We stayed 2 nights here. The room was comfortable and clean, with plenty of hot water, good shower and a good flush to the toilet ! Tv and fridge, and air con that worked. The hotel is away from the beach area and you will need to catch a bus to either the public beaches or the "Royal Diving Club" .Swimming pool area clean but dull, and in shade for most of the day. Breakfast Ok but staff struggled to cope with number of people taking food at the same time. Pleasant bar area.

We were booked into the Golden Tulip by Aqaba Dive, so we didn't really know what we were in for. The Lonely Planet mentioned that it had tiny bathrooms. Maybe they have done some renovations since then, but we found the bathroom in our twin room to be a good size and perfectly adequate; well-stocked and everything worked well.

Staff were friendly and helpful, the breakfast was very good with a nice choice of Jordanian and Western foods, and the windows were double glazed so although we were near a mosque we didn't hear the early morning call to prayer.

Just down the road is a 24 hour cafe with superb fresh fruit juice, and there's a CD/DVD shop on the curve of the street whose friendly owner patiently played us various local CDs until we made our choice. Aqaba Dive is also a few minutes' walk away, and the hotel is centrally located for strolling around town. Best meals - sayedieh (grilled fish meal) at Ali Baba's, and fantastic lamb at Al Sharmi.

Wonderful hotel in the middle of downtown The beach was only a half mile from this quaint economical hotel The staff were wonderful and all knowing I would recomend to anyone and I plan on coming back to this hotel on my next aqaba trip

Positives - Free wifi, near food and shops, food ok
Negatives - Thin walls and others may disrupt your sleep, not near beach, noisy AC

I guess it is just ok for me and my family. We paid to enter other 5 stars hotel to enjoy their pool and beach which is fun. Everything about this hotel is just average.