The Jaffa

Its shell might be more than 100 years old, but few hotels manage to capture Tel Aviv’s current zeitgeist quite so well.

Very elegant 120-room hotel.

The 120 bedrooms are light-flooded and serene. The action, though, is found down in the chapel, where you can sink into Cini Boeri Botolo chairs under the original stained-glass windows and order cocktails long into the night.

Its grand, good looks are matched by smart restaurants, stylish cocktail bars and a relaxed pool area in which to escape the commotion of the city