Its an alright place to stay for a large group tour, definitely value for money. The buffet spread was lovely too especially the desserts - lovely jubbly chocolate cheesecakes and mousses. Good service.

I have just come back from a stay at the Plaza hotel in Nazareth.

I was placed in one of the executive rooms, so can only comment on the quality of these.

The room itself was very spacious and had a king sized bed (one large bed, not two smaller ones pushed together), which was extremely comfortable and I slept like a log! The view from the room looked over some of Nazareth and the nearby hills, which was great.

Upon arrival, the bathroom smelled a little of damp, but nothing a little air freshener couldn't fix.

The downsides to the room were its decor and wear-and-tear - a little dated. My door security double lock (I don't mean the main one itself- that was fine) did not work, and some bits in the room were missing - for example, there was a travel iron stand but no travel iron. My colleagues also reported that the windows were very difficult to open.

Upon arrival, my safe was locked by the previous room occupant - I informed a cleaner immediately, whose English was very good, and she was also very friendly. Within 10 minutes someone had come up and fixed the safe, which I was very impressed with. Unfortunately, I was not so impressed when I came back to my room on the second day after the cleaners had been in to find my room cleaned, but my bins had not been emptied, and there was dust very clearly visible on my bedside table.

The breakfast unfortunately was very poor. There were some big groups who seemed to come in for the morning and wipe out all the breakfast food which didn't seem to be replenished quickly, such as the fruit salad and bread rolls. The selection was very limited, with "fake" orange juice (where in most Israeli hotels, being near to Jaffa, have freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice). Tea and coffee both weren't very nice.The breakfast room again was a little dated in decor, but perfectly adequate.

The staff were very friendly and helpful in both the restaurant, reception desk and if you passed them in the corridors.

Overall, this hotel was great for the staff friendliness and the extremely comfortable beds and great view from the hotel, but not so good for breakfast and if you like a modern looking hotel - it could do with a bit of a boost in these departments.

I went with my husband for the night for a break, what a mistake.
Swimming pool not open, was told it was going to rain so they did not open it, sun was out and blue skies!!!!We had to wait 20 mins for breaksfast to be ready after the groups left as all the food had gone and they had to put new food out, breakfast was from 8-10 but we where only allowed in at 8.20 had to wait outside.
Supper we had to line up like school children the groups came first not the couples that book for the week-end.
Rooms are old, old bathrooms, buzzing sound from vent was told such is life and told to keep bathroom door closed.
I went for a rest, did not get it

Our Group stayed two nights in this hotel and would not recommend it to anyone. As others have said, the hotel desperately needs a facelift - couches, chairs & carpets in the rooms and around the hotel, are stained - don't walk around without shoes or slippers! The chairs in the dining room were so disgusting - hardly a square inch without a stain - that I did not want to sit on them at all.

There is a beautiful big pool - but there's no water in it! There's no room service.... a friend who phoned the bar for a bottle of water was told,'It's US $3 if you come for it and $6 if it's brought to your room'! This same bottle of water was charged at $4 in the restaurant.

Don't arrive on a Saturday - as we did - as there are no staff available to help, other than the person at the check-in desk. Several in our party had problems with their rooms - including a toilet which did not work - but could not be moved to another room, as these had not been cleaned after the departure of previous guests, 'as it's Saturday'. A family of 4, who had paid for adjoining rooms for themselves and their 2 children, found that the rooms were not even nearby. They found the Front Desk unhelpful and were advised to ask other members of our party to exchange with them.

There was no bathmat. or face cloth. in my room and the towels were so small and thin that drying oneself was like using a rag! The soap for use in the basin, and in the shower, was a disgusting pink concoction, in a container on the wall.

However, the piece de resistance was the food ............
On our first night at the hotel, the buffet was inedible; meat was discoloured and lying in congealed puddles of gravy; the chicken was in a bun - and unrecognisable as chicken; the salads were 'tired' and unappetising; the bread was hard. We were told that we could not have wine, or beer, or coffee in the dining room, but should go to the bar for these. At the Bar, I was told that only red wine could be sold by the glass. If I wanted a glass. then I had to buy a bottle of white. In the morning, at breakfast, the same tired salads appeared again; the bread was hard; no butter was available....

We decided that we could not eat dinner at the hotel, on our 2nd evening. As our group gathered in the lobby, deciding where to go, a manager came to ask if anything was 'wrong' with the food. I'm sure he was then sorry he'd asked! After listening to some complaints, he told us that the 'story' of the previous evening, that wine could not be sold by the glass, was untrue and that it was indeed possible to have a beer in the restaurant. He explained that, as it was a kosher hotel, the food for Saturday had all been prepared on Friday (hence it's awful 'past-sell-by date' look!) and asked us to come in and give them an opportunity to prove they could do better.

We did so - and the food was better than the previous night - but still only lukewarm and rather tasteless. We asked why the same salads were presented once again, as well as the same dessert cakes and fruit that was not 'fresh' and often had gone bad. There was no answer to any of those questions.....

Generally, the (very young) staff were unsmiling and unable, or unwilling to help. Our group was very glad to leave the Plaza and definitely would not stay there again. There must be many other options for non-kosher travellers in Nazareth.