Leonardo Gordon Beach

We paid 200 euro a night for this below average hotel that's literally falling apart. Let me add context, we live in Brussels, Europe's most expensive capital after Amsterdam. For 200 euro in Brussels you can stay at the 4 star Warwick Brussels, the 4 star Harmon House, in Amsterdam you can stay at the 4 star innside by Milea Hotels.... You get the idea. All these included weekend peak prices. So what's so bad..... 1. The hotel is literally falling apart, see the pictures. 2. The staff don't like foreigners, that's very evident because service is NON EXISTENT - from checking in to asking questions... Zero, just attitude 3. They must have a deal with taxi companies as according to reception going anywhere, (old port, Azreili mall, Hacarmel market) required a taxi, also the only way to buy bus passes is at tourist offices, so we're Belgian, we don't do just paying money out, we walked 15-20 mins to Azreili mall and got the transport ticket. Uber is non existent, which again tells me that it's a price fixing scam. 4. It's just a basic hotel in desperate need of renovation and improvement - the rooftop pool is just bad, a basic fibreglass tub stuck on the roof with badly installed decking around it. 10 nis or 2.70 euro for a coke! 5. If you like your hotel on the beach, yep this has that, but God help you if your room is roadside, as the front of the hotel is under/in the concrete main road! 6. LGBTQIA+ - THERE'S A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACCEPTANCE (which they don't) AND TOLERANCE (barely, in-between judgment and sniggering) Israel has far to go to match Belgium, Netherlands, even Malta. Not worth the money, but as they make you pay up front you can't leave, you're stuck with it. You've been warned, the rest is up to you.

There is no parking at the hotel and the staff didn't have any suggestions for a parking nearby. We reserved a room for 3 but it was set for 2 people (towels, blankets, cups etc.). We had to ask 3 times to get towels and another blanket and just gave up on everything else. The front desk staff do not answer the phone when trying to call them, so you have to go down to the lobby for every request and then repeat it again and again since nothing happens. The check in was an hour late so we had to wait, were promised a compensation, but never got it (after about 5 reminders). The pool is terribly small for such a big hotel which made it impossible to use because it was really crowded. The rooftop has a lot of sitting places which could have been nice if there was some kind of shade povided like umbrellas. Room was ok but the corridor leading to it looks horrible. Location is great and the breakfast had a great variety. Price very high for not so great value.