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Restaurant (per hr JD3.500; 9am-11pm) , near the entrance to Petra, a few doors up
from the Mövenpick Hotel, also serves a luxury hot chocolate (JD2.500).
Laundry
Most hotels will do laundry for around JD2 per piece, through the drycleaners at Amra
Palace Hotel.
Medical Services
The Queen Rania Hospital offers high-standard health care, and is open for emergencies
without referral. It's located 5km from the police roundabout on the road to Tayyibeh.
The Wadi Musa Pharmacy, located near the Shaheed roundabout, has a wide range of
medications and toiletries.
Money
Many hotels will change money, albeit at a poor rate. It's generally better to change travel-
lers cheques before arriving in Petra.
The Housing Bank and Jordan Islamic Bank up from the Shaheed roundabout are good
for money exchange; both have ATMs. The Arab Bank is downhill from the roundabout.
Closer to the Petra entrance, the Cairo-Amman Bank in the Mövenpick Hotel and the
Arab Jordan Investment Bank both change cash and (usually) travellers cheques with a
minimum of fuss. The banks are open from about 8am to 2pm Sunday to Thursday and
(sometimes) 9am to 11am on Friday. A couple of moneychangers near the Silk Road
Hotel keep longer hours.
Post
Main post office ( 8am-5pm Sat-Thu) Located inside a mini-plaza on the Shaheed
roundabout.
Post office ( 8am-5pm Sat-Thu) Small office by the Mussa Spring Hotel in 'Ain Musa.
Visitor centre post office ( 7.30am-5pm) The attraction of using the small post office
behind Petra Visitor Centre is that mail is postmarked 'Petra Touristic Post Office', rather
than Wadi Musa.
Telephone
International telephone calls can be made from private agencies along the main streets of
Wadi Musa. The cheapest and easiest way to make a call is to buy a prepaid phonecard.
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