Darn! Darn! Darn!
This was my go to gift to all my Israeli friends getting married. "A weekend vacation on me at the luxurious Holiday Inn Ashkelon". I never stayed there myself due to the less than stellar reviews but now I may have to just to see it for myself. They are also in the process of renovations to their super outdated hotel and I was really hoping it would be an available option going forwards. You can't really beat a price of 10k IHG per night with amazing availability even in the middle of August.
I've stayed there countless times and even received fantastic upgrades to the top-floor duplex suite on points! This is a major, major loss for my family because I live in Ashkelon and the hotel was always such a great (and cheap) base for family visiting from the U.S.
Anyway, be in touch if you end up staying at the hotel!