Amit & Smadar Bar-On
welcome you home in the Galilee

Married since 1981, living in Moshav Ben Ami near Nahariya, and running “Bar-On Holiday Homes – Nature & Culture” since 2013.

2013

Established

Guest houses

9.6

on Booking.com

5 min

from Nahariya & the sea

Our estate

A rural Galilee retreat, immersed in fruit trees

We have been married since 1981 and live in Moshav Ben Ami, right next to the city of Nahariya and the Galilee Medical Center (Nahariya Hospital). Our family farm is home to “Bar-On Holiday Homes – Nature & Culture”. The compound includes five houses: 4 guest houses and our own home.

The compound is surrounded by fruit trees, lawns and playground equipment in a peaceful, rural Galilee setting. It is about a 5-minute drive from Nahariya, the Mediterranean Sea and hundreds of leisure and family attractions.

What awaits you

So much more than a place to sleep

The "Goren" room

A games and recreation room shared by all our guests, plus a trampoline and fruit trees.

A working farm

Avocados grow on our farm, and neighboring farms grow strawberries, custard apples, lychee and raspberries – and even keep animals.

Meals delivered

Breakfast, lunch and dinner from Chef Yaron Chen of Sherut HaSirim, and from a variety of restaurants that deliver, such as Penguin.

The Galilee at your doorstep

About 5 minutes from Nahariya and the sea, with most Galilee sites less than an hour's drive away.

Your hosts

Nice to meet you

Amit

I’m Amit, an expert in the management and analysis of computerized information systems, and the owner and manager of Meniv Hachnasot Ltd., a consulting firm for outsourcing to local authorities and municipal bodies. I am a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where I met Smadar on the very first day of classes. After two years of courting, she agreed to become my wife.

A few years ago we decided together to establish Bar-On Family Holiday Homes – Nature & Culture, and since then we have never stopped developing the compound, becoming more professional, upgrading the houses and facilities, and focusing on a special concept: a place to stay for families who come to us from all over the world and from Israel.

Smadar

I’m Smadar, an early childhood education specialist, a graduate of Tel Aviv University with a master’s degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. I train educational teams, and I recently wrote and published the book “Plato in the Nursery”, which outlines an innovative approach to raising children. I’m “crazy” about books, games and philosophy.

Together

Together we love listening to music, enjoying art, meeting people from all over the world, traveling and having fun. Over our years of marriage we have raised two wonderful children, Noa and Gilad, who have since spread their wings. From a young age we have been involved in volunteering and community life: Smadar runs the Ben Ami library as a volunteer, sits on the education committee of the Mateh Asher Regional Council and gives her time to parent groups in the moshav. Amit is active in managing the moshav, leading its physical development and taking part in the Mateh Asher Regional Council.

Our approach

Hospitality without compromise

We founded “Bar-On Holiday Homes – Nature & Culture” in 2013, and since then we have never stopped upgrading, developing, renewing equipment and adding attractions – and we are committed to continuing to do so. We see it as a great and enjoyable challenge to host people from all over the world in a compound with a unique concept.

Our service approach is uncompromising: we welcome our guests, help them, guide them and advise them throughout their entire stay.

Our guests include tourists and travelers, long-stay visitors, families of patients at Nahariya Hospital, doctors on fixed-term placements, families of dancers at the Kibbutz Ga’aton dance village, business travelers and more.

“We would love to host you too, to get to know you a little, and to leave you plenty of space for enjoyment, rest and fun in a special hospitality compound built around nature, culture and family.”

Our awards

9.6 on Booking.com · Airbnb SuperHost · Exceptional on Hotels.com

Throughout our years of activity we have received awards and recognition from guests around the world, and tourism giants such as Booking.com honor us with awards and ratings every year.