Youth Hostel (HI), Ha’Arava Rd. (tel. 37 23 58 or 37 00 88, fax 37 58 35), on a hill across from the Red Rock Hotel. Take bus #15 or it’s a 10-min. walk from the central bus station. Safe and clean, and you pay for both. All rooms have 8 beds and private bathrooms. Lockers for guests. Office open 7-1 lam and 2-10pm. Midnight curfew. Beds NIS42, breakfast included. Lunch and dinner NIS21 each, Fri. dinner NIS28. Luggage storage NIS4 per day.