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Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea

Name: Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea
Address: Sweimeh, Jordan
Price range: USD 211-409 per night

Sweimeh, Jordan · 5-star Hotel GHA DISCOVERY

Aerial view of the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea, its main building and the palm-filled village gardens above the Dead Sea shore — Photo: Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea · Photograph supplied from the hotel's own material, shown with credit · source

USD 211 a night, the cheapest we have seen it ≈ €189

USD 211-409 · usually USD 331 · looked up 9 times · worth it in its quiet season

≈ €189 - ≈ €366 · usually ≈ €296

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Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea in photographs

The main hotel building lit at dusk beside a long water feature with fountains and palms — Photo: Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea · Photograph supplied from the hotel's own material, shown with credit · source

A curving blue pool lined with palm trees in front of the terracotta-coloured village buildings — Photo: Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea · Photograph supplied from the hotel's own material, shown with credit · source

An infinity pool terrace with white parasols and loungers looking out over the Dead Sea — Photo: Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea · Photograph supplied from the hotel's own material, shown with credit · source

A guest room with a double bed, wooden desk and large windows with a balcony — Photo: Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea · Photograph supplied from the hotel's own material, shown with credit · source

A dining room with blue columns and large windows opening to a view of the Dead Sea — Photo: Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea · Photograph supplied from the hotel's own material, shown with credit · source

Kempinski Hotel Ishtar on the Dead Sea shore — Photo: High Contrast, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 DE · source

Floating in the Dead Sea, Jordan — Photo: Tom Corser, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

The beach on the Jordanian shore of the Dead Sea — Photo: Zairon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

The view from Mount Nebo across to the Dead Sea — Photo: Levi Clancy, Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · source

When to go

The cheapest month we have found is January, at around USD 211 a night - -36% against what this hotel usually asks.

Where to book

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The loyalty angle

This hotel sits under GHA DISCOVERY. We have not yet checked what it saves on this property specifically. Every price on this page is the public rate, so a member may pay less than the figures shown.

Our notes

Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea

Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea is a five-star resort on the Jordanian shore of the Dead Sea at Sweimeh, with a main building and the Ishtar Village rooms. The hotel lists several room types, from the 42 square metre Superior Room with a private balcony to the 50 to 53 square metre Ishtar Superior, Deluxe and Terrace Rooms in the Ishtar Village, which have private terraces or verandahs with Dead Sea views, some with direct pool or beach access. The Panoramic Room by Resense Spa measures 61 square metres and includes free access to the spa wet area, and the Family Room measures 80 square metres and sleeps up to five.

The Ishtar Spa by Resense offers massages and treatments, day-spa access and spa and gym memberships. Dining includes the buffet-style Obelisk Restaurant, Rehan for Lebanese cuisine, Blu for Mediterranean flavours, Akkad Pool and Grill beside the infinity pool, The Edge Social Lounge and the Sumerian Terrace in the lobby, all with the Dead Sea as the backdrop. The hotel also runs a kids' club and offers family, suite and longer-stay packages.

The hotel describes the Dead Sea as the lowest point on Earth. Photographs: the hotel's own website, kempinski.com.

What it costs through the year

Cheapest we have seen	USD 211 ≈ €189
What it usually costs	USD 331 ≈ €296
Dearest we have seen	USD 409 ≈ €366
Times we looked	9
Gap between the two	60%
Last checked	2026-10-29

EUR figures are indicative conversions of the USD figure at 2026-11-06 (1 USD = 0.8939 EUR), not prices any hotel quoted. The hotel bills in its own currency.

All prices are for two adults over three nights, converted into US dollars at the rate on the day we saw it. They are what we saw on the day, not live availability, and not an offer. How we do it.