Region · Israel
Where to stay in Southern District
This guide covers 6 destinations in Southern District, a first-level administrative division of Israel, with 60 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Ashdod, Beersheba and Ashkelon. Across its destinations, March, April and November are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Places to stay
- 60
- Comfortable in the most places
- March, April and November
- Main airport
- TLVBen Gurion International Airport
- Currency
- ILSnew shekel
- Time zone
- Asia/Jerusalem
Destinations
Destinations in Southern District
Every destination in this guide in Southern District, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Southern District
12 places to stay in Southern District with a published guest score, ordered by that 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. Each links to its own website.
| # | Place to stay | Where | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Privilege Hotel Eilat - All Inclusive hotel | Eilat | 247 | 98/100 3,732 reviews |
| 2 | Herods Boutique Eilat Hotel hotel | Eilat | 100 | 99/100 1,347 reviews |
| 3 | Leonardo Club Hotel Eilat - All Inclusive hotel | Eilat | 282 | 97/100 2,928 reviews |
| 4 | U Magic Palace Eilat hotel | Eilat | 322 | 97/100 2,771 reviews |
| 5 | Leonardo Royal Resort Eilat resort | Eilat | 228 | 97/100 2,465 reviews |
| 6 | Leonardo Plaza Hotel Eilat hotel | Eilat | 300 | 97/100 2,180 reviews |
| 7 | U Coral Beach Club Eilat Ultra All Inclusive hotel | Eilat | 282 | 95/100 1,771 reviews |
| 8 | Herods Vitalis Eilat Hotel hotel | Eilat | 53 | 98/100 652 reviews |
| 9 | Herods Palace Eilat Hotel hotel | Eilat | 297 | 94/100 1,874 reviews |
| 10 | Leonardo Hotel Negev hotel | Beersheba | 259 | 93/100 1,558 reviews |
| 11 | Leonardo Plaza Hotel Ashdod hotel | Ashdod | 183 | 91/100 2,453 reviews |
| 12 | U Splash Resort resort | Eilat | 279 | 92/100 1,020 reviews |
Where to stay
More hotels in Southern District
45 hotels in Southern District recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| King Solomon Hotel, Eilat | Eilat | 1984 |
| Club Hotel Eilat | Eilat | |
| Queen of Sheba Eilat | Eilat | 1999 |
| WEST Hotel Ashdod | Ashdod | |
| ישרוטל רויאל גארדן | Eilat | 2001 |
| מלון אורכידאה | Eilat | 1993 |
| מלון הנסיכה אילת | Eilat | 1992 |
| מלון לאונרדו רויאל ריזורט אילת | Eilat | |
| מלון נאות מדבר | Beersheba | 1962 |
| מלונות הרודס אילת | Eilat | |
| Adi Hotel | Eilat | |
| Ahla Diving Center Villa | Eilat | |
| Aladdin Hotel Beer Sheva | Beersheba | |
| Almog Eilat | Eilat | |
| Amazing Bedouin Hospitality | Beersheba | |
| Aquamarine Hotel | Eilat | |
| Astral Maris Hotel | Eilat | |
| Astral Village Hotel | Eilat | |
| Be Hotel Eilat | Eilat | |
| Blue Hotel | Eilat | |
| Caesar Premier Eilat Hotel | Eilat | |
| Casa Sun and View | Eilat | |
| City Apartments | Eilat | |
| City Suites | Eilat | |
| Classic Inn | Eilat | |
| Comfort Hotel Eilat | Eilat | |
| Corinne Hostel | Eilat | |
| Custo Club | Eilat | |
| Dayos Unique Suites | Eilat | |
| Hotel Anilevich Mansion | Beersheba |
When to go
Best time to visit Southern District
From the climate of 6 destinations in Southern District with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: March, April and November.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 6 | 17 °C | 92 mm |
| February | 3 of 6 | 19 °C | 69 mm |
| March | 6 of 6 | 21 °C | 32 mm |
| April | 6 of 6 | 26 °C | 11 mm |
| May | 3 of 6 | 29 °C | 2 mm |
| June | 0 of 6 | 31 °C | 0 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 0 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 0 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 0 mm |
| October | 3 of 6 | 29 °C | 13 mm |
| November | 6 of 6 | 24 °C | 42 mm |
| December | 3 of 6 | 19 °C | 67 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Southern District
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Southern District name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
TLV · Ben Gurion International Airport
AQJ · King Hussein International Airport
AAC · El Arish International Airport
AMM · Queen Alia International Airport
HFA · Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport
TCP · Taba International Airport
ETM · Ramon International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Southern District, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Israel
Nearby
Regions near Southern District
Other regions of Israel with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.