Frommer's Review
Herods is the place to come for pampering and luxury unequaled in Eilat, especially in the off season, when it's not packed to the brim. The complex is composed of three hotels: Herods Palace, which is the main hotel, encompassing 268 rooms and suites; Herods Vitalis Health and Lifestyle Resort, a high-rise spa par excellence (an absolute no-children zone) containing 64 balconied nonsmoking rooms, all with Jacuzzi bathtubs; and the Herods Forum Convention Center, a venue for special events and business meetings, with 104 rooms, suites, and cottages. Completed in 2000, this complex, with its own piece of prime, palm tree-studded beachfront, is the most expensive and lavish hotel in Israel. Visually, the towering ensemble of buildings, pools, and enormous, enclosed, light-filled space touched with Arabesque and Roman architectural elements looks like the stuff dreams are made of. There are domes, networks of bridges, waterfalls, and a Roman Cardo (colonnaded shopping street).
Guest rooms and bathrooms are spacious, tasteful, and equipped with comforts of a top hotel, but not all that unusual (try for Red Sea-view rooms; some simply face other towers in the complex). Swimming pools are vast and less crowded than those in other supersize hotels (replicas of ancient Egyptian cat statues spit water from the pool's edge). The Vitalis Spa is 21st-century glamour; in addition to massage and exercise rooms, it contains a perfumed garden, an adjustable waterfall massage, and a serpentine Jacuzzi that seats 20 people. The large children's pool is shaded by date palms and lattices; despite the hotel's august reputation, the staff is most welcoming to children. Tower floor rooms have access to the executive lounge, with the most lavish running snack buffet in Israel, including pastries, caviar, smoked salmon, and other delicacies to die for. Despite formidable rack rates, Internet and discounters' bargains abound.
Facilities:
Restaurant; dining room; 3 pools; fitness center; spa; sauna; steam bath; watersports; children's sports; business services; shopping arcade; room service; laundry service
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
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