An alternative Priority Pass option to the larger Royal Jordanian Crown Lounge, the Petra Lounge offers comfort and food, but I’d stick to the RJ lounge.
You’ll find this 24/7 lounge near Gate 208 in the north pier of the departures hall. The lounge shares space with a transit hotel, so upon entering, walk past the front desk and take the elevator down to the second level.
Like much of Jordan, as you enter the lounge you will be met with pictures of the royal family.
You’ll find amenities in this lounge including food and drink, restrooms, comfortable seating and a work area.
The buffet included:
- Salad
- Sandwiches
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Hummus
- Hot meat dish with rice
- Desserts (which looked particularly good)
The alcohol selection was limited. I saw only Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch, Henkes, Gin, and Skyy Vodka.
Adjacent to the buffet, a dining area provided plenty of seating.
Restrooms and showers are available.
Complimentary Wi-Fi was slow, but the lounge did have plenty of power ports.
CONCLUSION
This lounge has neither the views nor the square footage of the Royal Jordanian Crown Lounge. The food selection is fresher and wider in the RJ lounge as well. Thus, I’d recommend you stick to that one.
No wine or beer? 😮 Are the showers free? If so, that’s one advantage over the Royal Jordanian lounge.
I did not see wine or beer. I could have missed it, but don’t think so.
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Comments you have great job I always dream have this same job and working with air company how improve service for costumers .
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ALICJA
Hi Matthew,
Do you know if the shower is free or there is additional cost?
Free.
Hi Matthew!
Do you know how much cost the transit hotel that’s located in the same area? I can’t find any information about it.
Cheers
Hi Nathalia, unfortunately I do not know. Please leave another comment here if you find out.
I have just spent 5 hours in transit at AMM, splitting my time between the RJ lounge and the Petra Lounge, And could not disagree more with your conclusion. The RJ lounge, while large, open and airy, is also crowded and noisy. The Petra Lounge is an oasis of calm and with much better food. Neither has a great booze selection, but both offer beer, wine, and basic spirits. In the future I’ll skip the RJ lounge altogether and spend all my time at the Petra Lounge.
Two additional thoughts:
The Petra Lounge denied me admission until three hours before my flight. So on lengthy layovers you may need to split your time between lounges.
There is a renovation underway in the RJ lounge which looks like it will add some much needed additional real estate. Not clear is whether it will add additional amenities. And in the short term the noise from the renovation work is adding to a already noisy environment.