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Santa Maria Guest House

Guest house perfectly located for exploring Haifa

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Family Studio | Balcony
Double Room | Mountain view
Deluxe Villa | Balcony
Deluxe Villa | Living room
Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Smoking, With Garden

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Ben Gurion 61, Haifa, 3566316
  • Haifa Museum of Art
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Israel National Museum of Science Technology and Space - Madatech
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Sculpture Garden
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Haifa (HFA)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Studio

Family Studio

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Deluxe Single Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Family Suite

  • 70 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Smoking, With Garden

Deluxe Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Smoking, With Garden

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 King Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Villa | Balcony

Deluxe Villa

  • Sleeps 10
  • 2 King Beds, 7 Large Twin Beds and 4 Large Twin Sofa Beds

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2 bedrooms, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Double Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 King Sofa Bed

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  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Parking available
5.0 out of 5, Exceptional, (3)
The price is CA $235
per night
CA $235 total
7 Mar - 8 Mar
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About the area

Haifa

Downtown Haifa stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this Downtown Haifa guesthouse, you'll find Shkolnik Art and Chagall Artists House. Shrine of the Báb and Haifa Museum of Art are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Baha'i Gardens - 2 min drive
  • Stella Maris Monastery - 3 min drive
  • Haifa Port - 4 min drive
  • Quiet Beach - 5 min drive
  • Bat Galim beach - 8 min drive

Getting around

  • Nahariya Station - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪HaHavit - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Frangelico - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Dream Nemo - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Taipei - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪שטרודל, חיפה - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Santa Maria Guest House

Guest house perfectly located for exploring Haifa
There's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet. Santa Maria Guest House also features barbecue grills, a garden, and a picnic area. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Haifa guesthouse.

  • 3 guestrooms or units
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Front-desk safe
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Coffee shop
Santa Maria Guest House offers 3 air-conditioned accommodations with washers/dryers and safes. Rooms open to patios. Kitchens offer full-sized refrigerators/freezers, microwaves, cookware/dishes/utensils, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Housekeeping is offered on a limited basis and hair dryers can be requested.

Languages

Arabic, English, Hebrew

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Full-sized refrigerator
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Separate living room
  • Washer/dryer

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 coffee shop/cafe

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Free bottled water
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Washer and dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 140.0 per night.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • You may be asked to pay the following charges at the property: Israel value-added tax (18%). Nonresident travelers who present a valid passport and tourist visa may be exempt from value-added tax (18%).

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 140.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

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Santa Maria Guest House Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 41 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ata

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an old building. I noticed there is nothing hygienic. shower is very tiny, you can't take a shower properly without hitting the walls. a lot of things in the bathroom are rusted. shampoo bottle was empty. not enough towels available. no proper tea and coffee facilities, however the lady (owner) was very helpful and understanding and trying to make you happy.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Emile

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is the perfect location for the German Quarter and the Bahai Gardens. Accommodations were clean and comfortable and our hosts were wonderful, they even offered us a ride up to the gardens which is significant walk up hill.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hushmand

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful experience!
My family and I really enjoyed our 9-day stay at the Santa Maria. As Baha’i Pilgrims, we could not have been at a better location (see attached photo from our balcony). Our hosts were very accommodating and responsive to our needs. Restaurants, grocery stores, and a good health clinic are close by. In sum, we highly recommend the Santa Maria.
This is the view from the balcony.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ali, Eagan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place, very clean, comfortable and quiet. Customer service is wonderful. Near Baha’i gardens and many restaurants. Very reasonable prices. Highly recommend

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Maria was extremely helpful when we first arrived and even had our room ready early which was much appreciated after a 24hr travel day. The room was clean. The guest house was very easy to locate.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Song-Charng

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The owners are very nice and let us have a bigger without additional charge. But the streets outside the windows are just noisy with lots of traffic. I’m a bit sorry to say that since the location is very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Khalil

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property is overpriced considering there is no breakfast and the fact that the accommodation is basic. The owners did provide numerous short car rides and even some laundry. These services were an excellent surprise. The building itself is old, but also histric (Geman Templar). It is at the base of the beautiful Bahai gardens with stunning views from the front of the property.
Stayed 11 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tal

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Lillian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location, right next to lots of restaurants and just below Baha’i shrine. Has what you need to be comfortable. But they say parking included in their description. What they mean is good luck finding a parking spot on the street. Some times are harder than others. Since we chose this place in large part because we had a car and needed to park it, we really felt misled.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

adi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place. Incredible location. We didn’t really need help from the hosts but they were very nice and helpful with our few requests.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable flat in prime location
The location of the Guest House is in one of the most beautiful spots in Haifa, immediately below the Bahai Gardens. We stayed in the large apartment, which was a very comfortable base for our Haifa holiday.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
All in all good, but there were some issues
The hosts were very nice and the room was mostly good and pleasant. The location is great, we switched dates before our visit and they were extremely kind about it, but there were a couple of glitches: The air conditioner wouldn't shift and so was blowing on our heads at night, a problem that the host tried to fix but couldn't. The toilet seat was a bit off, the bathroom door had a loose knob. And the description wasn't very accurate. We thought we're getting a room with a bed and an open sofa, and the open sofa turned out to be two separate beds, which is fine, but not what we prepared for. There were a lot of stairs in the middle of the penthouse, one here, a couple there, and the kids fell at least three or four times. Other than that at night we had some noise from the street.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

IB

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, excellent room and excellent hosts. The owner was generous, she showed us multiple room options to make sure we will be comfortable and enjoy the room. The place is clean and new-renovated, sitting very near to the Baha’i garden entrance, the heart of Haifa. Exceeded our expectations, highly recommended and will definitely go there again! Thank you for everything!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mariya, Austin, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay here. The room was very cozy, with a nice kitchenette and bathroom. The location is very central and convenient. Maria really takes care of her guests and is a wonderful host. I wish we could stay longer! Highly recomend!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place in the core of everything!
Our stay was awesome! Ricardo met us outside and assisted with our luggage and getting us a parking spot. Maria and Ricardo are very friendly and hospitable, made sure that we had everything that we needed in the room and even brought us coffee and cookies. Free parking is on the street and great location right in front of Baha’i Gardens. It’s a little loud because your right off the Main Street and literally steps from the door of the gardens. From inside the room, it’s quiet though. If you want to stay this close to everything in that area, then of course you must be ok with some noise/traffic. Overall, really nice place with an almost “villa” feel. Maria and Ricardo are really great hosts.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great small family run hotel in wonderful location
We love this place. We’ve stayed before and will be back. Run by a very nice family, and excellent location and accommodations. Only negative is nearby road noise, but not overwhelming.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Baha'i Gardens location
The location was superb, on Ben Gurien at the bottom of the Baha'i Gardens. The hosts were fantastic, they took us to the top of the Gardens and also drove us to the bus station so we didn't have to take a taxi. The place was super clean and comfortable. Would stay here and recommend this to all my friends.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok, basement apartment.
Ok, basement apartment, a little humid down there, laptop's keyboard keypress altered now. Haifa is extremely polluted.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location, great host, we loved it!
We went to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere in Haifa with our 2 children, and it was a pleasure!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

cheryle

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location but outdated
The room was actually an apartment which was huge! The place was clean but outdated. Bathroom was too tiny and when you showered the toilet area was soaked. The location was fantastic. The add said 24 hour desk service which is untrue. Owner lives in the home attached but was gone most of the time and her family spoke limited English. They tried to be very accommodating but language was a problem.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good location, but not perfect
This is definitely a guest house - not a hotel. There are no services, no front desk - it's a private suite attached to a residence. The location can't be beat although it's on a busy street with an active nighttime crowd - we could barely sleep. Bring ear plugs. The kitchen also wasn't stocked well - no towels for drying and no napkins. The unit was a nice size and the owner was very nice. Just set your expectations and you'll have a decent stay.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Deceptive Advertising & a Disastrous Stay
The "suite" was not as described. It listed 2 bedrooms w/living & dining rooms. We chose it thinking we would have more privacy. There was only 1 bedroom (not 2) and a living area with no dining table in the place. (There was a patio table OUTSIDE ?) There was also no dishwasher in the "suite" and the personal toiletries consisted of hand soap and shampoo. When we asked for bath soap we were informed they did not have any. We asked for the owner to help us with the heater remote setting and she said she did not know how. The light fused in the bathroom at one point and the guy had to come and tinker with the fuse box and the light for a while. The bathroom toilet was literally next to the shower in a ~3 foot by 3 foot space; water from the shower sprayed all over the toilet seat. The room was also loud late at night with the owner's kids jumping and running + noises from the street. We also thought we could do laundry after a week of traveling without a washer/dryer only to find out that the woman did not have a dryer and also gave us a bit of attitude when we asked to use the washer saying that we were only staying for one night. She eventually washed our clothes but we ended up having to travel with damp clothes the next day since they did not have a dryer.

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Fresno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome jewel in Haifa Israel
I never bother to write reviews, but this stay was awesome. It is really not a hotel, but more like a 3 room B&B that does not happen to come with breakfast. The rooms are downstairs below a main home off of a separate courtyard in an awesome location in Haifa in Israel. The owners are very nice, and very accomodating, even making us coffee and a few snacks at check-in. This place is immediately downhill from the B'Hai shrine and gardens and at the uphill side of the wonderful German Colony, with all of its shops and restaurants. Only minor downside is tha because of the awesome location, it is at a busy intersection. While perfect for walking anywhere, it can be a bit noisy. This was easily fixed by closing the windows and turning on the fan of the air conditioner, which did a good job of overcoming the road noise. Also, the road noise dissapated quite dramatically at night. We would stay here again in a heartbeat! Our room had a duble bed and 2 twin beds, perfect for a family of four, with a kitchenette and private bath.