we've stayed at the dan panorama, eilat, many times and it has recently started a downhill slide. the rooms are looking very very tired, akin to a two star kibbutz guesthouse. bedspreads are veritable antiques, looking none too appealing. pillows are dreadful, apparently stuffed with cotton balls, and i'm not kidding! towels are paperthin and insufficient. any luxury is in short supply. breakfasts were decent if not remarkable. in israel one expects amazing breakfasts from even modest places. the dp's were ok but service (i.e. coffee refills) was painfully slow. on the plus side, there was no noticable noise from the very nearby airport and a complaint to the manager garnered a couple of packages of commercial quality candy and a bottle of champagne. my advice; pay more and head to the dan panorama's more elegant sister: the dan eilat.

I stayed here for 4 nights with my Partner. First of all, it took 45 minutes to check in and 30 minutes to check out...Very strange i thought. We ordered room service and it took 30 minutes to bring up ice cubes...They didn't tell us that we could have gone downstairs ourselves to get some. We also ordered some other room service and it also took longer than i'd expected. The pool area i feel is far too small. It was very crowded every day all day. Also, lot's of children running around, also running around inside the Hotel too. A couple of morning the cleaner knocked on the door at 8 AM which was strange in my opinion also. There weren't any other problems to be honest. Great looking Hotel, great rooms. The breakfasts were very good. Everything you could possible think of was there. Lot's of good facilities, although i didn't use any really. I've seen this Hotel advertised as 5*, it's a 4* in my opinion. I would stay here again. It's very close to the beach. 5 minutes walk at the most. It is also right next to Eilat Airport so was some times a bit noisy.

The Dan Panorama Eilat is in line with other "Dan Panorama"-branded hotels. It is a small step down from the regular "Dan" hotels but a fraction of the price.

We found the DP Eilat to be a nice place to stay, especially for the price -- we paid about $135/night b/b. The hotel itself is lovely -- the atrium/lobby reminded me of the type of design that Hyatt used to be known for. Our room was quite large, especially by Israeli standards, and well-equipped with a refrigerator, a nice bathroom, and a decent selection of channels on the TV. A large balcony facing straight onto the lagoon, with side view of the airport to the left or Aqaba, Jordan, to the right. We had a rental car and were a little miffed that the garage was always "full" but there was plenty of free parking in the hotel's lot next door, the main drawback was that in the Eilat heat the car was like an oven after being parked outside for even a few minutes.

Location was fine -- being a block or so inland it was a bit less frantic than the waterfront but a quick walk to the beach, shopping and restaurants. It was a bit hard to get to the hotel the first time because even though the hotel is visible from the main road it is on a one way street and you actually have to turn the block before the actual hotel.

The pool was quite nice and we did not find it small as some other reviewers did. It was quite crowded on Shabbat but the day after, Sunday, when many of the guests had checked out it was really quite lovely.

Most of the staff at the Dan Pan were great. Check-in was smooth and the front desk staff was very helpful when we needed assistance. We ordered room service a number of times, the food was excellent, delivery prompt (except for one exception I will soon note) and I was impressed that they always reminded me of the NIS $8 (about $2) delivery charge before confirming the order.

The one time room service was slow we were even more impressed. About 25 minutes after we ordered we got a call from the room service manager explaining that the chef was not satisfied with the way one of the dishes we ordered turned out and they were going to re-make it if we did not mind. We Ok'ed this and found the meal quite excellent.

The only place service was lacking was in the dining room for breakfast. The hostess would seat you and then disappear and the waitstaff scurried about aimlessly but it was always hard to get coffee.

The main drawback of this hotel is, frankly, many of the other guests. I would estimate that 90% of the clientele when we were there were Israelis and some of them can be quite rude, pushing in front of others on the buffet line or waiting for the elevator, etc. I used to live in Israel and speak fluent Hebrew so I am used to it but my wife, from the southern US were there is more of an emphasis on politeness, found it hard to deal with.

But all in all a good experience, and quite reasonably priced by US standards.

Stayed at the Dan Pan at the end of April. My girlfriend and i where in israel for a wedding and decided to escape the cold weather in Jerusalem. What better place to be in the sun than Eilat! Booked our flights and accomodation through a local travel agent in Jerusalem. Flew to Eilat via Isra-Air, quick and smooth. The Dan Pan is adjacent to the airport and a 2 min drive form the airport.

The Dan is basically a mid-level slightly older hotel at a 3~4 star rating. Check-In was extremely quick and efficient and we where in our room within 10 minutes of arriving. Well I guess it was 23h00!, so it must have been quite.

Room was a bit dated but still quite clean and well maintained. Warning to noisy couples! the walls are paper thin and you can here the guy in the next room clearing his throat. Our room's view was really good over the marina at the back of the hotel. The hotel is full of young couples and families with young kids.

Breakfasts are huge as is the norm in Israel. Food is quite good and service excellent. Room Service is a bit of an issue. We could'nt order anything after 23h00 and there where no drinks in the fridge.

The Pool Area was a little dissapointing compared to the other hotels we looked at. The actual pool is a nice size and they have excellent life guards on duty for small kids. The main problem with the pool area is the noice, not from the other people but from the hired-hotel-entertainers and DJ. So if u really want to relax in a quite place, the Dan Pan's pool is not for you.

To be honest, overall becuase of the price we though it was a great value family hotel.