Andrea
8/10
Spain 🇪🇸
Cosy stay but could be a little improved
Pros: It's a lovely guesthouse in the Wadi Rum dessert surrounded by sand and rocks and no other camps really close by. The owner picks you up from the visitor centre (it's about a 20 minutes drive) and he is also the one that drove and guided us on our day tour through the dessert. The tour was really nice and we got to see all the amazing sights and an amazing sun set to finish off the day. You are sort of in the middle of nowhere, so you eat your breakfast, lunch and dinner at the guesthouse. Breakfast and dinner were good, lunch a little on the light side. The star of the place however is Nasar who is very friendly, speaks English, is always there to help, and makes the place feel really cozy. The accomodation itself is a good size (both room and bathroom) and has a large window to see the dessert at all times. The bed was also comfortable.
Cons: Electricity was turned on at around 7pm and turned off around 10:30 pm so that's the time to charge phones etc and take a shower. Unfortunately our shower didn't really get warm enough, so we didn't take a shower for two nights. My friend was really cold in the room (there's no heating), but we requested an extra blanket so he was fine whilst in bed. Just make sure to wear enough clothing when going there in the colder winter months. The owner also brought us to see his goats and two dogs. We didn't like seeing the dogs cause the older dog looked really afraid and would cower when the owner got too close and the puppy dog was tied to a leash that was too tight around its neck. He must have had only about 10 meters of walking range. We know that animals aren't always regarded as pets, but it broke our hearts seeing them like that. At least the owner brought them leftover food so they were fed. The thing we regret is that we didn't inquire about prices of everything (we felt uncomfortable talking about prices too much in case it was considered disrespectful). We agreed on a price of the tour and assumed it included lunch, but this was not the case (although we saw similar tours online that offered the same itinerary for the same price that included lunch). We also got charged more for the room than what was advertised on Booking.com. When we left the owner strongly suggested we give Nasar a tip, which we did cause he really deserved it, but we didn't like the fact that we were told to do that.
Patrick
10/10
France 🇫🇷
A conseiller sans hésitation
Pros: Le dévouement de l’hôte qui nous a fait découvrir le désert à prix raisonnable
Cons: Confort sommaire qui s’explique par la situation dans le désert
