Hotel is located slightly to the south of the downtown area, but a short nice walk. We enjoyed our stay at this hotel, room was ready when we arrived and was clean. All rooms are suites and this was great as we had our children. We received nightly gifts as an SPG Gold member, any issues with service where dealt with immediately. The buffet breakfast was really good. Main complaint was the pool staff would rush you out at 3 pm. We would stay here again. Not sure where other people stayed. The view is excellent and we saw fireworks on New Years Eve in both Eilat and Akaba.

We checked in around 4:30 PM, when all rooms should have been readied. After 30-minutes waiting, we were sent to a room and walked in to find that it was not ready at all. We returned to the front desk and waited another 15-minutes before getting a second room, less desirable view than the first one. We walked in to find that room too was not ready. Sheets were still on the couch and toilet not clean. Once again, returned to the lobby. The management was not generous to offer us an upgrade or comp us in any meaningful way after being inconvenienced. We were simply told to wait until they cleaned the second, less desirable room. While waiting at the lobby, we noticed food crumbs everywhere but no staff to attend to these issues. We did not even want to sit on the chairs in the lobby. However, they did try to up-sell us to a honeymoon suite if we paid an additional $150 per night.
Once we finally got in our room, we proceeded to shower but found that the shower lever was missing so we had to get dressed and wait for maintenance to arrive. The hallway carpets were filthy and leftover food, such as pizza boxes, were left in the hallways by rooms for hours.
The hotel staff were rude and aggressive. In one occasion, one of them physically bumped into us without even apologizing.
The dining experience was awful... they pack people like sardines at dinner buffet time and it was more like a zoo than a restaurant. There was not enough staff to maintain order.
We would never again go to a Le Meridian, definitely not this one in Eilat. The management is poor and it is obvious at all levels. Let’s not reward such establishments with our hard-earned money. Avoid this hotel at all costs!

Frankly i'm amazed starwood allow the ' le meridien' brand to be placed on a dump like this. Over-priced and poor quality, next door to a derelict building and a short walk from down-market Shops and cafes. Rubbish and totally misrepresented on booking.com and trip advisor.

Nice location and great potential - while the lines for the front desk took forever the service when you get there is awesome - thanks Marina in particular! Make sure you get a room with a sea view and preferably the Starwood floors - the backrooms did not look pleasant at all. Overall the rooms were clean and well service - breakfast - while a great selection was not clean and the service non existant. Our cutlery was always filthy and the juice off on the first morning. To get hot water and a tea bag was a challenge. The pool is beautiful but if peace and quiet is your thing this is not your place - pool side singers at full volume from midday!