צל מדבר | Desert Shade

Great location. A wonderful feel of a small community/village. Rooms are clean and spacious. The hosts are very nice and always there to cater for any need. Many places in campground to have your own bonfire. the Breakfast is a bit lean and too simple compare to what you usually gets in Israel. Don't forget to bring your own towels and shampoo - for some reasons they don't provide those. Bottom line recommended!

Desert shade. Let's start with the good - the view is incredible, the lobby is beautiful and the facilities are clean. Unfortunately, the service we received was rude and unwelcoming - the worst we’ve ever received at a hotel. We arrived earlier than check-in time and were coldly told by the owner to come back later and not to walk around the property (at most hotels, coming earlier than check in means the room isn't ready, but guests are free to hangout). We came back at the check-in time, which was a very long process. The owner rudely demanded we show a physical passport + an Israel tourist permit (blue ticket) in order to not pay Israeli resident tax fees. No where in the booking process were we told that a passport + permit was required to check in. Eventually a photo of the passport was accepted + one of the group members luckily had their blue paper, but overall experience was unwelcoming and rude. My group had a friend with us who we were hoping could join as for dinner (sit at an outdoor picnic table with us). The owner angrily told us she was not allowed anywhere on the property and had to leave, or be charged as a full guest staying the night. The policy is very strict, but was also communicated to us in a very rude way. For their accommodations, amenities of what we thought we would have access to we didn’t. They had one person working during the evening, and general supplies were limited. As expected there was a shared kitchen, so we bought groceries, but they didn’t have any fridges so be aware of that. Come prepared with your own supplies or you will have to buy/rent from them. Breakfast was not as expected, but the view and being in Mitzpe Ramon, was great! Overall, nice facility but it was unfortunate to feel unwelcome

My sister and I spent 5 days at Desert Shade. This was my second visit and not much has changed. The owners Ziv and Maya are very friendly and made us feel welcome. It's a wonderful relaxing place with a carefree atmosphere and close to shops, public transport and the machtesh (crater). The sunrise each morning is spectacular and directly in front of you and hiking along the crater rim is as easy as walkng out the back gate. We also enjoyed day trips to the surrounds which were organised by Ziv when requested. Thanks again to all the staff and hope to return again in the future. We had a great time.

Awesome place! It feels like a lost desert village. The accommodation is simple but comfortable. The staff are fantastic. The owner was great - he creates a personal connection with the guests and gave me excellent recommendations for activities that my family loved. The food is traditional Israeli food, which you can't go wrong with. There's tea and Turkish coffee on the boil in the main tent most of the day and I loved sitting in the Bedouin tent, sipping Turkish coffee and looking out over the desert. Absolutely loved it.

great place - clean simple rooms, great public area for box games and relaxing, beafutiful location in the desert. we came 3 families with kids and we all enjoyed the stay very much. |we cooked our dinner on a barn-fire on the first night and dined out on the second night. |great location for hiking.

DO NOT RECOMMEND….I got BED BUGS from this place! It ended up wrecking our trip because we had to spend the entire time figuring out how to not contaminate our car, home, etc. with bed bugs. This can be a real trip-ruiner. Other guests have complained about the bed bug situation in the past (look at the reviews) and yet they have done nothing to resolve it. We had to arrange our trip around doing laundry and making sure we don’t infest our home. DO NOT COME HERE!

I highly recommend to stay at this place. the view is just amazing and the owners are very very friendly and you feel at home when you are there. We stayed with our handicapped teenager who is in a wheelchair. the desert shade has an adapted place for him and we were received with a lot of hospitality and friendship. it was really one of our best if not the best experience during our trip in Israel.

I loved this place. Really essential as has to be an accommodation located in such a fantastic park. The view on the desert from the lodge is stunning and hospitality is so warm that they made me feel like at home. Dorm are really simple but so comfortable, it was the place were I slept better in Israel by far.