The Al Deira Hotel restaurant is serving mainly Mediterranean food in addition to all kinds of fresh fish. The Al Deira Hotel also has a private hotel lounge, Al Diwan, where guests can have lunch, dinner or simply a drink. Single 462 Nis , Double 546 Nis. A discount may be offered on the above mentioned room charges. Money is paid in cash, this is a cash economy.
Bank transfers take a while, but are reliable enough.
A bank account can be opened easily if required, and the banks provide good service. Plastic cards are still to appear here in common usage, although cash machines are available in Israel it takes so long to do the getting out to access one that it seems not practical. The exchange rate for cash in the street or change offices is the daily rate as quoted in the newspapers, and is better than anywhere else in the world. This is very simple in Gaza, service taxis go everywhere, and once one gets to know the regular routes it is a great system. Getting back to Erez is again the reverse, expensive from everywhere except Ramallah in a service taxi.