HI – Masada Guest House

Dead Sea


This 89-room hostel is ideal if you’d like to climb the Snake Path to see sunrise from atop Masada. The five- or six-bed, single-sex dorm rooms border on luxurious. The swimming pool (8am to 5.45pm) is open from Passover to Sukkot. Dinner is served most nights and always on Friday.

Staff do their best to separate travellers from the packs of noisy schoolkids. Frequently booked out, especially on Friday, so reserving is a must. Situated a few hundred metres below Masada's Visitors Centre (on the site's eastern side). Wheelchair accessible.


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