Bedouin Garden Village, Hotel Dive

The Bedouin Garden Village is about 15 minutes by car below Aqaba, very close to the Berenice Beach Club. It is only 150 meters to the sea and the beach. In the immediate vicinity you will find a few other guesthouses with restaurants as well as a restaurant/snack bar on the beach. The beach itself also has free parasols. The staff is very friendly and the a**osphere in the Garden Village is very quiet and relaxed. The ambience offers many shady spots that invite you to linger and relax in the shade, but some of the cushions in the Bedouin seating areas could do with washing or cleaning. It wasn't dirty, but it wasn't 100% clean either. The Bedouin Garden Village has a diving school with friendly, funny but also competent staff and good equipment. The dives were very relaxed and yet interesting, even for experienced divers. Unfortunately, breakfast was relatively simple: there was flatbread, cream cheese wedges (although these were left in the heat for a long time), jam and a plate of hummus, egg, beans, some fruit and some vegetables. It was still filling. Unfortunately, the lunch and dinner menu is not particularly extensive either: there is a lot of frozen food (fish, hamburgers, calamari), a few salads and a few chicken dishes. It fills you up, it doesn't taste bad, but it's not particularly "wow" either - given the remote location, the choice of restaurants on site is limited. The rooms were simple but functional with air conditioning and a refrigerator. All in all, a great place to stay to unwind for a few days in a quiet environment.

Air con working well. Reception staff surly. Lack of boundaries, ok if you like a casual hippy vibe. Dirty fridge, which receptionist resolved by squirting chemicals into the fridge, which caused my food to taste like air freshener. Dirty communal kitchen with cigarette ends in the sink

The most appreciated, the location 2 minutes walk from the beach and the corals, the kindness of the welcome Least favorite, meals

Good location near the beach. Friendly staff. Good breakfast. A little worn.

The whole facility is a bit old. But the room was generally fairly clean. Unfortunately, the commi**ent of the staff in every area is limited to a minimum.

Negative experience from various points of view. We had booked two neighboring rooms and upon delivery of the first we verified that the room had not been cleaned or even emptied of belongings forgotten by the previous customer. After our complaints, after a while we were offered the same room again specifying that it had been thoroughly cleaned; it was clear that the sheets had not been changed as well as the towels and the bedside table was full of stains as was the bathroom. A member of the staff came to check with us and when we responded to our complaints he insisted on the cleanliness of the room without even apologizing. Only after our strong complaints in front of the other customers did they decide to give us two almost clean rooms (in the bathroom of a there was an ashtray full of cigarette butts). The breakfast tables were also dirty as were the deckchair mattresses by the pool. Furthermore, we had agreed, by paying in advance, for an early breakfast for the day of our departure which was not provided to us and the money was not even returned to us. No apologies from the staff, a shame because the structure would be in a nice place, a stone's throw from the free beach and with different care, maintenance and management it could be a nice place to stay. Not recommended!