HI Petah Tikva Hostel

The HI Petah Tikva hostel belongs to the Israel Youth Hostels Association (HI). It's on Binyamin Yahalom Street, close to the city centre. Google describes a basic place with dorms and private rooms, a TV lounge, free breakfast and Wi-Fi, and rates it 3.9 from about 165 reviews. It's the cheapest proper bed in the city and a mainstream place, not a gay one. The Red Line into Tel Aviv is within reach, but it doesn't run on Shabbat.