Fodor's Expert Review Oasis Hotel

A Moorish-inspired lobby decorated with soaring stone arches lets you know that you've arrived at a sumptuous desert resort, as do the pools that sparkle in the arid valley. The hotel was built when Jericho seemed to be on the cusp of an economic upturn; the boom was elusive, but you can still soak in a Dead Sea–water pool, relax in a Turkish bath, or dine at the poolside restaurant before retiring to well-appointed rooms that cost a fraction of those farther south along the Dead Sea. Make sure you specify a nonsmoking room if you do not smoke.