Tal Shahar

I meet Tal outside the house, after trying, unsuccessfully of course, to find the place by myself. It took a few minutes but eventually my male ego had to admit that I was just lost and picked up the phone embarrassed. On the other hand - it's quite fun to get lost in the alleys of this picturesque village.

I follow Tal to a large house whose walls are covered with small stones. She lives upstairs and her only suite is downstairs. Already at the entrance I remember that I am in an artists' village, when I find myself in front of a charming and original cabinet that looks as if it came out of 'Alice in Wonderland'. It continues with a space in pleasant yellowish tones, designed in a Mediterranean style, including arches, arched niches and arabesques.

Tal can tell me by tomorrow that her pottery studio is in the center of the village. For me he is here. There is a lot of tools and decorative objects made by her, and when you connect this to the beautiful space and the fact that you can buy a large part of the works, I don't understand why this place is not called 'the gallery'.

Another work of art here is the excellent coffee that Tal makes for me with a completely professional machine. It makes me want to go outside and there I find a shady deck, surrounded by vegetation. The deck is separated by a partition from another unit that is rarely used as Tal's house, but the feeling is one of privacy and intimacy - just me and the pretty crazy view west to the sea. Tal's house is perhaps the highest in Ein Hod and that means a great view. It also means that the great fire in Carmel almost reached him. Luckily not.

The "Tal Shahar" suite is a double suite, where you feel like you are in a secret, quiet and remote corner, cut off from the outside world. Although the suite is located next to the host's house, their physical proximity is not noticeable, thanks to the complete separation between the two complexes.

When the guests settle in the comfortable chairs on the balcony of the suite, they look at an open landscape painted green stretching to the far horizon - a long-awaited and blessed peace approaches and comes, lands and settles in their hearts.

And how comfortable it is here - the large suite is designed inspired by the Mediterranean experience, adapted to a relaxed and relaxed style of freedom: feel free to use concepts such as "getting thrown", "pondering", and "getting out" to define the vacation goals at Betel Shahar.

Take, for example, the low stone bench in the Moroccan seating style that forms the corner of the living room, on which you will spend long hours lazing around idly, lazily curling up with a good movie in the background (flickering on the LCD screen opposite).

Alternatively, check out the wide bed made of custom carpentry - the forces of gravity applied to the orthopedic mattress make it very difficult to part with the close embrace of your partner while lying down. And also the jacuzzi, which is built in a separate niche, will contribute its part to the addictive "shanty" atmosphere that hangs over the place.

At your service - a comfortable kitchenette with an attached espresso machine, fresh and delicious products for preparing a healthy and satisfying breakfast, a bathroom with a rain shower head and an attached bench, a large mirror and a storage cabinet.

And of course, the detail whose importance is never "overrated": the lighting. Here it is romantic, soft, flattering, thanks to the flow of light coming through the large windows during the day. and at night - by the abundance of lighting fixtures spread along the walls and ceiling (Venetian blinds in the windows are "responsible" for obtaining shading during sleeping hours).

• You can purchase the works of art on site
• Possibility to book a pottery workshop on the weekend
• It is possible to order various treatments on the spot.
• The suite is located under the guest house. The privacy is good.
• Suitable for the religious public