The Drisco Hotel Tel Aviv - Relais & Châteaux - Adults Only

We recommend The Drisco to couples in their thirties and older looking for an intimate palace far from the glass towers of Rothschild. It is an address for birthdays, late honeymoons, creative retreats, dinners for two after a day of galleries in Neve Tzedek. The adults-only policy excludes families, the clientele remains mainly European and American, discreet, cultured.

The Drisco occupies an American villa built in 1866 by Christian settlers, one of the rare architectural testimonies of that era in Tel-Aviv. Jerusalem stone façade, green shutters, central solid-wood staircase, ceilings nearly four metres high. Relais & Châteaux renovation in 2017: restored original parquet, mouldings preserved, contemporary furniture signed by Israeli designers. Fifteen rooms and suites, all different, between 28 and 65 m².

The Drisco restaurant serves contemporary Mediterranean cuisine under a glass roof, produce from Carmel Market five minutes away on foot, Levantine and European influences. The chef worked at Ottolenghi in London before returning to Tel-Aviv. Continental breakfast served until noon, weekend brunch, dinner by reservation. The cocktail bar offers a selection of local spirits, arak, wines from Galilee, open until midnight.

The Drisco stands on Auerbach Street, on the edge of Neve Tzedek and the American Colony, between Carmel Market and the beach promenade. Rothschild Bauhaus ten minutes on foot, old Jaffa fifteen, Tel-Aviv port twenty. Quiet residential neighbourhood, art galleries, designer boutiques, neighbourhood cafés. No metro in Tel-Aviv, taxis and Gett plentiful, Ben Gurion airport twenty-five minutes by private shuttle.