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The Kempinski Hotel Ishtar gives you the opportunity to enjoy its riches where Queen of Sheba and Cleopatra once strived to unravel mystery. Situated gracefully on the shores of the largest spa in the world the Dead Sea, unique for its ozone-rich air, mineral sea water and ultra-violet filtered sunshine. Surely there is no region on earth where nature and history have more wonderfully conspired, where so exciting drama has obtained a so beautiful theatre.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Free breakfast
Beach
Tennis court
Kids stay free
Valet parking
Wifi
Hot bath
Pool / beach towels
Infinity pool
Pool with view
Adult pool
Outdoor pool
Heated pool
Private pool
Yoga classes
Fitness / spa changing rooms
Fitness classes
Sauna
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Breakfast in the room
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Kid-friendly buffet
Kids' meals
Outdoor dining area
Snack bar
Special diet menus
Wine / champagne
Poolside bar
Entertainment staff
Evening entertainment
Nightclub / DJ
Video game console
Babysitting
Children's television networks
Indoor play area for children
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Kids club
Kids pool
Airport transportation
Car hire
Taxi service
Business Centre with Internet Access
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Spa
Couples massage
Facial treatments
Foot massage
Full body massage
Hammam
Head massage
Massage
Salon
Steam room
Rooftop terrace
24-hour security
Baggage storage
Concierge
Currency exchange
Gift shop
Newspaper
Shops
Sun deck
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun terrace
Sun umbrellas
ATM on site
Butler service
Doorperson
Umbrella
24-hour front desk
Express check-in / check-out
Dry cleaning
Laundry service
Ironing service
Shoeshine
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Room features
Allergy-free room
Bathrobes
Air conditioning
Private beach
Desk
Minibar
Cable / satellite TV
Bidet
Housekeeping
Private balcony
Room service
Safe
Seating area
Telephone
VIP room facilities
Wardrobe / wardrobe
Bottled water
Iron
Laptop safe
Private bathrooms
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Refrigerator
Electric kettle
Flatscreen TV
Walk-in shower
Whirlpool bathtub
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
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Room types
Ocean view
Bridal suite
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
Family rooms
Smoking rooms available
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Romantic
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Languages Spoken
English, Russian, Arabic, German and 1 more
Location
69Somewhat walkable
Grade: 69 out of 100
23Restaurantswithin 1 km
1Attractionwithin 1 km
Dead Sea Road Dead Sea, Sweimah 11194 Jordan
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Great resort. Brilliant for families, the lifeguards are brilliant with kids. Rooms are clean and a good size. Super friendly staff and great service. Bajes, Mousa, Ramy, May and Princess were fantastic over our 2 day stay. The beach Dead Sea and mud experience is great.
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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A colossal property with an amazing architecture. Apart from the two infinity pools there’s a basin type pool that is temperature controlled and another pool named “Lazy River” that runs across the property. In addition to the hotel spa, we were given a 5-star mud bath and a salt scrub including a dead sea bath by “Jalal and Eid”, which instantly makes your skin soft like butter and relaxes your body and soul. The hotel captures magnificent Sunsets with two gorgeous views, thanks to another extremely helpful soul Waleed, who went out of the way to help us around the pool and also providing invaluable tips on how to get better sunset pictures from two different places. Cleanliness & Safety • Round the clock staff who are responsible for this make sure that all areas of the hotel meet its quality of cleanliness, rooms are cleaned everyday by default and if for any case the “Do Not Disturb” sign is attached to the door, then the staff will have to be requested for cleaning. • Special thanks to Ivan who made us welcomed and cared while providing us a good history of the hotel and the country. Many thanks to his hospitality and special attention tendered to us during the breakfast. Food • Had a continental buffet on both days with a good international spread, which was arranged in the main restaurant. Another special thanks to Era and Desire who looked after us and made us feel special. • In room dining is possible but expensive, as this includes service charge and taxes. • We had dinner from two restaurants, one was Rehan (Lebanese), which had extraordinary Mixed Grill and a mouth-watering lamb dish named Uzi. Thanks to Hassan who made the special recommendation. • The other is Mediterranean restaurant which has huge portions of pasta and beef lasagne. Accommodation • If you are requesting for a Sea View room, I guess you have to have to villas in the beach front with rooms on the top. Rooms 2301 and 2303 seems to have a better view. • We got a deluxe room which was facing the lazy river swimming pool and the distance view of the Dead Sea. Best request for the lower rooms such as 2701/2703/2601 where you get to enjoy the direct access to the pool with an outdoor private lounge. Value for money: • Value for money was satisfying regarding all aspects of the hotel. However, if you are taking a package, we recommend obtaining a Half-board package. Facilities • All rooms had a Dental Kit, Sanity Kit, toiletries, towels, bath robes and Bed Room Slippers. • Tea/coffee and Creamer are also placed in the villas and more could be requested if necessary with unlimited water supply. • Every room comes with a TV and Hot/Cold water for showers. A safe keeping facility is also available to be used to keep your valuables safe. WIFI is also provided for every room and it is superfast. • Hotel provides a buggy car service to get around facility faster and Basem was helpful and gave us an extended tour on the invaluable collection of olive trees where some of them are older than 700 years. Finally has to thank the Guest Relations Managers, Era and Ivan who were extraordinarily helpful and polite. Truly, top class and they made a good stay even better. …
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Room Tip: No outside food is allowed. So if you are planing to go only b/b, you can visit the mall nearby...
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Response from Sebastien Mariette, Owner at Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea
Responded 9 Dec 2022
Dear Mr. Sadesh, We are very glad that we had the opportunity of hosting you during your visit to the Dead Sea. Our hotel aims to provide a truly unique experience, it is truly humbling to learn that you had a great stay with us and that our hotel facilities and services were up to your expectation. We feel proud and grateful for your compliments on the efforts and dedication demonstrated by our staff members and would like to rest assured that we have passed on your comments, especially those team members by name. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back in the near future. Kind regards, Sebastien Mariette General Manager - Kempinski Hotel Ishtar & Area General Manager Levant
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We stayed at the Resense Spa rooms and found it perfectly relaxing and quiet. We enjoyed the room, wait staff, especially Laura and our service man, Mohammad. Really awesome service and can't wait to come back in a few weeks!!!
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Room Tip: Just go, spend the money and retreat to a world of relaxation.
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The award-winning Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea lies gracefully on the shores of the world's oldest natural spa – the Dead Sea! This hotel has received so many accolades and I now understand why! Our stay there was simply outstanding! From the rooms, the service, dining and spa this place is outstanding is very category! I really wish we could have stayed there longer! On arrival we were offered an upgrade to one of their Villa rooms overlooking the Dead Sea for a surcharge which we decided to take and we were not disappointed. Our room terrace overlooked the Dead Sea along with access a semi-private pool. The resort itself is huge and there are golf carts to whizz guests around in which always arrived within a few mins of calling. Around the resort they also serve you free mini cooling drinks- the lime and pink guava cooler was exactly what was needed in the heat! There is also a gentleman who walks around cleaning your sunglasses! There is bar / café near the pool that services snacks, drinks and ice cream. Dining We had dinner at Rehan on the outdoor terrace, the food was some of the best Lebanese food I have eaten! Especially the Batata Hara They also provided Gluten Free Arabic Bread! Breakfast at The Obelisk was a sumptuous affair overlooking the Dead Sea- everything from fresh juices, Middle Eastern, Continental, salads, cereals, American, egg station, oriental, pancake station along with waiters walking around with hawker carts serving shakshuka! You literally couldn’t ask for anything more! Spa The Ishtar Spa has won many awards and its easy to understand why! The Therapists are as outstanding as the facilities. The treatment rooms are huge and extremely comfortable. The spa has its own dead sea pool which is heated along with six outdoor individual treatment and relaxation areas, hydro-facilities with a steam room, sauna, and whirlpool, Tepidarium heated lounges etc. I had the Arabian Desert Oud package and the massage was one of the best that I’ve ever had! The massage uses five styles of long, gliding, flowing strokes to take you into a zen like state! The hotel offers direct access to the Dead Sea with an area solely for hotel guest use. There are huge jars of complimentary Dead Sea mud and Dead Sea salts for use along with showers on the shore. Our stay was magnificent and I hope to return one day soon! Thank you Kempinski for making our stay a very memorable one!…
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Hotel was huge and im so glad being here every restaurant service are excellent and Noor and Kathlea , Othman and hashem are incredible they made our stay memorable and make us feel like we’re home
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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I did a couples 2hr scrub, wrap, relaxing massage with my husband. I love massages. He hates them. But even he said that this experience was absolutely fantastic! The ladies were amazing and the full treatment was bliss! I highly recommend!!!! Our therapists Sonam and Doma are the best!
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Nice stay and great service. The hôtel is well located and there are many options to enjoy the place. We hope to come back here if we come to the Dead sea again. The housekeeping in particular is very nice.
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Kempinski Hotel was an amazingly relaxing experience, specially staying within the Ishtar Spa by Resense (great views and access to the Wet Spa). Floating in the dead sea and applying mud is an experience everyone needs to try. Everyone we interacted with was incredibly kind and thoughtful in making sure our stay was relaxing. Special shoutout to Mohammad Aref and Desiree for taking care of us and the room, and thanks to all the staff at the spa. For the overall hotel, I'd suggest having more dessert options in the evenings, and perhaps more activities besides eating after sunset.
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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It was so relaxing and I feel like a newborn after having gone. Sonam was amazing and so kind, ginger tea given afterwards and they are very aware of your wants and needs. Thank you so much for this experience.
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Room Tip: Bring flip flops or easily removable shoes.
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The breakfast buffet was amazing there are variety of food, overall the place is clean, food is delicious,the service is spectacular! Big thanks to Bajes, Pamila, and Kamal!! Also the trainee Yazeed is very friendly. Overall a good place with great staff
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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US$261 - US$338 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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kempinski hotel amman
LOCATION
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NUMBER OF ROOMS
345
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Frequently Asked Questions about Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea
Which popular attractions are close to Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea?
Nearby attractions include Dead Sea (0.8 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
Which room amenities are available at Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea?
Yes, free parking, a parking garage, and secured parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea?
Conveniently located restaurants include Rehan Lebanese Cuisine, Burj Al Hamam, and Buffalo Wings & Rings - Dead Sea.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, a fitness centre, and a sauna during their stay.
Does Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea have airport transportation?
Yes, Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business centre, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, German, Italian, Russian, and Arabic.