Mariam Hotel

Aisha Um Al Mu'mineen Street, Madaba, 17110, Jordan

95%

of people enjoy staying here

4.5 our of 5 stars 424 Opinions

Excellent: 189
Very Good: 172
Average: 47
Poor: 13
Terrible: 3

More about Mariam Hotel

Great Value and Great Hospitality

by dstarnes about Black Iris Hotel - Madaba, Jordan

The Black Iris Hotel is a tourist hotel located in the middle of Madaba, Jordan. I first became familiar with this hotel while traveling through Jordan on waiting for overnight flights. Initially, I would go into Amman through a local travel agent. I found this arrangement to be expensive and really wanted something a bit more traditional Jordanian and out of the city.

I found the Black Iris Hotel on this site and have been pleased since I started using this hotel in December of 2008. The hotel is a family run business operated by Odeh Sawalha and his wife Anna. The parents who originally operated the hotel live across the street and help with the operation as well.

The hotel is clean, safe, and well taken care of by the owners.Each room has its own bathroom and are quite comfortable. Note.. there is not TV provided in the rooms, so if you are thinking of hanging out in your room and watching movies... this is not the place for you!!You are greeted as a respectful guest and part of the Sawalha family. The prices are very reasonable and Odeh can arrange transportation to and from the airport and tours and trips to all the major sites for you at a very reasonable cost.

Highly recommend this establishment for a high quality low cost option to the typical Amman hotels. Great prices
Clean and comfortable rooms and facilities including breakfast
Great hospitality and professionalism by the staff
Very convenient to Queen Alia Airport
Access to all sites in Jordan

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Madaba - Jordan

Forum Posts

Aman to Petra

by globetrottette

Anyone can recommend an effective/safe way of transportation from Aman to Petra (Jordan). Going next week and debating b/w renting a car (kind of not wanting to do that) or hiring a driver. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Re: Aman to Petra

by Doctor38

Sorry I have no idea about renting a car or hiring a driver.

I used the bus service between the two cities. JETT has A bus service between Amman and Petra. The station was located at Al Malik Al Hussain street near Abdali bus station. I used this service from Petra to Amman. I think it used to be every other day and I don't remember the fair.

Wahdat Station has also bus connections to Petra. JETT buses are more comfortable. Both these options use the desert highway.

If you want to travel between the two cities through Kings high way which is more scenic and enjoyable, you could stick with your plan (either rent a car or get a drive) or contact the Mariam Hotel in Madaba and join there bus tour. To do this you probably need to stay in Madaba which is a better base than Amman. Madaba is cheaper and closer to the historic sites of Jordan.

more about Mariam Hotel
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/b5051/1b75cf/3/

more about this Kings High way bus @
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/b5051/1b75cf/9/

Good luck

Re: Aman to Petra

by scpinmd

My niece and I stayed at the Mariam Hotel and took a "taxi" to Petra. The taxi was arranged by the hotel and travelled via the Kings Highway. It was a beautiful and scenic route. Most likely your hotel will have arrangements for transportation to Petra. If you want to see a picture of our taxi, go to my Jordan page - I will post the picture there now. (I need to develop that page anyway as it's been almost a year....)

Have a wonderful time!