Was Jerusalem builded here? Jerusalem, Israel No place on this earth – with the possible exception of a Michael Bolton concert – makes you question the nature of your existence like...
Ido Cohen Tel Aviv, Israel Ido Cohen is a man who knows people. A walk along the tree-lined boulevards of Tel Aviv is punctuated by passers-by shaking his hand, slappi...
Ilan Pivko Tel Aviv, Israel It is 10pm on a Tuesday evening, the streets have cooled down a few degrees making the 20-minute walk south from Rothschild Boulevard to Flo...
Hummus is where the heart is, Tel Aviv, Israel We are sitting at the bar and waiting impatiently for our food. The smell wafts out from the kitchen, tickling our noses and taunting us. I’...
Outside the box Akko, Israel Uri Jeremiah, the celebrity restauranteur and hotelier credited with bringing a new level of sophistication to the living museum that is the...
Snapshots of the city Tel Aviv, Israel Martin Perry spends a day with his camera in one of the world’s most photogenic cities....
Floating history Dead Sea, Israel On the eastern edge of the Judaean desert, the gigantic temple of Masada sits baking in the oppressive heat. It’s the kind of heat that send...
Brown Beach Hotel Tel Aviv, Israel Gay-owned Brown Beach House is a chic, retro, summer-house meets urban boutique hotel. The fusion just works, it is located just moments fro...
The Effendi Hotel Akko, Israel Uri Jeremiah, the acclaimed sea-to-table chef of Uri Buri fame, has meticulously and lovingly restored two 19th-century town houses and turn...
The Norman Tel Aviv, Israel Arguably Tel Aviv’s most talked-about hotel, this five-star, heritage boutique matches roaring 1920s sophistication and elegance with a cont...
Alexander Hotel Tel Aviv, Israel The Alexander is a wonderful, urban design property just a short walk from the seafront. The seven-floor property, set back from the beach, ...
Mamilla Hotel Jerusalem, Israel In contrast to the rich, ancient-world, old-fashioned aesthetic of Jerusalem, the Mamilla offers contemporary designer digs, set right in th...
Hotel Montefiore Tel Aviv, Israel Another gorgeous heritage, boutique property in the heart of the White City. The Gatsby-esque building has been completely reimagined, with ...
The Carlton Tel Aviv, Israel The Carlton is one of the hotels on the seafront that has become synonymous with Tel Aviv beach chic, a towering luxury property overlooking...
The Poli House Tel Aviv, Israel Bauhaus-chic Tel Aviv is brought to life in this self-billed ‘experimental luxury’ space, designed to titillate your senses through its own ...
Intercontinental David Tel Aviv, Israel Everything about the Intercontinental David is big. We couldn’t help but notice this when we checked in, along with a reassuring sense of ol...
The Shenkin Tel Aviv, Israel The Shenkin is an anomaly to the big brand hotels in the city and although we wouldn’t say it’s our stereotypical luxury property, we adored...
Villa Brown Jerusalem, Israel We were lucky enough to be in Israel for the grand opening of this new Jerusalem hotel from the people behind Brown Hotels in Tel Aviv. The ...
Hilton Tel Aviv, Israel The Hilton is legendary, as close to a grande dame you can get. The property’s reputation and hype has continued on, even decades later, aft...
Isrotel Dead Sea Resort & SpaEin Bokek, Israel A self-billed ‘island of health’, the hotel trades hard on its fantastic spa facilities on the shores of the Dead Sea. While a large resort,...
Market House Jaffa, Israel If you’re looking for a bit of a taste of old-world Jaffa, then Atlas Hotel’s Market House has it all, set in a restored Ottoman Empire buil...
American Colony Hotel Jerusalem, Israel We loved this tranquil, somewhat romantic, movie-esque, colonial-era property, complete with lush gardens and enormous rooms, located just o...
Herods Dead Sea Resort Ein Bokek, Israel The Herods is a large, sprawling, 223-room luxury resort property fronting a beautiful Dead Sea beach (private to the hotel) with views of t...
