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“This will exceed your expectations…by far!” Aladdin Al-Khatib, Guestbook

 

National Geographic
Adventure Magazine
November 2009

Top 50 Ecolodges in the World

Guardian green travel list, 2010
February 2010

“This remote lodge manages to fuse tradition and tourism, thanks to an NGO dedicated to conserving the area's resources“

 

Travel Pulse
May 2010

“The style is minimalist and cubistic, a desert expression of the Bauhaus, but also reminiscent of adobe villages in the southwestern U.S.”

Great Outdoors
Jordan's Jewel: A treck to Petra
July 2010

“Feynan is a bold experiment in the world of adventure travel, and an irresistible one to those lucky enough to stay here."

   

Condé Nast Traveller
September 2009

“In contrast to foreign-branded hotels, the lodge feels uniquely Jordanian and refreshingly uncommercial, staffed by men and women from local families that still migrate in goat-hair tents according to the season. “

Condé Nast Traveller
Kingdom of the Wild Frontiers
October 2008

“The guided Copper Mine Tour around the area reveals prehistoric copper mines littered with bright-blue rocks, Nabataean water systems and Byzantine churches and graves.”

   

Resident Magazine
Under the Jordan Moon
May, 2010

"This was to be one of the most memorable evenings while in Jordan. And oh yes, i did view a number of shooting stars!"

Eco Hotels of the World

5 Green Stars

 

The Guardian
Remote Middle East Getaways
December, 2009

"Rising above the barren Jordanian rocks like a Star Wars set, Feynan Ecolodge offers hiking, canyoning, mountain biking and nature walks..."

Fodor’s Green Travel: The World’s Best Eco-Lodges & Earth-Friendly Hotels

“Candles light the place at night, creating dappled shadows and an atmosphere that verges on the monastic. Romantics beware.”

 

The Observer
How Green was my Wadi
July 2007

“...as the sun slid behind the hills we sat on rooftop cushions, mesmerised by the darkest, starriest of desert skies.”

The Globalista
Travel Journal

November, 2009


“The Feynan Lodge, with its stern legionnaire-fort adobe exterior, exudes the spirit of a monastic retreat within.”

 

TripAdvisor
View Feynan Ecolodge’s entry on TripAdvisor


“The highlight of our trip to Jordan” – revaspirit

The Guardian Bedouin and Breakfast
January, 2006

“It's a cool place to escape to during the heat of the day, and at night the inward-looking lodge has a monastic feel, with the soft glow of over 250 goatskin-covered candles illuminating the atrium against the starry night sky.”