Beit Avital Hotel

Less a hotel than a lodging house, Beit Avital is perfect for travelers on a budget who require rooms more equipped than the average hotel room during longer stays in Jerusalem. Located on Jaffa Road in a historic building across from the Machane Yehuda market, the surroundings are a bit rough and tumble but quite the deal, considering the easy access to the market's bounty and a walk of only a few minutes to the heart of downtown.

Beit Avital's nine rooms, with nice hardwood floors and modest but functional kitchens, come in studio (one bed) and family apartment (four beds) iterations. Continental breakfast, LCD cable TVs and free wireless are included, and travelers without laptops can use the computers in Beit Avital's ground floor cafe.