Name: Darna Village Beach Hotel
Address: South Beach Road, Aqaba, Aqaba, Aqaba, 77110, Jordan
Rating: 7

24-hour reception

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King Hussein International Airport

Darna Village Beach Hotel

Aqaba

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This was our 2nd stay at Darna Divers Village and surely not the last! :-)

We like the place a lot due to the super friendly and helpful staff, the tasty breakfast, and the nearby Red Sea with nice snorkeling opportunities.

The rooms are clean and well-equipped.
The overall place is nicely decorated, calm, and quiet as the street in front of the hotel is seldom used (most of the traffic passes by the straight road in the west).
The food is tasty and we especially liked the breakfast.
There are some nice and cozy seating areas that are especially comfortable to hide from the sun at noon or to gather in the evening. There is also a selection of board & card games as well as some books.

The beach with nice reefs for snorkeling is right in front of the hotel.
It is a fine option to walk a bit north to the Marine Park Visitor Center / Japanese Sea Garden with your snorkeling gear, get into the water there, and let the gentle current & waves take you back along the reef to South Beach in front of the hotel. This is a great option to see quite a lot of nice and colorful reef fish and even turtles and octopuses. 

The only downside in terms of snorkeling & relaxing on South Beach were 2 very annoying small glass bottom boats (plenty of those are usually located at Al-Ghandour Beach in Aqaba) with loud music and quite pushy skippers trying to gather customers on the beach (actually, nobody was interested but rather annoyed). They did not take care of the clearly marked swimming zone, crossed the reef even in shallow waters without care, and also passed us extremely close (without customers) while we were snorkeling, despite they clearly saw us. 

Diving was also nice with Darna (similar as during our first visit in 2018). The dive guides are friendly and helpful. I brought most of my own gear, but gear rental is also very common there.
You do not have to walk to the dive sites as you will be taken by pickup truck of mini bus with max 5 min driving time to the nearby sites. 

In terms of dive sites, I liked most the magnificent wreck of Cedar Pride as well as the Rainbow Reef together with the soft coral covered Jetty nearby the latter place. Both offer great options to spot several species of fish as well as a lot of good photo opportunities.

We would like to thank the kind, friendly, and helpful staff of Darna and are looking forward to come back for a 3rd stay with you.

Thank you very much for the nice and relaxing week at your hotel & warm greetings from Germany!

Great stay with relaxed snorkeling & diving at Darna

A perfectly laidback hotel and restaurant just across the street  to the beach, simple, cozy and friendly. Many huge hotel and resorts are being built on the coast, but hopefully Darna will maintain this relaxed vibe! 🤟🏾

Relax, you’re at the beach

Darna divers was a great place to rent snorkel equipment for the day.  You can walk across the street to South Beach and snorkel right from shore! A sunken tank and aircraft carrier are just down the beach, but the best coal and fish were right in front of the dive shop.   Equipment worked great and very reasonably priced.  Wetsuits available.  Staff even helped us arrange a taxi back to Aqaba (at a much better price then our taxi to the beach). Highly recommend!

Great location,  prices and service!

Peaceful, friendly and accommodating in every way, this charming family-run hotel is a natural choice on this stretch of coast.
You don’t need to be a diver (we’re not) to find this to be the perfect base for the Aqaba coast. Rooms are very simple, but it’s the attractively decorated pool area and high-quality restaurant that make this a very comfortable holiday destination. The magnificent terrace above the pool offers views across four countries. The kitchen offers a large menu, all home-made and at excellent quality, certainly some of the best food we’ve enjoyed in Jordan.
The location is perfect for snorkelling (the world-class Japanese Garden is a one-minute walk and 30-second swim away from the hotel doors). We enjoyed our guided snorkel (15JD). The public beach is on the doorstep and Bernice Beach club is also a short walk away.
The staff are industrious, working all hours to keep this place running and their guests happy. All in all, a great value place to stay on the Red Sea coast.

Charming family-run hotel

We really enjoyed our stay here. The rooms were large, clean and comfortable. The staff were so friendly and were very helpful, answering questions about snorkelling, diving and onward travel. The hotel has a good menu to choose from for lunch and dinner - the Greek salad was excellent. Breakfast is good - lots of hummus, bread and cakes. The hotel is a 1 minute walk from the beach (you can see it from your room). The snorkelling was fantastic!

Loved it!

very comfortable room at a more than affordable price right in front of the beach! can anyone ask for more? we really enjoyed our stay at the darn divers hotel, nice rooms, clean tidy and spacious with a very comfortable and big bed. the owners are very nice and with 30seconds of walk you can be at the public beach. the ambient is also really enjoyable for a cocktail in the evening at the side of the pool

best place in Aqaba

We had such beautiful time at Darna! From very welcoming staff, beachy holiday vibes to the diving and snorkelling equipment and views on the Red Sea.. wouldn’t go anywhere else!

It was my first stay at Darna which I really enjoyed. Definitely coming back here when I’m in Jordan.  The staff was very welcoming and helpful. You get kind of a homey feeling staying here. So if you are looking for a more personal stay, this is the place.  It’s even right across the beach and they have their own diving center with very competent personal. The dive was a great experience and I’d like to come back for a longer stay to get a diving certificate.

Darna divers village

My second time staying here and the Darna Dive boys could not have been more welcoming and hospitable. This is the perfect place to relax, swim and dive/snorkel in Aqaba. Easy access to the beach and a pool to lounge by. Great big breakfasts and food throughout the day you can order to your sun lounger. Also pretty stable wifi so I was able to work right next to the pool. The friendly staff made our stay easy and fun -  so thank you.

Perfect place to stay

Abdu and his family are extremely nice and welcoming. They made us feel at home and were always available to answer any question or organise activities for us. Highly recommend to dive with them! I had my first dive and it was amazing. They are expert divers and know the area very well. The pool side where the tables are, it's very nice, with sea view.

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