Arrival around 23h30 and 20 minutes were needed to check-in after a 8 hour journey, it's very long,as we were the only two at the desk. The reason is simple, the guy doesn't know how to make a print of your CC. he tried several time in the 4 possible directions and told us, it's because we are re-booting the system. During all this time, his (more senior) colleague was calling, once finished with his call, he came and made the print of the CC in one pass just by pressing another button......(nothing to do with the re-booting, because the minibar was still re-booting at arrival in the room) The junior was ashame (about his lie) but completed our check in.
The rooms are big, the TV-channel offer is complete (GB-FR-IT-D...) and equipped with mini-bar (poor offer, 1 beer only, 1 coke only...) with automatic invoicing (be sure you control at check-out). My bed was ok and there is one complimentary 50?cl bottle of water in the room.
Internet is free in the lobby but extremely expensive everywhere else: 70NIS/24h (14€)
As i woke up very early every morning I can't tell about the noise coming from the promenade (I think it's noisy)
The staff is friendly at the breakfast but rather rude in the bar and at the reception desk.
Conclusion: My next stay will be in januari 2013, I'll try something else and keep you posted.