I'm going to Israel in the summer (8/25-9/5) with my wife. We have places to stay for free the whole time if we want but we're thinking of staying in a hotel for part of the time. I have starpoints and amex points to work with (and I can probably borrow hhonors points from my father if it makes sense). The Hilton and Starwood properties in Israel are either in Tel Aviv or Eilat, which I'm not interested in. Priority Pass has more options but seems a bit steep (I'll prob have around 100k amex to work with).
I think optimally I'd want to find something in Tiverya and stay 2 or 3 nights as a base for touring in the north. Starwood does have La Meridien Dead Sea, but I wasn't really planning to spend time in the south and there's not as much to do in the area that I haven't already done. I guess we could go there just to relax a bit, not to tour. Or a night in Yerushalayim would be nice too.
If anyone knows of any other good options there for the rewards I have, I'd love to hear about them. Also, if anyone has any good ideas for nice affordable places to stay in the north, I'd love to hear about that too.
On a separate note, what are some cheap options for car rentals?