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offers historic charm at St. George’s Abraham Hostel
reasonable prices. The Cathedral Pilgrim Tel Aviv
spotless, air-conditioned Guesthouse MAP W4 • 21 Levontin St,
rooms are grouped around MAP N2 • 20 Nablus Rd, Tel Aviv • (03) 624 9200
a peaceful courtyard and East Jerusalem • (02) 628 • www.abrahamhostels.
there’s a TV in the lounge. 3302 • www.j-diocese. com • $
org • $$ Set just two blocks from
Austrian Hospice Located near Damascus Rothschild Boulevard and
MAP P4 • 37 Via Gate, this Anglican-run a 20-minute walk from
Dolorosa, Old City guesthouse has a the beach, the newest
• (02) 626 5800 • www. cloistered charm. The Abraham Hostel is an
austrianhospice.com rooms are spacious, and excellent place to relax
• $$ (dorms $) some have Jerusalem- and meet other travelers.
Built in 1857 in the style stone walls. Amenities There’s a lounge, a bar,
of a Viennese Ring palace, include a courtyard a kitchen for guests,
this “intercultural center” garden and an atmos- laundry facilities, and a
and hostel is great for pheric cathedral. rooftop terrace; breakfast
independent travelers. is included.
It offers simple, comfort- Notre Dame
able rooms and dorms in of Jerusalem Citadel Youth Hostel
a prime location. Gardens, Guesthouse MAP J2 • 20 St. Mark St,
a café-bar, and great MAP N4 • 3 Old City, Jerusalem • (02)
views from the roof HaTzanchanim, West 628 4494 • www.citadel
are added attractions. Jerusalem • (02) 627 youthhostel.com • $
9111 • www.notredame Despite modest rooms
Christ Church center.org • $$$ and dorms, this warren-
Guest House This magnificent, Vatican- like hostel of Jerusalem
MAP N4 • Omar Ibn owned edifice is just a few stone has true character.
al-Khattab Sq, Jaffa Gate, steps from New Gate, so Camp on the roof terrace
Old City • (02) 627 7727 the Old City views from in summer months.
• www.cmj-israel.org • $$ the terrace of its wine-
The location – just inside and-cheese restaurant Hayarkon 48
Jaffa Gate – couldn’t be are unsurprisingly great. MAP U3 • 48 HaYarkon
any better, and the guest- The rooms are simple, St, Tel Aviv • (03) 516
house grounds are a the beds comfortable, 8989 • www.hayarkon48.
peaceful haven. Rooms and the breakfasts hearty. com • $ (dorms $)
are simple but quaint. A hugely popular, veteran
Unmarried couples are Budget Stays hostel near the beach,
not allowed. There’s an Hayarkon 48 has a
11pm curfew. Abraham Hostel sociable lounge and a
Jerusalem well-equipped kitchen.
St. Andrew’s Scottish MAP L2 • 67 HaNevi’im It’s a great spot for
Guesthouse St, Davidka Sq, West independent travelers.
MAP N6 • 1 David Remez Jerusalem • (02) 650
St, West Jerusalem • (02) 2200 • www.abraham Fauzi Azar Inn
673 2401 • www.scots- hostels.com • $ MAP C5 • Nazareth
guesthouse.com • $$ An award-winning hostel • (04) 602 0469 • www.
Owned and run by the catering brilliantly to fauzi azarinn.com • $$
Church of Scotland, this independent travelers, (dorms $)
small, peaceful guest- with areas for socializing, Located in a gorgeous
house adjoins an austere a bar, free breakfast, 18th-century Arab man-
Scottish church built in laundry facilities, and sion hidden away in an Old
the late 1920s. Rooms excellent tours around City alley, this inn is under
have either garden or the rest of the country. Arab-Jewish manage-
Old City views, while Accommodations include ment. With char ac terful
the terrace and colonial functional private rooms private rooms and good-
lounge are lovely spots and dorm rooms of value dorms, it makes a
for relaxing. varying sizes. superb base in Nazareth.
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