Some places earn their reputation over decades. Mövenpick Aqaba is one of them. Sitting at the edge of the Red Sea since 1999 a stone's throw from the luminous turquoise waters and the warm sands of Jordan. The resort has been the backdrop to countless memories: honeymoons, family celebrations, business retreats and quiet escapes.
The renovation programme did not set out to change what made Mövenpick Aqaba special. It set out to honour it removing what time had weathered, elevating every surface and space, and breathing fresh life into a property that has always known how to make guests feel genuinely at home.
Original pieces of hand-carved furniture carefully retained and lovingly restored to their former glory stand alongside new bespoke elements. It is a dialogue between past and present that gives the resort a depth and warmth no new-build can replicate.