Author: Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c
Now that the Covid-19 pandemic is most likely behind us, you can once again visit Israel for a vacation. But where should you stay?
Israel21c picked top new hotels and alternative recreational places that would deliver a truly extraordinary experience.
Here is the second part of the list:
4. A real Crusader inn
The 14-unit Alegra Boutique Hotel in Jerusalem’s Ein Karem neighborhood consists of several buildings including an authentic Crusader inn that’s among the oldest structures in this historic neighborhood.
Each of the four floors has its own luxury suite built from the remains of different eras; the oldest floor is 800 years old and the newest 200 years old. The hotel offers a spa, sauna, sun terrace and lobby drinks.
Address: 13 Ha’ahayot Street
5. Bedouin hospitality
Since 1991, Kfar Hanokdim in Arad, near Masada, has offered a range of earthy accommodations: A goat’s-hair Bedouin tent,35 desert-style, air-conditioned guest rooms furnished with local wood, metal, stone and salt from around the Dead Sea; and designed lodges (sukkot) made with thick woolen sides and doors with decked wooden floors and futon-style beds for up to eight occupants.
6. Play in the mud
Kibbutz Neot Semadar’s Guest House offers 18 air-conditioned huts built of hay bales and homemade mud bricks, on the road to Eilat overlooking the Edom Mountains.
The kibbutz operates a boutique organic winery and produces cheeses from fresh goat milk. Its roadside restaurant, Pundak Neot Smadar, offers vegetarian food and sells the kibbutz’s organic products.
Part I of this series:
https://www.newsrael.com/posts/6ym7r5upkpp