Mansour Hotel (Amman, Jordan)

Just of King Faisal street and five minutes from the sites of Amman, location is one of the biggest selling points for Mansour Hostel. being back off the street also means that noise is kept to a relative minimum and getting a good nights sleep is possible. Inside the hostel offers double, single and dorm rooms for reasonably cheap prices. As with everything here bargaining is possible for room prices particularly in the off-season, however the 'set' costs are 3JD for a large dorm and 10 JD for a private double. 1JD is currently roughly equivalent to the British Pound. The rooms are on the whole run down and a little grubby but in comparison to ...  Read the complete review

The Mansour Hotel in Amman was my choice of place to stay, no frills but no trouble either - anyone who has travelled in the Middle East, North Africa or India on a small budget and stayed in the murky hostels of the regions will be used to similar conditions. The location is perfect - bang in the middle of Amman, just off the main street King Faisal. There's two levels, the bottom with single and double rooms and the upstairs consisting of dorm rooms - both floors have communal rooms with the downstairs being the most popular (perhaps because of the TV showing slapstick Egyptian films) or more likely because of the great hospitality by the receptionist who ...  Read the complete review