Leonardo Club Dead Sea Hotel

Nearly every property among the hotels of Ein Bokek sells rooms on a bed-and-breakfast or half-board basis, leaving lunches, drinks, and snacks as extra costs. Leonardo Club takes the opposite approach: one rate, paid in advance, that covers food and drink from morning until night.

Leonardo Club Hotel Dead Sea is the only property on the Israeli shore of the Dead Sea running a verified all-inclusive program, and the official Leonardo Hotels site calls it the region’s only all-inclusive hotel with a water park, a combination no other Ein Bokek property currently offers.

That positioning shapes the entire hotel. The atmosphere is lively and family-centered rather than hushed and spa-like, with entertainment staff, evening shows, and activity programming running through the day.

According to the official Leonardo Hotels all-inclusive page, guests at Leonardo Club Hotel Dead Sea receive three daily buffet meals, poolside snacks and light lunches, ice cream service, and unlimited soft and hot drinks, plus beverages the official page describes as crafted in Israel, which DeadSea.com’s package breakdown lists as locally produced alcohol.

The package extends beyond the dining room. Beach loungers, hammocks, and parasols on the private beach are included, as are the entertainment program and access to the pools and water park.

Knowing the exclusions matters just as much. Based on the official listings and deadsea.com’s package breakdown, here is the practical split:

The hotel operates a large outdoor pool with lawns and loungers, a dedicated children’s pool with sprinklers and water games, and an indoor pool for cooler months. The spa area adds a Dead Sea seawater pool, a sulfur pool, and a hot tub, with a sauna, solarium, and a gym that guests use at no charge.

The water park, with three slides and a splash pool, is the feature no other Ein Bokek hotel matches. Note that the official Leonardo Hotels page listed the water slides as temporarily closed at the time of writing, so confirm their status directly with the hotel before booking a trip built around them.

The private beach sits roughly 60 meters from the building, one of the shortest hotel-to-shore walks on the strip according to deadsea.com’s review. Whichever entry point you use, keep floats short: our guide to how long to soak in the Dead Sea explains why 15 to 20 minutes per session is the sensible limit in water that is roughly ten times saltier than the ocean.

Families are the hotel’s core audience, and the facilities reflect that. The official facilities page lists a kids club with toys, games, and age-appropriate activities, a separate youth club for older children, and a Welcome Baby package with bottle warmers, sterilizers, baby baths, and cots.

The official Leonardo Hotels facilities listing for Leonardo Club Hotel Dead Sea includes a kids club, a youth club, and a Welcome Baby equipment package, alongside a children’s pool and a three-slide water park (check current status; the operator lists it as temporarily closed), making the property one of the most fully equipped family hotels on the Israeli Dead Sea shore.

Family rooms sleep two adults and two children, connecting rooms are available for larger groups, and baby cots and high chairs come at no cost. Before traveling, read our practical notes on visiting the Dead Sea with kids and the specific children’s safety rules for Dead Sea water, because hypersaline water demands closer supervision than an ordinary sea. For a comparison with other family-oriented properties, see our roundup of the best Dead Sea hotels for families in Israel.

The hotel lists 388 rooms across two wings, known on deadsea.com’s earlier coverage as the Magic wing, with a classic style, and the Deluxe wing, with a more contemporary design. Official categories include the Superior Room, Deluxe Room, Mountain View Deluxe Room, Superior Family Room, Mountain View Deluxe Family Room, and Deluxe Family Room Sea View.

Every room offers views of the Dead Sea, the Judean Hills, or the Edom Mountains, and standard amenities include air conditioning, cable TV, a minibar, coffee and tea facilities, a safe, and free Wi-Fi. The hotel also lists five adapted rooms on the lower floors; travelers with mobility needs can plan further with our Dead Sea accessibility guide.

Leonardo Club suits three groups best: families with children who will use the pools, clubs, and water park daily (the operator currently lists the water park as temporarily closed; confirm status before booking); travelers who want fixed, predictable costs in a resort area where meals are expensive; and multigenerational groups that benefit from connecting rooms and buffet dining.

It is a weaker match for couples seeking quiet. Adults traveling without children often prefer the adults-only Oasis Spa Club Dead Sea hotel, while wellness-focused visitors comparing treatment menus should start with our guide to the best Dead Sea spa hotels on the Israeli shore. Within the same brand, the budget-oriented Leonardo Inn Dead Sea and the more classic Leonardo Plaza Dead Sea offer lower rates without the all-inclusive board.

The official Leonardo Hotels site places the property in the Ein Bokek resort district, near Neve Zohar, at the southern end of the Dead Sea hotel zone, around 440 meters below sea level at the lowest exposed point on Earth. The two neighborhoods sit a few minutes apart by car; our comparison of Ein Bokek versus Neve Zohar explains how the location affects walking access to restaurants and the promenade.

Check-in runs from 15:00 and check-out until 12:00, per deadsea.com’s review of the property. Parking is free subject to availability, Wi-Fi is free throughout, and the hotel maintains a synagogue and five adapted rooms. For families committed to an all-inclusive week by the water, Leonardo Club remains the single option on the Israeli shore, which is exactly why it books out early for school holidays: reserve well ahead for Passover, summer, and Sukkot dates.

DeadSea.com weighs every property against five criteria: board value (what the nightly rate truly covers), beach access, family facilities, room comfort, and atmosphere fit. The benchmark is the other hotels of Ein Bokek, because the resort strip sets its own standards for spa access and beach convenience.

Judged as the family resort it is, Leonardo Club earns a solid mid-pack result for the strip: guests who book it for a high-energy family holiday tend to leave satisfied, while travelers expecting a boutique spa retreat rate it against the wrong yardstick.

The same design choices that delight families wear on other guests. This is a lively, high-occupancy resort with buffet dining at scale and entertainment running through the day; travelers seeking quiet corners and silent spa mornings are fighting the hotel’s nature.

One caveat deserves attention before booking: the kids club’s operating season is not consistently documented, so if your trip depends on it, ask the hotel to confirm the dates it runs.

The honest answer: it depends on how much of the day you spend on the property. The bundle prices in lunch, snacks, and drinks that half-board guests at neighboring hotels buy separately, and Ein Bokek’s restaurant scene is thin enough that those extras add up fast. A family eating three meals a day on site extracts close to the package’s full worth.

The math weakens for explorers. If your itinerary sends you to Masada at dawn and Ein Gedi through lunch, you are paying for buffets you never touch. For excursion-heavy trips a lighter board basis can beat the bundle, while guests who stay on the property all day get the most from the all-inclusive rate.

• Leonardo Club Hotel Dead Sea, official property page. Leonardo Hotels (Fattal Hotel Group)
• All Inclusive, Leonardo Club Hotel Dead Sea. Leonardo Hotels
• Rooms, Leonardo Club Hotel Dead Sea. Leonardo Hotels
• Facilities and Services, Leonardo Club Hotel Dead Sea. Leonardo Hotels