Eilat

To really understand Eilat, stop treating it as one city and split it into two completely different geographic worlds — the choice between them sets the whole tone of your holiday. The North Beach is the urban lifestyle: the lively, glittering, culinary Eilat, where you step from the hotel straight onto the upgraded promenade, dine at the marina’s new chef-driven restaurants and soak up the city’s nightlife and pace; the hotels here deliver a polished urban stay, vast pools and views over the bay and its yachts. The South Beach is the desert escape: the moment you pass Eilat’s port heading south the vibe flips 180 degrees — here the brown desert mountains meet the turquoise water and the coral reef head-on, and the holiday turns more private, quiet and eco-minded, the hotels built for travellers who want to switch off the noise, wake up facing a natural reef and enjoy absolute desert calm. February–May is the sweet spot: a warm sea and gentler prices than the December peak — and remember Eilat is a VAT-free zone, so the same hotel runs about 17% cheaper here than elsewhere in Israel.

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