Accommodations and Food The Akko Youth Hostel (HI) (tel. 91 19 82) is across from the old lighthouse within the Old City walls. The airy lounge and several Old City from the bus, making a left onto Napoleon “Blown-apart” Bonaparte St. and another left onto HaHagana St. when you reach the water. Follow HaHagana to the lighthouse; the hostel is 30m to the left. (Curfew 10:30pm. Dorm beds, 8-12 per room, NIS17; nonmembers NIS20. Doubles N1S22, nonmembers NIS25. Breakfast NIS9, lockers NIS4.) Walied’s Gate Hostel, Salah ad-Din St. (tel. 91 04 10 or 91 47 00, fax 91 04 54), next to Land Gate, is a simple family-run establishment. Reception is open 24 hrs., but curfew is midnight.

Kitchen and laundry (NIS15 for wash and dry) facilities available. (Co-ed and single-sex dorms, 4-10 beds per room, NIS15. Doubles NIS50. Breakfast NIS5.) Alternatively, try Paul’s Hostel and Souvenir Shop, (tel. 91 28 57), just opposite the lighthouse at the southern end of HaHagana St., under a white awning with blue metal poles. Ask anyone in the shop for Paul Elias, who will take you to his 12-bed hostel located in his family’s building just behind the shop. Hostel guests live in a large, Crusader-domed room with adjacent bathroom, shower, and kitchen. Each guest gets a key to the hostel rooms. (NIS15. Shop open daily 8am-10pm.) There are additional unofficial and uoregulated hostels or rooms for rent in the Old City, but get the tourist office’s opinion of the place before you make a decision you might regret. The port area can be dangerous at night, especially for women alone. Beach camping is forbidden.