| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. a 2-minute walk from haifa center hashmona railway station, this modest hostel overlooking the port of haifa is a 14-minute walk from the haifa museum of art and 2 km from the baha'i world centre. most accommodations include en suite bathrooms; some private rooms have shared facilities. a breakfast buffet is free (except for dorm/apartment guests). mixed- and single-sex dorms for over-18s are also available. there's also a shared kitchen, a coin-operated laundry, a lounge and a courtyard garden. simple private rooms sleep up to 4, and come with free wi-fi and linens, plus safes. apartments add separate lounges, kitchenettes, balconies and tvs
Ben Gurion Airport 1 hr 14
Haifa Museum of Art (11 min)
Collection of Israeli & global contemporary works by artists like Marc Chagall & Chana Orloff. Shrine of the Báb (9 min)
Ornate, dome-shaped shrine & mausoleum containing the remains of the Báb, founder of the Bábí Faith. Carmelit (4 min) Madatech — Israel National Museum of Science, Technology and Space (7 min)
More than 600 exhibits in Israel's first academic institution, now a child-friendly science museum. Cave of Elijah (7 min)
Grotto believed by some to be the location where the prophet Elijah once took shelter. Carmel Mountain National Park (28 min)
Large national park offering hiking trails & picnic areas amid hilly, evergreen woodlands. Bat Galim Beach (10 min) Haifa Port (10 min)
Bustling international seaport features a duty-free shopping center, train depot & a cafeteria. Haifa Zoo (10 min)
Zoo housing native animals in open-air habitats, with a botanical garden & an archaeology museum. Hecht Museum (19 min)
Archaeological relics from the Canaanite to the Byzantine periods, crafts & 19th-century art. Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art (11 min)
Exhibits of textiles, ceramics & samurai swords, plus tea ceremonies, in a striking hillside museum. Baha'i World Centre (10 min)
Global headquarters of the Bahá’í Faith, with free guided tours of its expansive, terraced gardens. Bahá'í Gardens (10 min)
Gardens with 19 terraces of geometric flower beds, climbing to the domed Bahai shrine on Mt Carmel. Al-Jazzar Mosque (26 min)
Completed in 1781, this stately, architecturally notable mosque looks out on the Mediterranean Sea. Stella Maris Monastery (7 min)
Carmelite monastery featuring an elevated altar, muraled dome roof & ornate stained-glass window. | 
