Leonardo Plaza Ashdod by the beach

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2025

Marc

Yy

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2025

Jordan

An easy walk to the beach

we have stayed here many times. It is close to the beach and the restaurant in the lobby is good, although the service at this restaurant is not really up to par. It is not uncommon to stand at the bar area (not used as a bar) and to be ignored for extended time. English speaking staff are very limited at this hotel which can make communication somewhat difficult. We were here when the first sirens rang out at 3 AM during the mission to destroy the nuclear capacity of Iran. We ended up in the stairway, but there was no official hotel communication in English so we went with the flow of others. The pool is quite nice however and as a swimmer, I did get in a couple mile-swims during my stay. The pros and cons add up to a positive review overall and I will likely stay here again. It is sad however to see so much trash while walking to and on the beach. There must be some community groups, scouts, etc. that might want to take on the project of getting things cleaned up and beautify the walkways to the beach and the shoreline itself. P.S. Watch out for Jellyfish

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2025

Corinn

EVERYTHING WAS WONDERFUL
THE ROOM ~ THE VIEW ~ THE STAFF ~ THE BREAKFAST BUFFET!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I travel a lot and This was one of the nicest places I have stayed in my 58 plus years of traveling many continents!!! Also Isreal is still a wonderful place to go don’t let the news keep you away!!! I was just there for 11 days and I was very safe!!!
It was a beautiful time in Israel!!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Apr 2025

Brondon

Facilities worn

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2025

Deborah

Beautiful room, pleasant staff. Couldn't adjust temperature in room, it was too hot.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2024

Binyamain

Binny & sons

check in was slow but they were awesome on check out giving us te extra hour we needed ; Pool side needs work on cleanliness garbage strewn around not impressive ; breakfast was great and staff was really nice and friendly overall a great stay ...

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2024

Kimberly

The hotel was lovely. The pool was down for maintenance which was disappointing at first but they gave us free dinner instead and it turned out to be too hot out to use the pool anyway.
Kind staff, super comfortable bed and pleasant room and gorgeous hotel with gorgeous views of the ocean.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2024

Shahar

Perfect, nice stay

Perfect

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Leonardo Ashdod

Ckean room, comfortable bed, beautiful view of sea, beach

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Jan 2024

Asher

Nothing unique about the hotel

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2023

Mo

located at the southern end of the sea front, a quiet area, so more peaceful, grand breakfast, clean and updated room.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Aug 2023

Eyal

To start off I was very disappointed with the parking situation. (this hotel has weddings few times a week and a lot of guests comes and goes to the pool , to the wedding etc. they are NOT a guests of the hotel and take up all parking spaces which leave us the hotel guests no parking and we have to walk a lot and Parkette or very far away! I’ve had my elderly mother with me and it was a nightmare! Check in and check out was SO long and for no reason. Lastly they gave me a room without balcony when I specifically asked for one.
I will not stay there again. 😏

Leisure

2/10

Poor

05 Aug 2023

Rebecca

Bed bugs! The management made us feel like we were the problem. We waited half a day for them to change our room. All the while trying to avoid us. I asked for compensation for the problem and was denied. We were treated terrible. I even twice caught the bed bugs put them in a bag to show them because they said they didn’t have them. My husband has bites all over him. Our room was a executive room and paid good money for it. I feel sorry for the next person who stays in that room. AVOID AT ALL COST!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2023

Avichai

Great

4/10

Poor

11 Jun 2023

Irina

Horrible

Business_and_leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2023

Joseph

Hotel is not maintained well. Breakfast was mediocre.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2023

Verified traveler

US Traveler

Clean and Nice Hotel
Staff is very polite and friendly
Nice morning buffet

6/10

Pleasant

13 Feb 2023

Marcelle

Room was not clean… bathrooms dirty
Beds dirty not only in my room but all our reservations had problems with cleanliness… found a spider in bed and slept on a chair …

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

07 Dec 2022

ilene

I was charged for an extra guest when there were only 2
Extra $102
Front desk not helpful
No response from hotels.com

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2022

Yedidya

Excellent presentation of the breakfast

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

24 Sep 2022

Daniel

Receptionist was mean and unresponsive.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2022

alain saul

Thank you for your excellent service. We really enjoyed our stay.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

26 May 2022

Behrouz

around pool area was dirty with cigart butt and emptiy bottles dirty chairs

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

03 Mar 2022

philippe

Le service aux chambres est inadéquats et expéditif . Le service de restauration est très moyen avec toujours les mêmes plats , pas très savoureux … beaucoup beaucoup de mariages et fêtes qui rends l’endroit bruyant et impersonnel . Piscine non fonctionnelle en mars . Très cher pour la qualité offerte . A déconseiller …

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2022

Raisa

People working in this hotel were very professional

2/10

Poor

07 Oct 2021

Isaac

Stayed for 1 night - Sept 9, 2021 - at Fattal chain hotel in Ashdod Israel.
Reserved and paid for thru Expedia.
Following departure and without notification, Fattal charged the full amount - already paid - to my credit card.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

06 Oct 2021

Rima

We stayed 11 dais.The room was in very bad condition, bugs, dirty towels. Swimming pool was opened for local people so it was crowded and overloaded all the time. Breakfast also was not so good as it was two yeas ago.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2021

Shiraz

מומלץ ביותר- חדר עם מרפסת ונוף לים

בגדול נהננו מהמלון... מרחק הליכה 5 דקות מהים ויש חניה בשפע (במקסימום אם יש עומס בחניה אז במקרה הכי גרוע מחנים במרחק 3 דק הליכה). הדבר היחידי שהפריע לנו זה שלא מחליפים מגבות ונייר טואלט בסידור חדרים וגם אחרי שהתקשרנו לקבלה לבקש לא שלחו לנו ושניסינו להתקשר שוב לא היה בכלל מענה! רק אחרי שהגענו פיזית לקבלה והיה שם במקרה עובד משק, שלחו מייד אך פחות ממה שביקשנו (יצא לי לשמוע עוד כמה אורחים מתלוננים בקבלה שלא משאירים להם מגבות..כך שנראה שקיים חוסר במלון)

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2021

AVI

The reception desk was just fine.
The dining room was a little crowded.
The bathroom gets a low score after mold stains and an unclean bath were seen.
The pool was very crowded due to the fact that a quarter of the area was occupied by a sukkah that was dismantled lazily, several days after the end of the Sukkot holiday.
Beyond that the stay, the service, the food, were welcoming and everything was in good spirits.
At check out we were required to pay for a drink we did not consume, a brief inquiry freed us from payment, we need to refresh procedures on how to make sure that the room is indeed registered for the same guest.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Aug 2021

Mark

Just Okay!

The hotel is getting worn and tired. The rooms are worn and tired and need updating. the gym has been made even smaller recently. There was dust and paint splatter all over the equipment. Its like they forgot to cover the equipment up when renovating or painting.

Business

4/10

Poor

27 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

People are allowed to stay in the room on Saturday night until Late so we were allowed to check in to the room only at 9pm although check in time when booking was 3pm

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Walking distance to the beach

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2021

HEN

הכל היה מצוין. מלבד האוכל שהיה הרבה פחות מפעמים אח

לצערנו האוכל היה דל ביותר.

Partner

4/10

Poor

10 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Check-in staff was friendly and helpful. However, the hotel room was poorly cleaned and unkept.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

01 Apr 2021

Yitzchak

Very disappointing

The hotel was not ready for guests post covid. The first room we were given had no showerhead and a broken sink. The second stunk of cigarettes. The third room was acceptable but dirty. We chose to stay out of exhaustion. The safe did not work. Clearly no one vetted the rooms before booking them for guests. Throughout the stay the staff appeared to be confused. We asked for tissues for 2 days with no luck. The chairs by the pool are filthy. Simply putting the effort into using a towel or sheet to cover them would make a huge difference. The site boasts a nice spa, but the facilities were not functioning post covid. They did not mention this on their site. very disappointing. The pool is not heated at all, and even on a nice day was ice cold. Overall, the bones of the hotel are decent but upkeep is awful and the effort is not put in to make it a good experience. The hotel is booking at premium prices, and with all the issues we had could not offer the smallest compensation. We paid to upgrade the room to a balcony (+35$/night), and after 3 room switches and continued errors (half the bulbs were out) expected them to at least refund the upgrade fee. The hotel manager had nothing to offer besides an apology and explaining its a difficult time. I had hoped the Leonardo name would provide a standard but it seems not. We desperately needed this vacation and felt very disappointed for the price we paid

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Property was very clean. Breakfast was excellent. Staff was very friendly.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2019

T

Sorry I took the meal.Breakfast was disappointing and not good by any standard

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2019

Dov

Nice couples getwaway

Hotel is a bit outdated but staff is friendly. Breakfast was adequate, nothing special. The pool is wonderful!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2019

Jordan

Perfectly delighted with our stay!

Excellent Hotel; Kosher restaurant Tiramisus was outstanding with excellent choice of music. The food was delicious and the servers very friendly. The Hotel Pool is at a perfect temperature and for lap swimmers this is not to be missed to get a great workout and \"wash away\" the jet lag! We will definitely stay here again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2019

Rohe

Expensive for below average

It's not a Bad hotel,its just
To expensive for what it is..

Family

4/10

Poor

17 Apr 2019

ezgi

they couldnt find the booking confirmation during check in and it was 4 am in the morning. Reception didint assist at all and finally while I was trying to reach hotels.com, reception said it was ok they found it and it was a problem about screen. No apology, no sorry for the delay after 15 mins of waiting at 4 am.

2/10

Poor

25 Mar 2019

Jeff

Noise noise noise.

Extremely noisy with children running shouting and screaming and playing football till the late hours the parents were just as bad shouting all the time with no respect for other visitors, reception did nothing to make this better.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Good location, room was clean and pleasant, nice view from the window, good restaurant, nice lobby.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2018

P

Nice hotel close to the beach but the staff was terrible. They totally overcharged me when i checked in because the added fees. I didnt have any choice but to pay it.

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2018

Mark

Nice hotel

Nice hotel, clean and friendly. Near the beach and sea.

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2018

Paula

The carpet in the room needs updating or better: changing to parket . The staff was very nice and accomodating!

6/10

Pleasant

24 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Hotel is nice, rooms are a little dated. Rooms cleaned well, on daily basis. Reception staff all friendly and efficient. Evening bar food and staff are very good.
The biggest downside to this hotel is the breakfast- the restaurant where breakfast is served and the staff. Tables, serving counters, crockery and cups are dirty, tables are not cleaned, food not great. It’s a shame.

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2018

Evelyn

Not completely satisfied

Very difficult because of lack of transport and your information. No ATM in hotel. Room clean service calls too early. Twin bed was not available on my booking - your reception had to change the details. I was also asked to pay as I arrived - whereas your email said I would only have to pay deposit.

Family

4/10

Poor

17 Aug 2018

JB

It’s really difficult to write such a poor review because I absolutely LOVE Israel & the hotel staff were really nice, especially Lior at the front desk but I have to honestly say that I would never stay at this hotel ever again and I would never recommend this hotel to anyone.

It’s beautiful & clean on the outside as well as the lobby area but otherwise it’s absolutely appalling at how filthy it is.

The first room that we were placed in (Room 916) has HAIR on the bed and the pillow was STAINED! I obviously complained and we were moved to a different room immediately.

The 2nd room we were switched to, Room 818 was smoking room. Again I had to return to the front desk and again Lior switched the room.

The 3rd Room, Room 1016 was “adequate” but again filthy! The runner on the bed was dirty. I couldn’t bother complaining yet again so I dealt with it.

The pool area was absolutely disgusting! Every lounge chair was STAINED, there was food and trash littered all over the pool area. I refused to stay there any longer so we went to the beach. However, before heading to the beach we took the elevator to the lobby area and the elevator had spilled food in it!!

I have stayed in numerous hotels throughout Israel and always had a wonderful & enjoyable experience but this hotel was by far the worst and dirtiest hotel I have ever stayed in.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2018

Mark

Leonardo Ashdod review

Overall a nice place. Rooms where nice but bathrooms are a bit tired. The overhead shower did not work, plug in sink did not work. Staff was nice and friendly. Breakfast was ok. Gym is small. Nice pool area outside.
The price of the rooms are expensive for what they are, but aren't they all in Israel.
The beach and sea are nice and the local area is nice. I would visit again.

2/10

Poor

02 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

One of the worst hotel I have stayed. As soon as you stop in front of the hotel to check in, no help from staff with luggage and unpleasant stuff at front desk. Dirty rooms and broken shower. we paid for 2 adults and 2 kids extra extra money and when you ask for extra towel because they had only 2 in the room.we had to wait for 4 hours :(

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

not worth the money

not worth the money. friendly staff, clean. Breakfast was very varied, although nothing was tasty

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

average

its an okey hotel, Noa the receptionist was very helpful. breakfast was average, i found dirt in my tomatoes. not worth the price i would say its a three star hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2017

orel

Amazing location

No much to say and amazing hotel in a very good location fornt of the beach so as the breakfast and dinner was amazing a very recommend people to visit.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2017

Avrum

Wonderful 2 day vacation

Lots of fun. Beautiful facility. Lovely Beach. Took many bus rides and learned much about the city. My wife and I will definitely return.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Accommodated all requested services. Good location.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Will love the place the only one think it is a little bit far from the center of the city

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2017

family

Pleasant experience

We arrived midweek before peak season. The hotel was very peaceful. Just beware that they charge extra if you bring any children. Room is not too big, but everything was decent. Similar top a nice holiday inn in the US. Worth the 150 dollars that we paid.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2017

Yehuda

mr&miss morali

I had a very good experience very good service from the stuff enjoyed my stay in the hotel cleaning everything was perfect good food in the restaurant good service all my best to anybody that will visit again I recommend it to a lot of people

Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2016

Elizabeth

very nice, relaxing couple of days

we stayed there for 3 nights and I am very please with the stay. The room was nice, the breakfast was magnificent, the hotel staff was very corteous

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2016

Grace

Nice satff

Great view and nice breakfast, the staff very helpfull at anytime

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Horrible hotel

Rubbish hotel not worth the money very over priced

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2016

Esther

Amazing food, mini rooms

The food was delicious and extremely generous, with an extraordinary variety. We booked a club room, which turned out to be small and nothing special. We were told by the hotel staff that the club room is just like their standard rooms, the only difference being that the club room had a small balcony.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2016

Brian

Very comfortable and friendly hotel in Ashdod

Friendly staff. 5 minute drive to the beach. Great pancakes! Not much to do in Ashdod other than the beach.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2016

Letitchevski

Great hotel

The hotel is luxurious. Area is little off center, but the town is small and if you have a car it doesn't matter. Staff is friendly. Food is terrific. Business launge serves great snacks and even alcohol.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2016

Maryna

Very friendly and helpful staff. Always staying here:))

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Good location, clean and very friendly. Only stayed for one night but was pleased.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Great nice new hotel

Staff amazing, had a club room with access to lounge.

Partner

2/10

Poor

09 Jan 2016

Alberto

Never again in leonardos, some years ago I was inc

The pillow were smelly,

4/10

Poor

15 Sep 2015

ray

Watch out for mis-booking. I booked room and breakfast for 4 days and every day had the problem of them telling me I had not booked breakfast. On the last day they were insistent I paid for breakfast or leave the restaurant. I didn't do either, and eventually they left me alone. When I booked out, there was no charges for the meals, so I felt very upset and embarrassed. Also there was a leak in the bathroom for the 4 days, I had visits from the maintenance, but they couldn't fix it.

Family

2/10

Poor

17 Aug 2015

GG

Terrible

Firstly, I wrote a scathing review 3 days ago which still has not been uploaded to expedia and I am wondering why? I have no idea how this hotel has such a high rating because I have never stayed in a worse hotel in my life. The food (buffet) was literally inedible. The bathroom light was broken, the air conditioning in the room was not cold (it was 38 degrees outside), there was no milk in the fridge or anything else such as water for that matter and the laundry lady decided to let herself into our room after knocking and before I could even respond - I was getting dressed. At around $440 Australian dollars - I would expect a little more.

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2015

susana

Leonardo

the hotel is not well mantained and it is near the each but far from downtown

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2015

Jonathan

Perfect nice family hotel near the water

Very nice hotel for families, near the water (but a 7 minute walk to the beach). Plentiful Buffet Breakfast. Friendly service, but it took the reception desk a while to answer when ever we called them. Ask for a room facing Ashkelon, it's a better view.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Apr 2015

Daniel

not great

Service was poor and it was a far walk to the vwach.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2015

Efraim

Family stay at Leonardo Plaza, Ashdod

Went with family for (overdue), off season vacation. 2 adults, 2 teenagers, & an 8 yr old. 21 yr old got leave, and joined us for one night.
Was excellent from all aspects. Would definitely recommend, and would definitely stay again.

Family