Five-star Aqaba seafront, Aqaba
Kempinski Hotel Aqaba
A curved building on the Aqaba seafront, shaped like a teardrop so that all 200 rooms face the Red Sea, with an infinity pool above a private beach.
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- Rooms
- 200 rooms and suites, all with sea views
- Opened
- June 2009
- MICHELIN
- In the Jordan hotel selection
- From the airport
- About 15 minutes from King Hussein International, our estimate
The hotel
A teardrop on the Red Sea.
Kempinski opened its Aqaba hotel on 1 June 2009, its third in Jordan after Amman and the Dead Sea. All three belong to the United Saudi Jordanian Hotels & Tourism Company. The site is on King Hussein Street, in the town itself, with three acres of gardens running down to the shore. It opened in stages that summer, and the spa and some of the restaurants followed in October.
The architects bent the building into a curve, shaped like a teardrop, so that every room looks straight out over the water of the gulf. Below it lie a private beach of white sand and an infinity-edge pool. The spa takes up two floors, its windows facing the Red Sea.
- Private beach White sand reserved for guests, with yacht trips and water sports from the shore.
- The spa A spa set over two floors, with views across the Red Sea.
- Infinity pool An infinity-edge pool above the beach, served by the Nasma Pool Bar.
Dining
Grill, lounge and pool bar.
Venues as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- AM PM Restaurant International and Jordanian Open all day
- Olea, The Grill Grill The hotel's grill restaurant
- The Lounge Drinks and light plates Lounge
- Nasma Pool Bar Drinks Beside the infinity pool
Good to know
Before you go.
- Children The hotel has a children's club.
- Events Meeting and wedding rooms of up to 450 square metres, for as many as 400 guests.
Getting there
Flying to Aqaba.
King Hussein International lies on the northern edge of Aqaba, about fifteen minutes by car by our estimate. Royal Jordanian flies there from Amman, and private jets are handled at the same airport by Jordan Private Jets Services.
- Larnaca 1 h 05
- Istanbul 2 h 10
- Dubai 3 h 05
- Paris 4 h 55
- London 5 h 20
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Does every room at the Kempinski Aqaba face the sea?
- Yes. The building is curved so that all 200 rooms and suites look out over the Red Sea.
- Does the Kempinski Aqaba have a private beach?
- Yes, a private beach of white sand, with an infinity-edge pool above it.
- Does the Kempinski Aqaba have a MICHELIN Key?
- No. It is in the MICHELIN Guide's Jordan selection, without a Key.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Aqaba?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Aqaba, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Aqaba
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Al Manara, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Saraya Aqaba Terraces above a private lagoon, villas with their own pools, and a private beach on the Red Sea.
- The Westin Saraya Aqaba Resort & Spa Two hundred and eighty-nine rooms, twenty-four of them suites, looking over the gulf and the Saraya lagoon.
- Hyatt Regency Aqaba Ayla Within Ayla, the waterfront quarter of lagoons and a marina.
- Bratus Hotel An independent hotel on Prince Hasan Street, and the only one in Aqaba with a MICHELIN Key.
Staying at Kempinski Hotel Aqaba?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Aqaba, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.