Accommodations and Food Budget accommodations aren’t available, if you want a roof. The Samson Gardens on 38 HaTamar St. (tel. 73 46 66) is your best bet for a hotel; walk from Zephaniah Sq. through the city park towards the sea, then turn right onto Drom Africa St. and right again onto HaTamar St. The rooms all have phones, radios, A/C, and private bathrooms and showers. Doubles US$47, US$41 in low season. Breakfast included. 15% service charge.) The 70s are rehashed at the Dagon Hotel (tel. 79 72 51), on Afridar Beach; take bus #6 to the old-age home on HaTayassim St. and backtrack 1.5 blocks. Partially an absorption center for new immigrants; the less porous half takes guests (singles US$45, doubles US$56).

The GTIO arranges rentals of private rooms in homes near the Afridar section of town. The price is usually NIS45-50, without meals, and quality varies widely. People also solicit boarders at the bus station and campground. They may begin by asking as much as NIS30 per night, but if you mention camping, prices will quickly plummet to NIS20. These unregulated rooms are often in Migdal, but are usually unmarked and difficult to find.