Norman Hotel Hotel

23-25 Nachmani St. Tel Aviv, Israel

A rooftop infinity pool atop this modernist building laced with renaissance influence offers some of the best views of Tel Aviv. If this new boutique offering to the Israeli hotel scene had nothing else, it would be worth visiting for the pool alone. Throw in some 1920s elegance, dining that goes from the classically simple to the deliciously exciting and you begin to see why the hotel has become such a hit so soon after opening. The light airy ‘classic’ (entry level) rooms are beautifully understated and offer all the essentials, but the hotel really comes into its own in the communal areas, bar and restaurant. Sample a fine apertif at the 1940s colonial style Library Bar before dinner at The Norman Restaurant, with a French Mediterranean menu and a beautiful secluded garden in which to eat. Take the traditional afternoon tea: as colloquially colonial as the room you take it in, with a mixed flavour profile to boot. AM. Doubles from £265.