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Scots Hotel views of the Dead Sea’s Petra Guest
MAP C5 • 1 Gedud Barak desert landscape. The House Hotel
Rd, Tiberias • (04) 671 rooms all have quirky MAP C3 • Petra Entrance,
0701 • www.scotshotels. themes, and there’s a Wadi Musa • (962) 3215
co.il • $$$ seasonal pool. Use of the 6266 • www.guesthouse-
This deluxe hotel blends spa and admission to the petra.com • $$
historic buildings with nearby botanical garden An unbeatable location
modern 5-star facilities. are included in the room with friendly staff, modern
The “antique rooms” rate for hotel guests. facilities, and comfortable
(1890s) with basalt stone rooms, some of them
walls are the most attrac- Herod’s Palace remarkably spacious. The
tive, and the seasonal MAP D2 • North Beach, Cave Bar is in a Nabatean
pool and terraced gar- Eilat • (08) 638 0000 tomb-cave from the 1st
dens are divine. Cultural • www.herodshotels.com century AD.
events and brunches • $$$
add to the atmosphere. Guests are pampered at Mövenpick Resort
this flashy, Las Vegas- Petra
Villa Carmel style complex. While the MAP C3 • Tourism St,
MAP C4 • 1 Heinrich rooms aren’t as opulent Wadi Musa • +962 3215
Heine St, off 30 Moriah as the public spaces, the 7111 • www.movenpick.
Boulevard, Haifa • (04) adjacent beach, the huge com • $$$
837 5777/8 • www. swimming pool, and the The location of this resort,
villacarmel.co.il • $$$ in-house restaurants right next to the Siq, is
Set in a 1940s building, and bars are excellent. unbeatable. There is a
this hotel is tucked away pool and several restau-
on the summit of Mount Accommodations rants, including a fabu-
Carmel. The pleasant in Petra lous roof terrace that’s
decor is enhanced by perfect for a drink after
luxuriant bedding. The Petra Palace Hotel an exhausting day out.
sundeck has a sauna and MAP C3 • Wadi Musa
Jacuzzi, and the fragrant • (962) 3215 6723 • www. Pilgrim Hospices
gardens are sublime. petrapalace.com • $ in Jerusalem
Located right in the center
Lodgings in the of Wadi Musa, with plenty Ecce Homo Convent
Dead Sea and the of places to eat nearby, Pilgrim House
Negev this modern, 200-room MAP P4 • 41 Via
hotel has pleasant rooms Dolorosa, Old City • (02)
IYHA Masada and handsome, stone- 627 7292 • www.ecce
Guesthouse paved public spaces. homopilgrimhouse.com
MAP H5 • Masada • (02) Amenities include an out- • $
594 5622 • www.iyha. door pool, and a Turkish- Crucifixes adorn the
org.il • $$ (dorms $) style spa with steam room, walls, the terraces offer
This popular place, with hot tub, and massages. majestic views, and the
a prime location at the staff are welcoming at
foot of Masada, has well- Rocky Mountain this dig nified pilgrim
equipped private rooms Hotel house. Rooms and dorms
with air conditioning and MAP B3 • Main St, Wadi are spartan but good
TV as well as dorm beds. Musa • (962) 3215 5100 value. The complex
Book in advance. • www.therocky incorporates the Ecce
mountainhotel.com • $ Homo Arch and a basilica.
Ein Gedi Country Modest but sociable place
Hotel to stay, with an extremely Lutheran Guesthouse
MAP G5 • Kibbutz Ein helpful staff. Expect MAP P4 • 7 St. Marks St,
Gedi, Dead Sea • (08) 659 a good breakfast and Old City • (02) 626 6888
4222 • www.ein-gedi.co.il amazing views from • www.guesthouse-
• $$$ the terraces. It’s a climb jerusalem.com • $
Set within lush gardens, up from Petra but free Set in the Old City’s heart,
this hotel boasts great shuttles are available. this 1860 guesthouse

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