Madaba Hotel: Rooms, Photos and Reviews

Madaba Hotel has 32 rooms, including Single Rooms with one king bed or two single beds and Triple Rooms with three single beds plus an optional fourth bed. Most rooms have big balconies facing the Saraya building and the Shrine of the John The Baptist - Catholic church. The rooms use O General ACs, Frigidaire Minibars, Terraco water-based paints, Laufen PRO WC Suites, and memory foam mattresses in triple rooms.

Rabwat Madaba Sky Bar and Restaurant is the hotel's dining venue, with two big terraces that overlook the whole city. The menu includes oriental Mezza, meat, chicken, fresh fish, pasta, shrimps, calamari imported from the Arabian Gulf, local dishes, and international food. Guests can order Saint John Salad and Saint John main Dish, Abkhaz recipes prepared in pottery from Shrosha, Georgia, and choose from Arak, spirits, draft beers, wine, champagne, Arabic coffee, Nespresso, fresh juices, and cocktails.

Madaba Hotel sits on the Acropolis at 774 meters above sea level, the highest point of the city. The hotel is in the vicinity of the Shrine of the beheading of the Saint John the Baptist and the Ottoman-era Saraya building, which hosts a heritage museum and cafe. The city's oldest Mosque is 60 meters away, and the Archaeological Park and visitors center is 300 meters away.

Except for Rabwat Madaba Sky Bar and Restaurant, the hotel is a nonsmoking area, with special balconies at each floor set aside for smokers. The hotel has currency exchange, express check-in/check-out, luggage storage, lockers, private check-in/check-out, and a tour desk for Madaba's Archaeological Park and visitors center. Guests also have access to airport shuttle service, car hire, a barber/beauty shop, a minimarket on site, a coffee house on site, a shared lounge/TV area, a sun terrace, a picnic area, and outdoor furniture.

From the hotel's balconies or the restaurant, guests may witness traditional Christian marriages escorted by Scots playing bagpipes and drums. The hotel offers kids' meals, cooking classes, hiking, pub crawls, themed dinner nights, and tours or classes about Madaba's local culture. Hammamat Zarqa Ma'in Hot Springs and Al-Himma are close by, with hot thermal springs and historic architecture linked by tradition to Herod the Great.

Location: Acropolis at 774 meters above sea level

Rooms: 32 rooms with balconies facing the Shrine of the John The Baptist - Catholic church

Eco-Design: O General ACs, Terraco paints, Laufen PRO WC Suites

Dining: Rabwat Madaba Sky Bar and Restaurant with two big terraces

Entertainment: Cooking classes, hiking, pub crawls, themed dinner nights

Nearby: Hammamat Zarqa Ma'in Hot Springs and Al-Himma