Ma’in Hot Springs Resort & Spa, Dead Sea Valley, Jordan

• Thermal waters: Near the Dead Sea' shores, Ma’in Hot Springs Resort & Spa is a dreamy five-star hotel that sits among thermal mineral springs and waterfalls 264 metres below sea level. Indeed, people have been feeling the medicinal benefits of these hot waters since the Romans, and it’s even said that Herod the Great took a dip in them once or twice. Speaking of kings, you’ll feel like royalty in your palatial room, and the first-rate Arabic hospitality is some of the best in the world.
  
  
• Classical Bedouin cuisine: Poolside dining takes place at The Wine Cellar and The Pool Bar, where à la carte menus, healthy grills and 40 flavours of homemade ice cream are all on offer. Meanwhile, at Olive Restaurant you’ll be blown away by the authentic Zarb cuisine in its original Bedouin tradition, where chefs serve the meals communal-style in a lamp lit tent with local Jordanian wines. Brown Bar is the perfect place for laid back drinks by the outdoor fire pit, on a daybed, or during lunch and dinner.
  
  
• Sustainable spa: Situated directly beneath one of the natural hot spring waterfalls, the classically designed Cascade Spa took its inspiration from the desert's Amra Castle, but don’t take that to mean it’s anything less than modern, having previously snatched the award for the most environmental building in Jordan. An eclectic menu of massages and treatments await you, not to mention the mineral-rich waters with amazing healing benefits.

Entry requirements

The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.