Arad is a good alternative to Dead-Sea accommodation. This hotel has 5 halls on the ground floor for various uses and a congress hall. There is also a health-gym and dry sauna. Arad is well known for its healthy clean/clear, dry, cool desert air which offers relief for asthma and lung problems. The hotel is also known as an asthma-recreation place, and has a special clinic open from May to end October every year. 0207. This is a modern building built in 1968 and was renovated in 1995. The dining room has a self-service buffet for breakfast and dinner. Lunch is served. It has been decorated in pastel pink. The lobby is 15 x 7 metres square, with a bar and has a green marble floor with light coloured furniture. 179 Single rooms Double rooms Twin rooms Triple rooms Quad rooms The 167 rooms face the Olympic seasonal opened swimming pool. There are no balconies. All rooms are approximately 15 square metres in size and are fully equipped with bathrooms, light furniture and air-conditioning. The hotel is located on the edge of the Negev and Judea Desert with a breathtaking desert view. Mountainside 3 kms to city centre 150 kms to the nearest airport (tel aviv)