unless you ask them to, so when we came back from the pool and beach and found out we can't take a shower because there are no clean towels, we called and asked for some. Only after 10 more phone calls and refusing to hang up, did... More

We have been to the Orchid 4 or 5 times. The hotel claims 5 stars - 5 stars it is not. Our first visit was 5 years ago. Still the same furniture, same seasickness beds, this time propped up on two blocks of wood, still the same lack of attention to details. Don't ask the front desk for anything -... More