Nordoy Hotel

The oldest continuously operating hotel in Tel Aviv — and something of a local icon, thanks to its distinctive dome — also happens to be one of its best. Hotel Nordoy was built in 1925, an early work by architect Yehuda Magidovitch, and it pre-dates the Art Deco style that’s often associated with the city. As you’d expect, there’s almost a century of Tel Aviv history on display in the Nordoy’s interiors. But where some hotels with this kind of heritage would be too precious to do anything more than dust off the furniture, Hotel Nordoy has evolved as the decades have passed.

That’s why you’ll find contemporary art and up-to-date fixtures and electronics alongside an eclectic collection of furnishings, from antique pieces to early modernist classics. The rooms start out spacious enough, and as you ascend the hierarchy you find yourself in spaces that are unusually large, especially for a historical hotel. Many have balconies, and all have parquet floors and plush modern beds. Meanwhile, under that famous dome is the treatment room of a small spa, and alongside it is a rooftop lounge with views of the city below; the hotel’s own neighborhood includes among its charms the Nachalat Binyamin market.