lewis kravet Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Staying 4 nights in Jerusulem (Sept 2nd to 6th) two nights at Masada ( would like to stay at a kibbuta Sept 7 and 8) and two nights in Televiv (sept 8 and 9 ) Any out there willing to help? I'm counting on y0u Thereyouare. What's available/. :) Link to comment
lewis kravet Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 staying 4 nights in jerusulem, Sept 2-6, 2 nights in masada 7and 8 (prefer a kibbuta) and Televiv 9 and 10. Can anyone help? Where are you thereuare? Please advise. Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Priceline doesn't offer hotels in this area.EasyClickTravel hsa the Regency Jerusalem although i admittedly know nothing about the area or this hotel (or what a good price would be).What type of rates are you looking at for this stay? I know of at least one board member that may be able to offer some suggestions and i'll see if they'll respond. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
zbenye Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Responding as requested, but regretfully I have no information for you better than what you could find on Expedia or the resources that thereuare had listed above.One tip: it is not unusual for hotels in Israel to have a lower rate for locals than for tourists. If you know an Israeli, see if they could book for you at the natives' rate.And a couple of corrections: it's KIBBUTZ (pronounced: keyBOOTS), and TEL AVIV. :) Link to comment
lewis kravet Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Thereuare- would like to spend about 100 a night. any suggestions/ Link to comment
lewis kravet Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 to zebnye - sorry for the spelling misstakes. Link to comment
lewis kravet Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 I checked priceline and they offer quite a few hotels. any advice on what to bid on and how much/ Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 When i search for Jerusalem i get the suggestion to re-direct to TravelHero (their partner site) Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
lewis kravet Posted April 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Sorry for the misstake. You have to go to a shared site with priceline called lowestfare.com. It says you can bid on certain hotels. They list the Mt. Zion hotel. Any suggestions on bidding? Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 I tried that and when i click "Choose Your Own Price" i'm redirected back to priceline who asks me to re-confirm the city, at which point i do and am redirected to travelhero (maybe this business model follows their customer service voicemail prompts!! :) )Have you ever been able to get a screen where you are able to choose the star rating for which you want to 'name your own price'? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
lewis kravet Posted April 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 The answer is no. I had the same problem. I found the lowest rate at a web site i think is called octopusy or something like that for the Mt. Zion hotel. any further suggestions? Thanks for responding/ Link to comment
thereuare Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Hotels.com has a 4.5* hotel Jerusalem Gold for under $100/nite. Again, i don't know anything about it but if accurate the price seems good for the star rating. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
lewis kravet Posted May 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Thanks for the info. Now how about Tele Aviv. Any suggestions for a hotel there? Link to comment
Joel Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Lewis,As an Israeli I can give you a few tips.The first tip is you don't want to spend two nights in Masada. There is only one Kibbutz in the general vicinity of Masada and it is Ein Gedi. They have a very nice Guest house. The other option is to stay at the dead sea resorts, many of them very nice.The Mt. Zion hotel is a nice hotel with a great view of the Old City. It is one of the nicer 4* hotels. Check prices at http://www.travelbyclick.net/hotels/index.cfm, they have some good deals. In many cases you are better going through a local travel agent who can get you local price, which are usually cheaper. Try www.ziontours.co.il . Jerusalem Gold leaves a lot to be desired. An additional option for Jerusalem are some of the Church hospices. Some are truly beautiful like the Scottish hospices and the Swedish institute. In Tel Aviv almost all the hotels on Hayarkon st. (along the beach) are the same except for the Hilton which is one level up.If you really want to stay on a Kibbutz spend a week end up north at one of the many Kibbutzim with guest houses, or stay at Ramat Rachel or Maaleh Hachamisha both just outside of Jerusalem.Joel Link to comment
lewis kravet Posted May 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Joel - Thanks so much for the info and suggestions. All is appreciated :) Link to comment
Joel Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Lewis,If you need any other info, feel free to ask.Joel Link to comment
nomis01 Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Hi Lewis,Happened to read your communication with Joel in Israel. Be advised that in TLV there are a few very central great guests houses - 1 block away from the beech - with excellent fees.here's an e-mail address to one I stayed in. holap AT bezeqint.net.il Manager's name is Benni. write him & get a quote for dates u need. (mention that Simon from BudapestHungary refered you.best of lucknned more? contact me direct: kidron AT axelero.huor: ceo AT psoriasis-uvb.org Link to comment
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