Celebrity chef Eyal Shani is opening a high-end restaurant in Gaza-border kibbutz. 🏨 A 55-room luxury boutique hotel in Kibbutz Nir Am, to be operated by hospitality group Pan de Menta, will include Shani’s restaurant, open to hotel quests and outside visitors *** A luxury rural-style hotel is set to be built in Kibbutz Nir Am, near the Gaza border, in a project valued at 80 million shekels ($22 million). The hotel, the first of its kind in the region, will feature 55 rooms, a spa, and a high-end restaurant led by celebrity chef Eyal Shani. The restaurant will be open to both hotel guests and outside visitors. Nir Am is the only kibbutz along the border with a historic zoning plan for tourism. The hotel will span 17 dunams (4.2 acres) at the northern edge of the kibbutz. With limited lodging options in the region, the project is seen as a significant economic and tourism opportunity. Kibbutz representatives recently signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the hotel in p...