Topic Wiki

Trip Reports:
@Yehuda
When crossing to Taba:
Bring a pen.
If you have luggage israel might make you pay the 106 shekel exit fee. You can receive a refund on your way out if you save the stub and show your hilton reservation.
When leaving egypt you need an exit stamp and (currently) they give you those in the arrivals hall.
The hilton is usually cheap or 5,000 hilton points.
Everyone knows your jewish.
The casinos use USD and have exchange places in them.
You can also use visa/mc for a 2% fee.(purchase, not CA)



Author Topic: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread  (Read 108172 times)

Offline ItzikF

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Oct 2018
  • Posts: 122
  • Total likes: 1
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: RBS, Israel
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #420 on: January 09, 2019, 08:17:05 AM »
I am looking for a place for a friend to rent for a few days not near the beach but near a shoul  any idea what area to look for ? and where is there a place to daven and learn ?
Most of the hotels have shuls but they probably dont have active minyanim this season. There is a chabad that has active minyanim and shiurim all year. Dont exactly remember the location but u can google it

Offline sky121

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 10K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: May 2011
  • Posts: 11513
  • Total likes: 168
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 12
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #421 on: January 25, 2019, 08:42:42 AM »
Planning a drive to mitzpe Ramon, timna park and on to Eilat.  Any specific routes better than the other? In terms of view and ease? Also any recommendations of anything specific else to stop and see?
"Not all who wander are lost"

Offline S209

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Jun 2016
  • Posts: 7469
  • Total likes: 3930
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
    • Gowns By Shevy
  • Location: Lakewood
  • Programs: Marriott Gold, Star Alliance Gold, Hyatt Explorist, Hertz PC, National EE, Rock Royalty Wild Card, Wyndham Diamond, MLife Gold, Caesars Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Uber VIP, IHG Platinum Elite, ANA Platinum, DDF Lifetime Prez Platinum Elite, AmEx Platinum
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #422 on: January 25, 2019, 08:46:06 AM »
Is there a mehadrin hotel in Eilat? Any recommendations?
I don’t think so
Quote from: YitzyS
Quotes in a signature is annoying, as it comes across as an independent post.

Offline grodnoking

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Nov 2014
  • Posts: 5847
  • Total likes: 767
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 17
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #423 on: January 25, 2019, 08:56:56 AM »
Most of the hotels have shuls but they probably dont have active minyanim this season. There is a chabad that has active minyanim and shiurim all year. Dont exactly remember the location but u can google it
There are multiple chabads, but some are not chabadish, just have a Chabad rabbi but the shul is entirely safardi or mizrachi.
I'm not who you think I am.

Offline ItzikF

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Oct 2018
  • Posts: 122
  • Total likes: 1
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: RBS, Israel
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #424 on: January 28, 2019, 12:16:29 PM »
Planning a drive to mitzpe Ramon, timna park and on to Eilat.  Any specific routes better than the other? In terms of view and ease? Also any recommendations of anything specific else to stop and see?
Sounds like a pretty good route. Another option would be to take the back entrance to Eilat and on the way do the Red Canyon trail which is close to the Egyptian border but its not as good as Timna.

Offline maxie m

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Oct 2014
  • Posts: 1365
  • Total likes: 21
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: ny
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #425 on: February 28, 2019, 10:54:47 AM »
 Any meat restaurants above rabbanut mehadrin in Eilat?
Dumb people learn from their own mistakes,smart people,from the mistakes of others

Offline shmielyosef

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite
  • ****
  • Join Date: Dec 2016
  • Posts: 399
  • Total likes: 9
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #426 on: February 28, 2019, 02:26:06 PM »
Any meat restaurants above rabbanut mehadrin in Eilat?
No

Offline shaulyaakov

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: May 2013
  • Posts: 2781
  • Total likes: 326
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 3
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #427 on: March 01, 2019, 03:56:43 PM »
Any meat restaurants above rabbanut mehadrin in Eilat?
I think a shipudei tzipora under badatz Beit Yosef.

Offline Kabrams1618

  • Dansdeals Platinum Elite + Lifetime Silver Elite
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2013
  • Posts: 720
  • Total likes: 14
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: Jerusalem
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #428 on: March 02, 2019, 11:41:06 AM »
Is the crowne plaza renovations completed yet.  I want to wait untiil it is done before I go.

Offline grodnoking

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Presidential Platinum Elite
  • *********
  • Join Date: Nov 2014
  • Posts: 5847
  • Total likes: 767
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 17
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #429 on: March 02, 2019, 12:34:17 PM »
I think a shipudei tzipora under badatz Beit Yosef.
Is bet yosef better than rabanut mehadrin?
I'm not who you think I am.

Offline myi

  • Dansdeals Lifetime 20K Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Feb 2015
  • Posts: 23544
  • Total likes: 2427
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 356
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: InMyPants! 🙈
  • Programs: 2Many2List!
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #430 on: November 08, 2019, 03:11:33 PM »
Dan and Royal beach, top 2 hotels
Which one of the two do you recommend for a few nights?
 Was is Dan panorama or Dan Eliat

what options are there to book hotel using points in eilat
Chase Reserve.
« Last Edit: November 08, 2019, 04:01:42 PM by myi »
Quote
Need your LG Exalt fixed? Cracked in half? Water damage? Or parts to repair yourself. 347.201.2501

Offline chuchem

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jun 2009
  • Posts: 2323
  • Total likes: 30
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #431 on: November 10, 2019, 02:09:04 AM »
The Dan. Not the panorama!

Online shiframeir

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Jan 2012
  • Posts: 1761
  • Total likes: 145
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 7
    • View Profile
  • Programs: spg gold. nothing else. sigh.
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #432 on: November 14, 2019, 06:56:34 PM »
Which one of the two do you recommend for a few nights?
 Was is Dan panorama or Dan Eliat
Chase Reserve.
we were at the dan eilat a couple years ago and loved it (even though most of the hotel is still in the 90s some rooms have been updated and if u have a family the family suite is really worth it). note that beyond using points, in israel it can make sense to use the citi prestige card to book four nights on a decent sale rate and live with paying cash at 25% off cost.

Offline shmooz

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Dec 2010
  • Posts: 2289
  • Total likes: 135
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 6
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #433 on: November 17, 2019, 04:02:20 PM »
Anyone with guidance how a charedi can do Eilat? Best places to eat (Cafe cafe is mehadrin?) Any suitable activities?

Thanks

Offline jose34

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Aug 2016
  • Posts: 2397
  • Total likes: 154
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 2
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #434 on: December 24, 2019, 08:16:02 AM »
Is the crowne plaza renovations completed yet.  I want to wait untiil it is done before I go.

Not finding ability for January, February... Are they finished renovations?   

Offline coffeebean

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Feb 2018
  • Posts: 3005
  • Total likes: 818
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 10
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #435 on: December 28, 2019, 11:33:45 AM »
Any Kosher dairy places open tonight?

Offline mom

  • Dansdeals Silver Elite
  • **
  • Join Date: Aug 2008
  • Posts: 57
  • Total likes: 0
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
  • Gender: Female
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #436 on: January 14, 2020, 01:11:35 AM »
Has anyone stayed at the Herbert Samuel reef hotel in eilat? Comments?

Offline EliyahuF

  • Dansdeals Gold Elite
  • ***
  • Join Date: Feb 2022
  • Posts: 146
  • Total likes: 17
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 0
    • View Profile
  • Location: NJ
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #437 on: February 16, 2023, 06:42:23 PM »
Any updated Hotel recommendations? It's been 3 years since the last post...

Offline efflpetzel

  • Dansdeals Presidential Platinum Elite
  • ********
  • Join Date: Aug 2012
  • Posts: 2836
  • Total likes: 133
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 1
    • View Profile
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #438 on: February 20, 2023, 12:21:09 AM »
Any updated Hotel recommendations? It's been 3 years since the last post...

there's a reason for that, the place is a dump

Offline Shmulie

  • Dansdeals Lifetime Platinum Elite
  • *******
  • Join Date: Dec 2013
  • Posts: 1529
  • Total likes: 526
  • DansDeals.com Hat Tips 4
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Location: Brooklyn
Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #439 on: March 21, 2023, 03:56:49 PM »
Anyone know what restaurants are kosher lmehadrin in eilat?