Accommodations and Food

There are no cheap hostels in Nahariya. During the summer, many rooms and bungalows are available in private homes. “Rooms to Rent” signs are common on Jabotinsky St.; head west on HaGa’aton to the post office and take a right onto Jabotinsky (NIS45 or more, but polite bargaining may help). The MTIO also keeps a list of rooms for rent, but this list doesn’t include prices. The Kalman Hotel (HI), 27 Jabotinsky St. and one block from the beach (tel. 92 03 55. fax 92 96 90), has a 3-star hotel rating and is not cheap; but it’s speckless and spacious, with A/C, TV, and private bathrooms. Owner Miron Teich-ner will give you coupons for the beach and restaurants, and show off the signatures of big-shots who’ve stayed here, including Ezer Weizman, Shimon Peres, and Sophia Loren.

(For Let’s Go holders, singles US$25, doubles US$40, triples US$56. Room #26, sans TV, is available as a single for US$20 or double for US$30. Excellent buffet breakfast included.) Sirtash House, 22 Jabotinsky St. (tel. 92 25 86), has lean, cozy doubles (NIS80) with private bathrooms (some with small kitchens). Motel Arieli, 1 Jabotinsky St. (tel. 92 10 76), offers neat rooms with A/C in bungalows and a main building. Next to HaGa’aton and the beach. (Bungalow, 4-5 beds, NIS40. Doubles NIS90-100.) Beit Gabiazda, 12 Jabotinsky St. (tel. 92 10 49), has A/C, private bathrooms, and kitchen facilities. (Doubles MS80, NIS100 in July and Aug., but try to bargain.)

The restaurant-cafes and falafel stands lining HaGa’aton Blvd. peddle identical food at outrageous prices. Nahariya’s beaches and gardens make delightful picnic grounds; shop at the Co-op Tzafon supermarket (tel. 92 72 10) on the comer of HaGa’aton and Herzl St. Fruit and vegetable stores punctuate Herzl between HaGa’aton and HaMeyasdim. A Moroccan bakery across from the Hod theater on Herzl (side entry, no sign) sells several dozen varieties of cookies for NIS9-12 per kg.