Hotel Ilion

Hotel Ilion sits in Petra, one of those discreet budget hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, barely a stroll from the centre of Petra, and the location score sits in strong territory because of it. Inside, the rooms are modest, and…

Hotel Ilion sits in Petra, one of those discreet budget hotel additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The setting is part of the appeal, barely a stroll from the centre of Petra, and the location score sits in strong territory because of it. Inside, the rooms are modest, and guests pick out reliable wi-fi and on-site parking as the small things that add up over a stay. The vibe lands somewhere between residential and editorial, which is rarer than it sounds. With around 360 reviews on the books and a uneven average, the reception from guests does most of the talking here. The reputation reads as steady rather than spiking. Pricing has been sitting near €57 a night and the value score puts it in a fair-value bracket compared with similar properties. The honest read on Hotel Ilion is that it deserves a side-by-side look against the bigger Petra names rather than a headline of its own.