Carlton Tel Aviv is a five-star hotel in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

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, specialized in business travel. It is located near Atarim Square, in the immediate vicinity of Tel Aviv Port and the beach. It offers a view of the

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History and architecture

The hotel was built in 1977. In 2001 thorough renovation works were carried out, which cost $15 million. In 2017 it was renovated again for another $12 million. The hotel is marked by an unusual shape: large floors relative to a narrow base. It is identified with

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and was designed by Yaakov Rechter. The concrete building has 15 floors. The hotel may be rebuilt as part of a redevelopment plan of Atarim Square.

Facilities

The hotel has 268 hotel rooms and suites. There is a conference room with facilities for the support of organized groups. The hotel has two swimming pools, of which one on the roof. There is a synagogue on the second floor. The hotel has three restaurants: * Blue Sky * Lumina * Carlton on the Beach The restaurants are led by chef Meir Adoni.

References

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