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Recently (31.08. 08) I returned from Tel Aviv, stayed at the Basel Hotel. I usually stay in hotels of a different level, at least 5 *, but since I went to Israel on business, for a whole month, I chose this hotel. At first, I was unpleasantly struck by the size of the room and the bathroom, the lack of a balcony also made itself felt, in a tiny room with wallpaper "for painting" (namely, for painting in yellow: ) the walls "crushed", I wanted to escape somewhere. Then I got used to it, the room began to seem simple, small, but even cozy in its own way : ) They cleaned the room every day, also changed towels daily (sometimes they smelled strongly of bleach, but, as they say, "and thanks for that"), I was pleasantly surprised the fact that the bed was changed every three days, and sometimes more often, in general the staff was very pleasant, I think it's not about tips, just such people crept up (which cannot be said about the staff serving the restaurant, but more on that later) Under the "corner for making tea / coffee" meant a kettle and a set of tea, coffee, sugar, which the staff often did not forget to renew. In the bathroom, there are no sets of shower gel, "body lotion", caps, nail files, etc. , only liquid hand soap in a stationary dispenser and the same device with shower gel. The room has a safe (on some sites in the description of this hotel it says "safe at the reception") and a mini-fridge.
Now about the restaurant - I took "breakfast only" meals, so I can't say anything about dinners, breakfast was very monotonous. The fact that in Israel they would not serve scrambled eggs with bacon, sausages, sausages and other meat products for breakfast was clear : ), but it was possible to somehow diversify the range of dishes on offer and while observing Kashrut. Breakfast offered - scrambled eggs, casserole, fish (salted), vegetables and fruits, pastries. The staff was not very friendly, young girls and guys walked between the tables, reluctantly collecting dishes, however, maybe I got on the same waiters, maybe there were other shifts - I don’t know, because during the month of staying at the hotel, I didn’t visit the restaurant more than 10 times (for such a breakfast it was simply too lazy to get up in the morning : )
Since the hotel is small and modest - there is no currency exchange office, no shop, there is a lobby bar, the so-called. Internet corner, swimming pool (though small and with cold water). I had a view from the window of the sea, the yacht club and the Sheraton hotel (opposite), quite nice. The beach is close by Tel Aviv standards, just across the road. The hotel is always on duty waiting for passengers, taxis, which is very convenient. If I went to Tel Aviv "purely on vacation", I would stay in one of the "five", but in general the hotel is not bad, depending on what goals and objectives you have when visiting Tel Aviv