We stayed at this beautiful resort on the doorstep of the Dead Sea. We stayed at the resort for 2 nights before our early morning flight back from Amman. Grand East Hotel Resort & Spa offers a family atmosphere surrounded by sculpted gardens and 3 pools, including an aqua park pool. Our room was equipped with essential facilities, offering moderate Eastern Luxury. We were given a sea view room on request and the sunset from the balcony was beautiful. There was entertainment on both nights, with music and dancing. Breakfast, lunch & dinner is provided in the same restaurant and snacks can be ordered from the bar too, although it might take a bit of time to arrive! We had dinner at the restaurant on our first night, paying extra and ordered from the bar the following day. I have to say, apart from fresh salad & rice, there weren't any vegetarian options. However, the chef at the live cooking station happily made us veg pasta on request. There is list of other restaurants that are supposed be on the resrot too, but when I enquired about it they said they are all closed. Not sure why! They have a drinks menu, but the few times we ordered from them, they either took so long that we had to remind them again or they didn't even know how to make those specific cocktails. The same with hot chocolate! They didn't know what it was, then I was given cold chocolate drink. Why would they put drinks on the menu if they don't know how to make them? We arrived at the Resort just in time for sunset so we headed straight to the beach. There is a buggy available to the guests to get to the beach or they can walk across the terraced gardens & pools. There are a lot of steps involved in this but every turn has a magnificent view of the Dead Sea and beyond, especially during sunset. We found people still swimming even at that time. However, guests will be asked to be out after sunset. There was an area by the beach, where the guests can get the Dead Sea Mud and apply to their body before washing it off in the shower. We spent the whole day by the pool and decided to get to the beach in the evening for a dip in the sea. I didn't spend too long in the water as it was too thick, oily and dark! Although I know that this is because of the high salt content, I decided it was not for me. Floating or pretending to float for a few minutes was enough for me to say that I have been swimming (floating) 🏊♀️ in the Dead Sea. Hubby spent ages in the water. I did try the mud mask! There was a slight smell on the beach, which I found out is due to unpleasant odours (which is reminiscent of rotten egg) emitted from the sea. We left very early for the airport the following morning. The resort provided us with a breakfast box each, containing fruits & grilled vegetables. Regardless of the few negatives, this resort was a gem and would definitely recommend others too.
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