Elkonin Tel Aviv - MGallery Hotel Collection

We recommend the Elkonin to travellers who come for Tel-Aviv itself, not for a seaside resort. Typical profile: thirty-something couples, solo business travellers who want to go out at night, art lovers and local culinary scene enthusiasts. Families find their place thanks to family rooms, but the atmosphere remains urban, not balneaire.

The hotel occupies a renovated five-storey building, revisited Bauhaus architecture, white facade with sliding shutters. Interiors signed by a local studio, raw concrete softened by light wood, brushed brass lighting, geometric patterned tiles in common areas. Rooms between 22 and 35 m², standard ceiling height, double-glazed windows effective against street noise. The rooftop adds a technical floor with pool and bar, metal structure and composite decking.

The hotel restaurant serves a Mediterranean fusion menu, revisited houmous, grilled fish, vegetables roasted with zaatar, without signature chef. The Israeli breakfast deserves the detour: shakshuka, grilled halloumi, cucumber-tomato salad, local pastries, pressed juices. The rooftop bar offers classic cocktails and local Goldstar beers, relaxed atmosphere from 18h. Room service available until 23h, reduced but correct menu.

The Elkonin stands on rue Lilienblum, parallel to Allenby, in the historic quadrilateral between Rothschild and the beach. Carmel Market ten minutes on foot, seafront fifteen, Jaffa twenty-five. Allenby-Lilienblum bus station in front of the door, taxis and electric scooters everywhere. The neighbourhood vibrates day and night, terraces packed from 19h, contemporary art galleries, local designer boutiques. Young, cosmopolitan atmosphere, noisy at weekends.