Accomodation in Israel

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bex3000
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I am traveling with a friend to Israel this summer in July for 10 days, travelling by public transport from Tel Aviv up to Haifa, Sea of Gallilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and the Dead Sea.

Ideally, we would like to be free of bookings so we potentially can change plans and decide where we want to stay en route; however, as it will be July and the summer holidays, is it advisable to book all our accomodation in advance? There are only 2 of us, and we aren't too fussy with accomodation, although we don't want to find that places are all booked up and be forced to spend a lot of money of hotel rooms.

Any advice will be gratefully received. Thanks!
Rebecca

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laketraveller
laketraveller

Welcome, Unfortunately I don't think you can have it both ways during the busy summer tourist season.

The "best" (value for the money) accomodations will be booked up leaving you very little choice. If you don't book I think you'll be stuck with either the very best (most expensive) or very worst (dirty places no else wants) places to stay.

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mbgg
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You will also waste a lot of time looking for a place to stay, especially as you won't have a car. For reasonable accommodations, try the youth hostels - they are open to everyone and have private rooms:
http://www.iyha.org.il
If you are planning to stay at Massada, then you should book the hostel NOW !
BTW, I strongly recommend renting a car when touring in the Galilee. Public transport to the interesting sites up north is limited so if you rent a car for 2-3 days you will be able to get to many places that are virtually inaccessible otherwise. The will also be able to book B&Bs in small towns far from the main road.

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yallah
yallah

If you find some accommodations you would like, I would recommend asking about their cancellation policy. Sometimes, you are not charged as long as you cancel 48 hours before. That way, if you changed your itinerary a bit, you could just cancel those reservations.

I would recommend staying at a few bases (Jerusalem, Nazareth, maybe Tel Aviv), rather than moving around to a lot of other accommodations.

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