Hotel

Checking in and getting your room key from a hologram: Astral Hotels’ new innovation

Astral Hotels debuts a check-in kiosk with an AI holographic avatar at Eilat’s Queen of Sheba Hotel, with plans to expand across the chain.

Check-in kiosk featuring a hologram.
The Herbert Hotel in Eilat.

Eilat booms, Jerusalem lags: Here is how hotel occupancy looked in Israel

InterContinental David Tel Aviv's new Premium Terrace Rooms.

InterContinental David Tel Aviv hotel reveals new Premium Terrace Rooms following renovation

The Khan Ein Karem Boutique Hotel’s renovation folds modern boutique comfort into the ancient stone terraces it’s built into, so the architecture itself feels like part of the valley’s healing.

In Ein Kerem, Israel’s most unlikely wellness retreat becomes a source of healing


Buffet crashers boast online about free breakfasts

Opportunists can blend in with morning crowds, especially where breakfast rooms sit off a main corridor or near elevators and do not require a key card scan.

The extensive salad bar at the breakfast buffet.

Are you familiar with Dream Island? Well, two more like it are about to open in Israel

Following the success of Dream Island in the southern lowlands, the Shevet Achim Group announced that it will establish new luxury resorts – on the shores of the Sea of Galilee and in Ashkelon.

Rendering of the new Dream Island on the Sea of Galilee

116 hotels join the wartime initiative: Third night free until the end of March

116 hotels across the country have joined the initiative, in which anyone living from the Haifa line northward will receive a third night free until the end of March at one of the hotels on the list.

Queen of Sheba Hotel, Eilat

From five star to one star bomb shelters - a wartime review

Israel's bomb shelters vary in size, comfort level, and ambiance.

People take cover in a bomb shelter from incoming missiles fired from Iran in Holon, March 17, 2026.

Fattal’s new and intriguing move

Fattal’s FATTAL COLORS unites seven boutique hotels in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, each with unique design and story, blending city vibes, local cuisine, and Israel’s first AI-driven campaign.

Hotel Reception by Fattal Group.

Until the end of March: Fattal Hotels offers northern residents a break during challenging times

During challenging days, Fattal Hotels is welcoming residents of Kiryat Shmona and the northern line for an all-inclusive night.

Leonardo Club Dead Sea hotel

Chicago health inspectors flag sanitation problems at Trump hotel restaurant

Plumbing problems in the prep area caused sinks to drain wastewater onto the kitchen floor.

Chicago.

Fattal Hotel Group launches summer campaign with up to 50% discounts

New 'You Deserve it Most - in Israel' promotion offers reduced rates at hotels nationwide for Fattal and Friends club members booking summer vacations early.

The Rooftop of Nucha Hotel in Jerusalem by Fattal Hotels

Panoramic views, Israeli breakfast: A memorable night in Jerusalem's Herbert Samuel

The Herbert Samuel Hotel in Jerusalem is not just a well-known five-star hotel; it’s also named for my fellow Liverpudlian Herbert Samuel, who was born there in 1870.

The hotel lobby is very large with easy chairs to sit and relax, and watch people coming and going, always an interesting pastime.

Israeli-funded €136.5m complex to deliver a luxe hotel and holiday village in Greece

An Israeli-owned developer plans to invest 136.5 million euros in a new five-star resort and luxury residential complex on the western stretch of Kalamata’s beach.

Kalamata.