Useful Information For Your Stay our Stay at Villa BaGalil
In preparation of your arrival
Some suggestions (not requirements) to make your stay more pleasant:
Bring extra towels in the event you go to the Kinneret or other beach/water facility. (We provide each guest with 2 large towels & 2 hand towels – extra towels are provided for stays of 4 nights or more).
Suggested paper goods to bring: Paper towels, Aluminum pans, Aluminum foil, sandwich bags, napkins, cups, containers and ziplock bags for food storage. Although there are dishes, silverware, glasses, and mugs (see amenities list), you may want to bring disposables.
We provide garbage bags, toilet paper, and tissues.
We supply one bag of charcoal.
Don’t forget bathing suits, sunscreen, hats, and floaties/goggles for the kids (for the pool).
We kindly request your cooperation with the following:
PLEASE no eating or drinking on the couches, in the bedrooms, or in the pool.
Garbage should be placed in the green receptacle located on the sidewalk in front of the house.
If you suspect that something inadvertently became unkosher - no problem. Please place it in the wicker basket on top of the kitchen shelves. We’ll take care of it.
Check-out procedure:
Check the drawers, nightstands and closets for your personal items.
Please empty the sinks and the kitchen garbage.
Leave the used towels in the bathrooms, bathtub or the clothes drying rack outside.
Remote controls for the T.V. and a/c's, toys, books, etc should be returned to their place.
If our housekeepers are not there when you leave:
Heaters/air conditioners, hot water heaters, should be switched off.
The outdoor lights in the front of the house can stay on.
Please lock the pool gate and front door.
Return the key to the lock box.
Message me when you leave.
We kindly ask that you check out by 11:00. (Unless we are able to offer a later check-out time) This will ensure that the housekeepers will have sufficient time to clean and prepare the villa for the next guests.
Thank you so much.
House Instructions and Information
WIFI NETWORK: Villa BaGalil WIFI PASSWORD: ADHD2021
Most important - Safety first!
It is imperative that children be supervised at all times by an adult.
Safety for the children in and around the pool. Please abide by the rules posted by the pool and supervise children at all times.
Please keep the gate to the pool closed and locked at all times when adult supervision is not present.
Please make sure to keep children safe around the BBQ grill.
Please make sure that the charcoals are completely extinguished when you are finished using the BBQ.
Shabbat hot water urn should be safely set up, out of the reach of small children.
There is a fire extinguisher hanging on the kitchen wall
Emergency numbers:
Police: 100
Magan David Adom: 101
Fire Department: 102
Poison control: 04-777-1900 (Hotline 24/7)
PLEASE – Park only on the side of the street that the villa is on. Vehicles should be parked halfway on the sidewalk in order to keep the street clear for other vehicles.
The main electric panel is by the front entry door.
There is another electric panel near the side entry door for the suite in the back of the house.
The Shabbat clocks for the lights are in those electric panels.
The bathrooms and kitchen of the “main” house get their hot water from solar panels on the roof. Turn the switch on as you start the evening bathing to heat the water entering the tank electrically. The switch is located outside the bathroom with the bathtub. It takes 1-2 hours to heat the water.
The rear suite “tzimmer” bathroom gets its hot water from a separate electric hot water tank (no solar panels). For hot water in that bathroom, turn on the switch as per your needs. The switch is located outside the bathroom of the suite. It takes approx one hour to heat the water.
Each of the bathrooms has a heater and vent fan. The switches are located on the wall outside each bathroom. Please shut them off after use.
There are remote controls for the heating and air conditioning in each room.
There are remote controls for each of the TV units on the shelf above the units. The TV's has a partner account.
Please return all remote controls to their place after use.
Electric trissim: Some of the trissim are electric. The control switches are located on the wall near the light switches. There aren't Shabbat settings for operating the trissim. Please take that into account before Shabbat.
Games/toys can be found on the shelves in the dining room, under the living room T.V. and in the toy chest on the front porch.
Please return them to their place after use.
Siddurim, Chumashim, Benchers, and various books can be found on the bookshelves in the dining room. Please return them to their place after use.
The kitchen is Kosher
Sinks and counters to the right of the oven are dairy. Sinks and counters to the left of the oven are meat.
Green is the dairy color, Red is the meat color. The dishes are marked meat and dairy.
There are 2 platas (warming tray) for Shabbat including a Shabbat clock. For use on Shabbat, please place the plata on the burners or if you put the plata on the counter, please use the shayish (marble) supports.
The Shabbat hot water urn. Set it on the left side of the counter between the meat sink and the end of the counter, pushed back against the wall out of the reach of small children.
Make sure cords for both kettle and plata are not in reach of children and not touching the plata.
Feel free to open the kitchen cabinets, and familiarize yourself with the kitchen.
The last kitchen drawer near the patio door is the "the junk drawer" and has all kinds of small items you may need.
There is coffee, tea, sugar, salt, and pepper on the shelves above the counter top.
You will also find a toaster and microwave on the shelves above the dairy sink.
Linens/towels are on the beds and you will find extra towels/pillows in the closets and in the master bedroom suite in the cabinet under the counter.
There are 2 baby high chairs.
Amenities at Villa Bagalil
Dairy and Meat info for the kitchen (the kitchen is Kosher):
There are 2 separate stainless-steel sinks (meat & dairy)
Green is the Dairy color
Red is the meat color
Everything is clearly marked
The BBQ grill is meat
Appliances & Shabbat:
2 refrigerators, built-in oven, 4 burner cooktop, microwave, toaster, electric hot water kettle
Shabbat tea light candles, Shabbat Plata with Shabbat clock, Shabbat water urn, Challah board & Havdalah set, Siddurim, Chumashim, Birkonim
In the kitchen cabinets, shelves, and drawers, you will find:
Meat & Dairy: Small plates, bowls, large plates, pots and pans, silverware, sharp knives, glasses, dairy mugs.
Meat & Dairy: Children's hard plastic bowls, plates and cups
Kitchen utensils and gadgets:
Peeler, corkscrew, cutting boards, serving utensils, strainer, serving bowls, measuring cups, can opener, hot gloves, trivets, lemon squeezer, garlic press.
BBQ utensils are in the drawer under the oven.
Also in the kitchen:
Instant coffee, Turkish coffee, regular tea bags, fruit tea bags, sugar, salt and pepper.
Dish soap, dish towels, garbage bags.
Toiletries in bathrooms:
Shampoo, body wash, hand soap, tissues, toilet paper, air freshener
Bedrooms:
Linens, pillows, blankets, closets with hangers
We provide 2 bath towels per guest
We provide extra towels for guests staying 3 nights or more
Games:
Rummikub, chess, checkers, backgammon, playing cards, children’s card games, kids books, adult novels and Jewish-themed books
Pool:
We suggest you bring tubes and floating devices for children and adults
We do not provide children’s water safety tubes or floaties
Important information about the swimming pool:
The water in the pool is maintained and checked on a bi-weekly basis. Modest chlorine levels are used for the water's and our guests' health. When using the pool, we advise using swimming apparel meant for swimming pools. Please note that clothing not meant for swimming may not be colorfast and may experience discoloration due to the chlorine. Also, sometime during your stay, our pool maintenance man, Yirmiyahu, may come to check the water. It usually takes a few minutes and you can stay in the pool during that time.
Outdoors:
Assorted balls and lawn toys, ping pong paddles and balls, volleyball, BBQ
Miscellaneous:
An iron and ironing board is located in the bathroom by the pool.
Yavneel Shuls contacts
There are many Shuls in Yavneel.
Masaot Binyamin:
The first on the list, is the main Shul in Yavneel, Masaot Binyamin, and was built by the Rothschilds before the founding of the state. It has an eclectic mix of all types of Jews. Most of our guests daven there and enjoy the Tefillah.
This is the Waze directions for the main Ashkanazi Shul in Yavneel.Contact: אמנון מיידן 0504160308 https://waze.com/ul/hsvc4pcvp2 *Main Ashkenazi shul schdule* מנחה & קבלת שבת: 15 דקות אחרי כניסת שבת בירושלים שבת בוקר-8:00
Daily Shacharit: 6:10 Mincha: 20 minutes before Shkiya.Arvit after Mincha.
*Walking shortcut to the main Ashkanazi shul for Shabbat*:For Harmony and Oasis villas, walk up to the street, make a right, and follow the instructions below. For Villa Bagalil and the Getaway Villa,leave the house and make a right.
After the big electric pole turn left onto the dirt road. The olive trees are on the left and on the right is a big open field. Go straight up 2 blocks until the traffic circle.
- Chabad - when you leave the house (for Harmony, first go to the top of the street) and make a right, and walk past the open fields. After about 6 houses on the right, there is a small building set back from the street. Shabbat teffilot:Mincha and kabalat Shabbat: 15 minutes after Jerusalem candle lighting time.Shacharit: 10:00
- For עדות המזרח: Rav Doron Tzemach Cohen : 050-55555925
- Breslav Shul - Heichal Hakadosh. Shacharit היכל הקדוש ברסלב בית כנסת
Children’s Playground A playground is located nearby on Rechov Derech Habik’a:
Turn left when leaving the villa
For Harmony, turn left at the top of the street.
Take the first right
The playground is one block up
Shabbat-Friendly Walks
Historic Walk Through Yavne’el Stroll through the streets and look for the blue informational signs ברחבי המושבה. These share the story and history of Yavne’el and its early pioneers.
Fields Walk Turn right when leaving the villa and walk past the open fields. Continue as far as you like, and feel free to wander along the paths between the fields.
Nature walk: Turn left on Rechov Derech Habika. Cross the main road (767) and continue walking for beautiful pastoral views.
Mountain View Walk Walk toward the mountain facing Rechov Derech Habik’a.
You can take a shortcut to the main shul (we’ll send details via WhatsApp)
Continue past the shul toward the mountain
Follow the dirt paths for beautiful views over the Yavne’el Valley
Shabbat Catering Options
Shabbat & Catering Options
For your convenience, here are some recommended catering options:
Catering Gabai (Ganei Ayalon) Offers pre-ordering or in-store shopping with a large selection of prepared foods https://www.c-g1.com/ Located about 15 minutes away near the BIG / Rami Levi shopping center in Upper Tiberias (no delivery).
Yavniel home catering: 058 409 4361
Food Recommendations
Grocery Shopping Nearby
BIG Shopping Center (Upper Tiberias): Rechov Ha-Mavreg
Rami Levi supermarket, pharmacy, and many stores
After the turnoff from road 768:
Eli’s Bakery (אליס) – delicious baked goods
Ronsi Bakery – more budget-friendly option
“Duty Pri” – fresh produce and groceries
Gabai Catering
Yavne’el:
Local makolet with challah, potato kugel, and baked goods
Breslav butcher shop nearby
Several neighborhood grocery stores (Waze locations will be sent)
Fish store
clothing store-gift store and pool accessories
Tzomet Tzemach:
Shirat Habasar butcher (quality Galil meats)
Victory supermarket, pharmacy, and additional shops
