No.317

April 2010 No. 317
a more modern
décor in these rooms and
their bathrooms, new beds, new
furnishings, lighting, and floors that are
part parquet and partly carpeted. All of the
suites are scheduled to be operational before
the summer, Benheim says. In addition, all
the rooms of the hotel have been outfitted
with new lighting, the beds refreshed with
runners and comforters and the tvs upgraded
to LCDs.
Other improvements to date inside the
hotel include repainting the property and
installing new marble elevator flooring, and
newly upholstered furniture in the dining
room - where three new showpiece a la
minute cooks stations have been added.
Terrace Improvements
The outside terrace of the hotel, situated
between the Crowne Plaza Eilat and the
marina, is also in the process of changing
both focus and form. “Until recently,” the
general manager mentions, “our games room
and game tables were situated in the vicinity
of the lobby, which colored the entire space,
inside and out, as an area occupied by our
young guests. This in turn, determined the
overall character of the space, which was not
always conducive to what our adult guests
might have preferred.”
To solve this problem, Benheim decided to
move the lobby-level games activities one
floor down and to incorporate them into
a dedicated kids’ area that also includes
the hotels’ kiddies club. In addition, he
began upgrading the terrace “and making
it friendlier too,” he adds. “The result is
two adult lobbies - inside, as well as the
terrace.”
The pool snack bar of the hotel is situated
in the eastern front part of the terrace.
Now, the room adjacent to it that served
as a games room has been turned into
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an informal dining area for snack bar patrons. “Sometimes, when it’s hot
here, people prefer to eat indoors, and this new facility is perfect for them,”
Benheim says.
Shade
Elsewhere in this part of the hotel, the section of the terrace bordering with
the marina is being covered by white netting, 32 meters long, six meters high
and festooned with small decorative lights that are part of an evening light
show put on for guests. “This is the nicest shaded area to be found in any
hotel in Eilat. We had the netting designed to resemble sails, so that it would
blend into the ambience of the marina,” Benheim concludes.
King Solomon’s Palace -
Changes to the Lower Level
The lower level of the Isrotel Chain’s King Solomon’s Palace, Eilat, leading
directly out to the new Isrotel Promenade, is being transformed, with two
new restaurants, a new large meeting and conference room and a totally
renovated and reconfigured spa as part of the program, reports Isrotel Vice
President, Operations Lior Raviv.
The “Marina Grill” and “Angelina” are the hotel’s new f&b outlets in this
part of the hotel. Both will be operational shortly, replacing the two that
shut down about two years ago. “The Marina Grill will feature a limited,
high-quality meat menu and will include seating on an internal patio and
An artist’s representation of a treatment room at the new spa, the King
Solomon’s Palace Hotel, Eilat.