Hotels in Qumran, Ein Gedi and Masada
Ein Gedi is not a full-fledged resort with hotels, but Kibbutz Ein Gedi has a popular and dramatically sited guesthouse as well as an excellent youth hostel. Make sure to reserve in advance. Beds are scarce and in great demand.
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Badolina
Those looking for basic accommodations, but with a fun bent, will find their place here. Badolina has a Burning Man-vibe, with glamping tents and trailers to rent, and an outdoor resto/bar where seemingly everyone knows each other…or is getting to know each other. You can rent or…$ - Hotel
Herbert Samuel Hod Dead Sea
None of the hotels in the Dead Sea area come up to international five-star standards. Having a built-in clientele, here to “test the waters”, they don’t have to try that hard. That being said, this one likely comes to the closest, with its location right on its own beach, its lovely…$$$Ein Bokek - Hotel
Kibbutz Ein Gedi Resort Hotel
Dramatically located on a hill overlooking the Dead Sea, this kibbutz and its low-rise accommodations are set amid the exotic plantings of the only internationally-registered botanical garden in which people live. For visitors to this Eden, boasting over 900 plants, including the…$$$Ein Bokek - Hotel
Masada Guest House and Youth Hostel
This architecturally impressive youth hostel is a great budget base for exploring the region, and is right at the foot of Masada, so those who wish to climb to the top in the pre-dawn, don’t have to drive or bus in from Jerusalem in the middle of the night. It’s often mobbed with…$ - Hotel
Masada Guest House and Youth Hostel
This new, architecturally beautiful youth hostel is a great budget base for exploring the region, and is right at the foot of Masada, so those who wish to climb to the top in the pre-dawn, don’t have to drive or bus in from Jerusalem in the middle of the night. It’s often mobbed with…$Ein Gedi

