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Haifa's best-known hotels are at the top of the hill in the Merkaz Carmel area. The Colony hotel is in the downtown area, as is the Port Inn hostel-guesthouse; both have more affordable stays. Within easy reach of the city, the Carmel Forest Resort Spa is quiet and pampering, though it's pricey.
Plain but pleasant, this lodging has three floors of small rooms; each room has wicker furniture, beds with fluffy duvets, and good reading lights. The public areas have some comfortable seating in sunny spaces. A healthy breakfast is served cafeteria-style, and you can enjoy it on the patio. Beth Shalom is on a busy street, but the front rooms are quiet thanks to the double-glazed windows. The manager, a licensed tour guide, runs minibus tours.
A haven for budget travelers, this inn occupies a beautifully renovated Arab house that's painted shades of pale yellow and is set in a neighborhood filled with interesting shops. The dormitories with bunk beds mainly interest backpackers (one is for women, one for men, and two are co-ed), but there are 10 double rooms with private bath, and several apartments (with kitchens) that accommodate up to five.
