The Best Hotel in Bethlehem, Around Jerusalem and the Dead Sea

This hotel conceptualized by the renowned-but-anonymous graffiti artist Banksy and others has "the worst view in the world" (the concrete slabs of the Israeli-built separation barrier in Bethlehem), as well as a lobby and bar decorated with things like slingshots and a statue of David surrounded by a plume of tear gas. A small museum with riveting artifacts gives an excellent history of the conflict. Double rooms are pricey compared to other Bethlehem hotels, but the stay here will be memorable. The presidential suite has a fountain running through a bullet-punctured water tank.