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The best stay in Israel (2026)
Hotels, boutique stays and resorts across Israel — where to actually book, and who each one suits.
We publish 27 stay lists across 11 cities in Israel, including Herzliya, Safed, Nazareth, Beer Sheva. Every guide is hand-picked and written up with what each place is good at, who it suits and what to know before you go.
The 6 Best Hotels in Herzliya (2026)
The best hotels in Herzliya are the Ritz-Carlton on the marina for luxury, the Dan Accadia for a beach holiday with children, Publica Isrotel for desi…
Read the list Jerusalem · HotelsThe 9 Best Hotels in Jerusalem (2026)
The best hotels in Jerusalem in 2026 are the Orient, the King David and Cramim. Jerusalem's hotels split by geography more than by category — walking …
Read the list Israel · HotelsThe 18 Best Hotels in Israel (2026)
The best hotels in Israel in 2026 include the Royal Beach in Eilat, The Norman in Tel Aviv and Beresheet over the Ramon Crater. Israel is small enough…
Read the list Eilat · HotelsThe 14 Best Hotels in Eilat (2026)
The best hotels in Eilat in 2026 are the Royal Beach, Herods Palace and the King Solomon. Eilat's hotels cluster in two places — the North Beach lagoo…
Read the list Dead Sea · HotelsThe 8 Best Hotels at the Dead Sea (2026)
The best Dead Sea hotels in 2026 are Nevo, Herods Dead Sea and Kayma. Almost every Dead Sea hotel sits on the same short strip at Ein Bokek, so the ch…
Read the list Tel Aviv · HotelsThe 14 Best Hotels in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best hotels in Tel Aviv in 2026 are the Royal Beach, The Norman and the Sea Tower. Tel Aviv's finest stays split between two worlds: restored heri…
Read the listThe 6 Best Boutique Hotels in Safed (2026)
The best boutique hotels in and around Safed in 2026 are Mitzpe Hayamim between Safed and Rosh Pina, Ruth Safed in the Artists' Quarter and the Canaan…
Read the list Nazareth · Boutique HotelsThe 5 Best Boutique Hotels in Nazareth (2026)
The best boutique hotels in Nazareth in 2026 are Fauzi Azar, a restored 1830s mansion in the souk, the Al Mutran Guest House on Bishop's Square and th…
Read the list Akko · Boutique HotelsThe 5 Best Boutique Hotels in Akko (2026)
The best boutique hotels in Akko in 2026 are the Efendi, two restored Ottoman palaces with a hammam, Akkotel inside the sea walls, and Akotika's rooms…
Read the list Israel · Boutique HotelsThe 14 Best Boutique Hotels in Israel (2026)
The best boutique hotels in Israel are Alberto and The Drisco in Tel Aviv and Gymnasia off Rothschild — mostly conversions of historic buildings rathe…
Read the list Tel Aviv · Boutique HotelsThe 10 Best Boutique Hotels in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best boutique hotels in Tel Aviv in 2026 are Alberto, The Vera and Gymnasia. Tel Aviv is unusually good at this format because it has the raw mate…
Read the list Jerusalem · Boutique HotelsThe 8 Best Boutique Hotels in Jerusalem (2026)
The best boutique hotels in Jerusalem in 2026 are the Orient, the American Colony and Cramim. Jerusalem's boutique scene is smaller than Tel Aviv's bu…
Read the listThe 9 Best Luxury Hotels in Jerusalem (2026)
The best luxury hotels in Jerusalem in 2026 are the Orient for its restored Templer houses, the King David for history and Cramim for the Judean Hills…
Read the list Israel · Luxury HotelsThe 17 Best Luxury Hotels in Israel (2026)
The best luxury hotels in Israel are Beresheet over the Ramon Crater, the King David in Jerusalem and Cramim in the Judean Hills. The top end offers e…
Read the list Tel Aviv · Luxury HotelsThe 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best luxury hotels in Tel Aviv in 2026 are the Royal Beach, The Norman and Alberto. Tel Aviv's top end splits cleanly in two: the big seafront hot…
Read the listThe 10 Best Massages and Spas in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best hotel spas in Tel Aviv are Alberto in the centre and the Royal Beach on the seafront, where an hour of treatment comes with a rooftop pool an…
Read the list Jerusalem · Spa & Resort HotelsThe 9 Best Massages and Spas in Jerusalem (2026)
The best spa hotels in Jerusalem in 2026 are Cramim out in the Judean Hills, the Inbal and the Orient's rooftop spa — the big hotel spas all sell trea…
Read the list Israel · Spa & Resort HotelsThe 14 Best Spas in Israel (2026)
The best spa resorts in Israel are Carmel Forest above Haifa and Mitzpe Hayamim in the Galilee, alongside the Dead Sea's mineral mud and salt at Ein B…
Read the list Tiberias · Spa & Resort HotelsThe 8 Best Spa Hotels Near Tiberias (2026)
The best spa hotels near Tiberias in 2026 are Mitzpe Hayamim in the Upper Galilee, the Setai Sea of Galilee and Gomeh on the lakeshore. Tiberias sits …
Read the list Dead Sea · Spa & Resort HotelsThe 8 Best Spa Resorts at the Dead Sea (2026)
The best Dead Sea spa resorts in 2026 are Noga, Herods Dead Sea and Nevo. The Dead Sea is a genuine therapeutic destination rather than a marketing on…
Read the listThe 11 Best Hostels in Tel Aviv (2026)
The best hostels in Tel Aviv in 2026 are Abraham for the social scene, The Spot and Isla for modern pod-style dorms, and Hayarkon 48 or 180 Boutique f…
Read the list Jerusalem · HostelsThe 10 Best Hostels in Jerusalem (2026)
The best hostels in Jerusalem in 2026 are Abraham and The Post Hostel for the social scene downtown, and Citadel Youth Hostel or Hashimi for a bed ins…
Read the list Israel · HostelsThe 7 Best Boutique Hostels in Israel (2026)
The best boutique hostels in Israel are in Tel Aviv's Florentin and centre, Jerusalem's Old City and Machane Yehuda area, Haifa's Downtown, Nazareth's…
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