Clara Resort in Petra

1 star is for the view! We booked a 1 bedroom apartment for 4. On arrival late at night we were told they were fully booked and gave us - 1 very tired damp grubby bedroom to sleep in. ( see photos snail on door) due to damp. Accommodation with a kitchen is our preferred choice of travel. In the morning a very simple breakfast was offered to us whilst the manager claimed that RCI had over booked and there were no 1 bedroom apartments in the hotel that they were studios and he would try to find us one. He did! We have stayed in many RCI ‘ tired’ properties but this one should be condemned. The radiators in all rooms have been removed and pipes cut off about 30cm above the floor. The space in à ‘studio’ does not give enough room to walk past the bed if someone is cooking/washing up. The cooker had to be repaired when we were put into the studio as it did not work. It was so cold ( first week of October) that everyone asked for extra blankets and they ran out. It is evident ( see photos) that what they have done is close off the separate bedroom, install à ‘kitchen’ and fence off half of the patio/balcony so that the space can be let to 2 separate couples! The only problem with this is that our son was joining us and the ‘studio’ did not have enough room to put a sofa. We had booked for sleeping 4 people). Having lived in Africa and experienced basic - this is the only shower I have got into and felt dirty when I came out. The only good thing was the hot water. I could continue but I believe the photos say it all. We contacted RCI and explained, they reported it to the Area manager. Needless to say we checked out and booked accommodation on the other side of the island and I washed my hair for the first time in 4 days. Put simply this property from the photos looks great but reality is quite shocking. Don’t book it - you will have wasted a valuable weeks holiday and a lot of money.