Eilat: A city that loves children
Eilat, the country's southern resort city, has a winning mix - non-stop sun, mesmerizing mountains, sparkling blue waters, friendly pubs, tax-free shopping, and a vacation atmosphere. Only for adults? Not at all. The children enjoy it no less, and perhaps even more. Here are some places for children in the city, and one hotel, Club Hotel, which has set itself the goal of interesting and delighting the young age, and does it in a big way.
About 30 years ago, the Club Hotel Eilat was established by the businessman, the late Moshe Bublil. Since its establishment, the hotel has become one of the city's symbols, and not without reason. It starts with the endless spaces. The hotel, located a few minutes' walk from the sea and the Mall Hayam, spans a huge area of 40 dunams, with about 12 dunams dedicated to the water park. There are six swimming pools on site, for adults and children, water slides, jacuzzi pools, tanning areas, fish ponds, and entertainment stages.
The hotel itself, built with inspiration from the water world, offers about 700 fully equipped suites of various sizes. Among other things, they include a television, an equipped kitchenette, a seating area, and a balcony overlooking the view. Some of the balconies also have a private jacuzzi.
The hotel offers plenty of activities. When it comes to adults, it has a spa and fitness club - Energy Club, a perfect solution for body and soul. This means 12 individual treatment rooms, and there are also couple's rooms, jacuzzi pools, saunas, and a large gym. The hotel also has a luxurious synagogue.
At the hotel, which is managed with great care and sensitivity by Nour Amar, CEO of the Club Hotel chain and also chairman of the Eilat Hotel Association, they do not rest for a moment. Just in the last year, about 20 million dollars were invested in its renovation. The thought is constantly focused on the guests, with the focus, it is important to note, being on the world of the "little guests", the children. These, it must be emphasized, look as smiling and happy as possible from the moment they enter the hotel.
"A happy child is a happy parent," says Didi Abutbul, the hotel's culture, leisure, and entertainment manager. "We do broad thinking about the children's world, offering them the most up-to-date activities."
For example, the Pirate Bay, an amusement complex for the whole family, which includes simulation games, game machines, and sophisticated simulators, the last word in the field of computer games. And take the children's club, "The Lost World", which offers a variety of creative workshops, games, and tattoo and braid stations, and even you, the "adults", will not want to leave it. The Toddlers' Bay in the hotel offers a new and colorful complex for early childhood, containing games, a ball pit, ninja facilities, and a gymboree. In addition, events are held in the Lighthouse complex, using innovative and advanced technology.
Besides all these, special performances are offered for the young age during the day and evening. Such as a performance by Michal HaKtanah, various circus shows, musicians and singers by the pool, water games happenings, storytelling, and more. Add to this the dedicated pools for children and toddlers and the water slides for them, and you most want to return and experience a renewed childhood. All these are true for the summer months, July-August, and the holiday period. In winter? Do not worry, there will be activities then too. Because Eilat and Club Hotel is not a season, it is all year round.
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The author was a guest of the hotel.
