Ein Boqek - Dead Sea, Israel Hotel Rooms at the Independent

Everything about the place was fantastic. The only issue was that we only stayed for one night. The people were so nice and could not do enough.

Our stay at the Belfer's Cabins was a wonderful experience from every angle. The cabins have a charming atmosphere, and the couple in charge is very welcoming and helped us to organize hikes and getting around. The village is very quiet, with an emphasis on agriculture and provides a much more authentic experience than other Dead Sea resorts.

This hotel appears to share the lobby and swimming pool with the adjacent Oasis. The difference: Spa Club is for visitors 18 and up. I only realized this at dinner when I saw the dining room was almost exclusively middle-aged couples. Which includes us, so I felt quite at home. The buffet is great, the setting and music quite serene, and finish-out is excellent everywhere you look; mood lighting options in the room offered a nice, romantic touch. Beach access is just across the street, with umbrellas, loungers, chairs, shower, and golf-cart shuttle (though we always walked, it's so close). This was just an overnight stop for us (between Masada and Petra), but I felt very relaxed after a couple of floats in the Dead Sea. Rate seemed a bit high, but as it included both breakfast and dinner for 2 it was actually a bargain.

We had two very pleasant nights at Villa 1000, its an excellent location for visiting Masada and the Dead Sea. If you have a car its only a short drive to the Roman rampart walk up Masada which we found an easy climb and nice and shady in the morning. At Ein Bokek (only 20 mins away) we found free parking and a beach with shower so we had an enjoyable float and swim in the Dead Sea. Villa 1000 is much more affordable than the Dead Sea resort hotels and the manager was very friendly and helpful. She prepared an excellent breakfast for us. It is a pretty place with a large shady patio area and the weather in early June was perfect for sitting outside in the morning and evening. The units are small but have basic kitchen items, and a good shower, ceiling fan and air conditioner. We ate at a nearby Chinese restaurant where food and service was excellent and with 10% off and a free glass of wine, the price was very reasonable. In Arad we found a large shopping mall with a good supermarket and easy parking. Do not hesitate to ask the manager for any assistance you require as we found her very keen to help. I hope you enjoy your stay at Villa 1000 as much as we did!

Nice hotel, nice spa, the room was ok, but the facility was very nice and the food was excellent.

We journeyed over to the Dead Sea area for 2 main reasons, to take a float in the Dead Sea, and to climb up to Masada. David Dead Sea Resort turned out to be a perfect location for both. The beach is right across the street for a float, and there's showers there to wash off the salt water after your float. A bonus was the hotel itself. We didn't realize how nice it would be just to hang out at the hotel. There's a nice fresh water pool, as well as a very cool salt water pool to float in. The spa facility looked very nice as well, unfortunately we didn't have time to take advantage of the many services there. We visited a couple other sites in the area, Ein Gedi being one of them. Is nice to see that fresh water flowing in the middle of the desert. But if you visit there, make sure to bring plenty of your own, it's hot out there. We chose to climb the Masada snake path before sunrise to catch the amazing site of the sun rising over the mountains beyond the Sea. I informed them at the desk of our plans, and they packed a very nice boxed breakfast for us to take on the climb. Everything in it was good, but the best thing was the bottle of ice cold water. Masada is only about 5 or 10 minutes from the David Resort, which was very nice leaving the hotel at 4 AM to make the climb. The less we had to drive at that hour the better. We really enjoyed the hotel, the staff was top notch and meet all our needs. If we're fortunate enough to come back, we'll stay 2 days next time

We really had a great time. It was exactly what was required. Quiet and peaceful area. Close to the excellent private beach with all amenities. Room was sizable and food was excellent. We are very happy we found an hotel like this that offers such a quality at a reasonable price. Spa was pretty good as well.

The hotel was in a good location,had it's own beach close to shops eateries tourism office.We took the bus from Jeralusum stopped and left in front of hotel.We also had half board the food was excellent.Be careful in dining room waiters tend to cleanup if you leave the table then someone else will be at your table when you return leave something on your table jacket etc.Hotel was better than we expected in location,facilities,food

We had a great room with a huge balcony overlooking the dead sea. Cleanliness was superior and all was comfortable. When we arrived there was no parking available and we had to pay for temporary parking. For what we paid, that was unnacceptable. Staff was average...not what was expected at a 5 star hotel.

This hotel offers all you expect from hotel service Much cheaper than big names down the Sea We had our car though, not very close some 20km away from the Beach Inbar located literally at the top.of the climb from -400m at the Sea to +500m, I had not realized the road was a climb and drop that much Very nice scenery by the way