Herods
Dead Sea Hotel combines luxury, spa, gastronomy and excellent service in the
lowest place on earth. The hotel enjoys beautiful setting on the bank of the
Dead Sea, indoors Dead Sea salt pool and Sulfur pools and lots of opportunities
for sports and relaxation.
With
only 50mm of rain a year and 330 days of sun – the Dead Sea is where you want
to be, especially in the winter! While it gets very hot and dry in the summer,
during the winter, the temperatures are normally around 20-30c (70-80f) and
hardly ever drop below 10c (50f). I took this photograph from the room’s
balcony at twilight, the air was dry and still mid December!
Herods
is nicely designed with a touch of luxury, inspired by the Dead Sea colors of
blue and grey, with a touch of pink and purple. Here’s a peek at the reception
area, the lobby and the bar.
In
addition to the lobby, the hotel has a quiet Library area with books,
newspapers, and even computers. The lounge serves the executive rooms for light
meals, a drink, and a place to socialize during the day.
The
rooms at Herods Dead Sea are refurbished and designed to give the sea
atmosphere with turquoise color. The rooms are modern and each has climate
control unit, a shower and a balcony overlooking the beach and the pool. Each
room has a flat-screen tv, coffee making facilities, and a mini bar. The room
are quite spacious and can accommodate a sofa that turns into a full-size bed
for a third adult or the younger visitors.
The main
reason people come to the hotel is the Dead Sea. Herod’s beach is well-groomed
with cabenas, showers, and even an eye washing fountain! With the beautiful
weather here, the outdoor heated pool is open year-round!
If you
are a bit spoiled like we Israelis (who can’t handle it even when the
temperatures drop just a little bit), you might take advantage of the indoors
sea water pool. The hotel also has a hot tub, Sulfur pools and a Turkish
Hamam and a full spa servicing all massages and treatments.
The
water in the dead sea, as well as in the indoors salt pool are heavy because of
the salt and the biggest sports here is floating, which is cool! if you prefer
real sports, try the gym or take on of the many classes offered at the hotel
from Hydro pilates in the salt pool to FitBall and Aerobic Zumba.
No
holiday can get away without some decent food, and the food at Herods Dead Sea,
similarly to the Herods Herzeliya, is excellent. The food presentation is
impressive and the selection is endless.
Here are
a few examples, at breakfast they serve a nice selection of cheeses, bowls of
sliced vegetable for you to essemble exactly the salad you want, omlets are
made to order, burekas, ravioli, shakshouka plates (see top left in the
photograph below) , antipasti, fish, pies, cheesecakes, jelly, assorted sweets
and boutique breads. Even pizzas are made fresh in a special oven in front of
the diners! The hotel also serves diet food and gluten free food.
We also
had dinner at the hotel. At Shabbat dinner, the tables were dressed in white,
each with a Kidush glass and a small bottle of Kidush wine. All the meals,
including dinner, is served buffet-style. The ‘problem’ here is how not to
overeat. The quantity, variety and looks of the food was beyond imagination.
Veyond tapand, chicken liver pate, antipasti, sushi, and many more apetizers,
there was an endless selection of main courses: Asado, stuffed
chicken, duck, Kube, couscous, ravioli, veegetables, potatoes, rice,
stir fried chicken and beef, steaks, and a long buffet of desserts.
The
hotel offers many options for outdoors activities such as bike rides, local
hikes, kiddie club, etc. If you are interested in hiking, you might be
interested to
hike to
Masada and I also
recommed the
Masada
Sound and Light Show. This website has more travel
related information about
Israel.
Disclosure:
I was a guest of the hotel
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