InterContinental Aqaba Resort
King Hussein Street, Aqaba, Jordan
Location
Aqaba, Red Sea
On the Gulf of Aqaba in southern Jordan, with the largest private sandy beach in town, a ten-minute walk to downtown Aqaba.
Transfer
An Aqaba transfer
Around 15 minutes from King Hussein International (AQJ); about 2 hours to Petra and an hour to Wadi Rum.
Villas
Rooms & suites
Spacious rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and sea, lagoon, pool or city balconies, up to a sea-view suite.
Best For
Who it suits
Families, couples and divers wanting a Red Sea beach base, and the relaxing close to a Jordan cultural tour.
Board Basis
B&B / HB
A bed-and-breakfast base, with half-board and a kids’ club. Alcohol is served in Jordan.
About the Resort
Jordan’s Red Sea beach base
InterContinental Aqaba is Jordan’s Red Sea beach and dive base, with the largest private sandy beach in Aqaba and coral reefs on the doorstep. Spacious sea-view rooms and suites pair with a lagoon-style pool, Red Sea snorkelling and scuba diving, al-fresco seafood by the shore and an easy gateway to Petra (about two hours) and Wadi Rum (about an hour). It is the relaxing beach bookend to a Jordan tour.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Spacious sea-view rooms and suites.
Entry
Classic Room
Sleeps two to three. A room with a balcony, with partial sea or city views.
BalconyPartial sea view
Sea view
Deluxe Sea View Room
Sleeps two to three. Floor-to-ceiling windows and a sea-facing balcony, with Red Sea views.
Floor-to-ceilingRed Sea view
Lagoon
Lagoon View Room
Sleeps two to three. Overlooking the lagoon-style pool.
Lagoon viewPool view
Apex
Suite
Sleeps two to four. With a living area and sea views.
Living areaSea view
Food & Drink
Dining
Around six restaurants, led by seafood and Lebanese.
Buffet
Corniche
An international family buffet.
Lebanese
Bourj Al Hamam
Al-fresco Lebanese dining.
Italian
Deli Café
Italian cuisine.
Seafood
The Beach Front
Market-style seafood, al fresco by the shore.
Fine dining
Cote D’Or
A wine-cellar fine-dining venue; alcohol and wine are served.
Wellbeing
The Spa
A spa with hot tubs, steam, sauna, a jacuzzi and wellness treatments, with a gym.
The Spa
Hot tubs, steam and sauna.
Pools & beach
A ~200 sqm lagoon pool, a heated Garden pool, a kids’ pool and Aqaba’s largest private beach.
Red Sea diving
Coral-reef snorkelling and scuba on the doorstep.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A Red Sea beach and dive base.
Coral-reef diving
Aqaba is a top Red Sea dive base.
Watersports
Windsurfing and more.
Largest private beach
In Aqaba.
Seafood by the shore
At The Beach Front.
Tour bookend
Petra ~2 hrs, Wadi Rum ~1 hr.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
About 15 minutes from AQJ
An Aqaba transfer; 2 hours to Petra, 1 hour to Wadi Rum.
On the shore
Largest private beach
With coral reefs on the doorstep.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting InterContinental Aqaba Resort. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- B&B or half-board. Alcohol is served in Jordan.
Setting
- Aqaba, on the Red Sea — the tour bookend.
Families
- A kids’ club and kids’ pool.
Getting there
- Around 15 minutes from King Hussein International.
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