Your Year in Israel

It takes one to two weeks to find an apartment. Therefore, you should calculate your arrival and initial expenditure accordingly.

Check prices through a travel agent since they often receive cheaper rates. Also, you will not have to carry on long-distance correspondence with hotels. You may want to arrange to stay with relatives and friends in Jerusalem until you find a permanent place.

The following are a few lodging suggestions (rates as of January 1, 1998):

Key:

SR - Single room
DR - Double room
TR - Triple room
BB - Bed and Breakfast

Bed and Breakfast

You can rent a room with an Israeli family until you find permanent housing. This relatively inexpensive option is available through:

a) Boker Tov Yerushalayim, Tel: 972 (2) 6511270, Fax: 972 (2) 6511272
b) Jerusalem Inns - Anita Ellis Apartments Rentals, Tel: 972 (2) 5611745, Fax: 972 (2) 5618541
c) Deluxe Guest Rooms - Tel: 972-2-581-4218 Fax: 972-2-581-3126
d) German Colony Guest House - Tel: 972-2-563-8505

Youth Hostels

If you plan to lodge in youth hostels, you should purchase a youth hostel card. The card reduces the price of a room and almost guarantees you a space. See also "Flight Reservations" p. 16 for ISSTA Card information. Additional youth hostel information can be obtained by contacting the American Youth Hostel Association, 75 Spring Street, New York 10012, telephone (212) 932-2300.

Listed below are hostels located close to the Jerusalem School. Listing a hostel does not constitute a recommendation on the part of HUC (prices are subject to change).

A. Beit Shmuel, 6 Shamah Street (behind HUC) (02) 620-3465/73

SR/BB - $55
DR/BB - $33 per person
TR/BB - $28 per person

NOTE: Although this hostel is connected to the Reform Movement and is very beautiful (sometimes considered a three-star hotel), it will be booked solid with NFTY tours from the third week of June until mid August. Ask for your 10% discount as an HUC student.

Hostel dorm-type room - $10-$15

SR/BB - $50
Double occupancy - $65 (for the room)
3-person room - $87; 4-person room - $109; 5-person room - $141

SR/BB - $40
DR/BB - $59
TR/BB - $72
QR/BB - $92

Hotels

Below you will find a sampling of hotels. They have been listed primarily because of their proximity to HUC. Listing a hotel DOES NOT constitute a recommendation. Prices may have changed since publication of the booklet. Some hotels will give you a discount if you pay in dollars.

If you plan to make the reservations yourself, most hotels will require a deposit of at least one night's stay.

Not Rated

A. St. Andrew's Scottish Hospice, 1 King David Street, (02) 673-2401. Limited number of rooms, make reservations in advance. Highly recommended.

SR/BB - $50 (Free tea through most of the day;
DR/BB - $75 (Dinner $12 - three course meal at 6:30 pm)

Beit Meirsdorff, Mount Scopus Campus, (02) 588-2244/5
SR/BB - $75
DR/BB - $92

SR/BB - $40
Three to a room/BB - $22 (each)
DR/BB - $30 (each)
Four to a room/BB - $20 (each)
Meals - $12 each
Children under 9 - $12 P/P, meals - $6 each
Rooms include private showers, telephones.

SR/BB - $47 QR/BB - $100
DR/BB - $65
TR/BB - $85
Kids age 2-10 - $10

A. Ron Hotel, 44 Jaffa Street (Zion Square), (02) 625-3471

SR/BB - $88
DR/BB - $94

SR/BB - $60
DR/BB - $70
Mention this guidebook and receive these prices, a 20% discount!

A. Jerusalem Gate Hotel, 43 Yirmiyahu Street (near Bus Station), (02)500-2225

SR/BB - $94 DR/BB - $108

SR/BB - $86 DR/BB - $100

SR/BB - $58 DR/BB - $78 TR/BB - $97.50

A. Windmill Hotel, 3 Mendele Street, (02) 566-3111

SR/BB - $115 DR/BB - $138

SR/BB - $132 DR/BB - $165

SR/BB - $80 DR/BB - $100

SR/BB - $70 DR/BB - $85