Central District · Israel
Where to stay in Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in Central District, Israel, home to about 133,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Rehovot, with about 116 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- March to May, October and November
- Nearest airport
- TLV15 km · Ben Gurion International Airport
- Currency
- ILSnew shekel
- Time zone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Language
- Hebrew
About
About Rehovot
Rehovot is a city in the Central District of Israel, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Tel Aviv. In 2024 it had a population of 155,049.
Rehovot is an academic city with a population of 138,000. It is home to the Weizmann Institute of Science, one of the world's premier research institutions, and to Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment of The Hebrew University. Rehovot was founded in 1890 as one of the first modern Zionist settlements. The original location is now in central Rehovot, around the junction of Herzl (north-south) and Binyamin (east-west) streets. A number of historic sites are located here.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Rehovot
See
- Ayalon Institute
- Minkov Citrus Orchard Museum
- Ohel Sarah synagogue
- Smilansky Garden
- Josephson House
- Gan HaMeginim
Do
- Clore Garden of Science
- Weizmann house
- Weizmann Institute pool
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Rehovot
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Boutique Rehovot hotel | 116 | 91/100 819 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Rehovot
2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Estate Spa - Boutique Hotel | 1.8 km | |
| Felina Place by Shuli | 5.1 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Rehovot
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rehovot are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 124 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Rehovot: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport (HFA, 105 km) and Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport (ADJ, 112 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The easiest and fastest way is the train. The train connects Rehovot with Ashkelon, Ashdod and Yavne in the south, and with Lod and Tel Aviv in the north. A normal train ride to Tel Aviv lasts about 25 minutes. There are connections to other major destinations in Lod and Tel Aviv stations. Remember that trains do not operate on the Jewish Sabbath (from Friday afternoon till Saturday evening).
Getting around
Rehovot is a small town. Practically every place is reachable by foot, although some places will require the use of a car. Egged operates 12 internal bus lines (lines 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24א). Some lines are infrequent.
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TLV · Ben Gurion International Airport
HFA · Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport
ADJ · Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Rehovot
Drink
A number of establishments lie on Herzl Street, in the vicinity of the Weizmann Institute.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Rehovot
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Questions
Rehovot: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Rehovot?
By published guest score: Leonardo Boutique Rehovot (91 / 100 · 819 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Rehovot?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rehovot are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 124 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Rehovot?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport (HFA, 105 km) and Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport (ADJ, 112 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Rehovot?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Rehovot?
new shekel (ILS).
Nearby
Destinations near Rehovot
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.