The Negev
Midbara offers 13 stylish, comfortable and well-spaced mud cabins scattered along a small wadi planted with fruit trees. All have kitchens, a few have…
The Negev
Midbara offers 13 stylish, comfortable and well-spaced mud cabins scattered along a small wadi planted with fruit trees. All have kitchens, a few have…
Mitzpe Ramon
The iBex's slogan is 'selling the experience, not just the room' and this convivial place does just that. Hosts and keen cyclists Aviva and Menachem offer…
The Negev
In the middle of nowhere not far from the Egyptian frontier, this ecofriendly encampment (elevation 360m) is an excellent spot to enjoy the quiet of the…
Mitzpe Ramon
Run mainly by volunteers, this 'creative space' – in a 1000-sq-metre hangar – hosts alternative festivals, events and workshops for up to 600 people and…
Mitzpe Ramon
Run with enthusiasm by keen hikers Lee and Yoash, this home-style hostel on the edge of town, with 24 beds, is the local backpacker hub. There's a tiny…
Mitzpe Ramon
Seeking the tranquillity and simplicity of the desert? This encampment may fit the bill. A 20-minute (1.5km) walk from town, it offers basic accommodation…
Mitzpe Ramon
Mitzpe's first boutique hostelry makes innovative use of one of the Spice Route Quarter's cavernous industrial buildings. The six suites here are huge,…
The Negev
This pioneering eco-community offers two types of accommodation: traditional guesthouse rooms (26 of them) that are simple but comfortable; and 10 'eco…
The Negev
Ketura's guesthouse is comfortable and extremely well maintained. Facilities include bicycle hire and an on-site coffee shop (open 8am to 11pm except…
Mitzpe Ramon
Right on the edge of the makhtesh, with extraordinary views (especially at sunrise), this place has a Bedouin-style tent sleeping 20, smaller dorms and…
Mitzpe Ramon
Perched right on the edge of the makhtesh, this luxury resort hotel has one of the most spectacularly sited infinity pools you're ever likely to dive into…
The Negev
The owners of this 14-room desert inn, close to the Jordanian border in the Northern Arava, are a goldmine of information about the area and can organise…
The Negev
Fourteen cabins made of straw bales and mud provide a base for city dwellers seeking a tranquil desert escape. The surrounds are stony and stark, but…
Eilat
The Orchid Reef overlooks a lovely stretch of sand very near the Coral Reef Nature Reserve. It has a 10m pool, fitness room, spa and restaurant. Beach…
Eilat
Run by a friendly Israeli-Irish couple, this place has 34 well-priced rooms – reached via open-air hallways – that are nothing to write home about but do…
Mitzpe Ramon
On the edge of a quiet residential neighbourhood, this place is for travellers who enjoy their creature comforts. Each of the five units has a kitchenette…
HI – Mitzpe Ramon Youth Hostel
Mitzpe Ramon
Just 200m from the Makhtesh Ramon Visitors Center, this large hostel is near the edge of the crater but only some rooms offer views. Like all IHYA hostels…
The Negev
At the end of a quiet residential alley, this guesthouse – run by Marion and John, who hail from France and England respectively – has a new common area,…
Eilat
This five-story place, in proud possession of a mini swimming pool, is most definitely not a motel, but it's an excellent budget option nevertheless…
Mitzpe Ramon
The four B&B rooms, set on a hillside, are spacious and comfortable, with wooden floors, satellite TV, kitchenette and a terrace with hammock. Kids will…
The Negev
A fine option if you'd like to stay in the old city, near attractions and restaurants. Run by a family from the former USSR, this place has 19 gleaming,…
Eilat Youth Hostel & Guest House
Eilat
This recently renovated 107-room hostel is an extremely attractive option, thanks to its location and its modern, clean and comfortable rooms and dorms…
The Negev
Sde Boker's 68-room field school, overlooking Wadi Tzin, has two sections. In the hostel, often filled with noisy school groups, the clean but small,…
The Negev
Part of an educational and cultural centre, this youth hostel has 76 standard rooms, which are small and come with two twin beds, a fridge, a TV and a…
Eilat
The only place in Eilat with an authentic backpacker vibe, the ILH-affiliated, 100-bed Arava won't win any awards for its spartan rooms and dark, cramped…
The Negev
A minimalist aesthetic is the hallmark of these 12 attractive, sustainably built cabins, which are set in a garden on an quiet hillock 1.5km east of the…