The Jaffa Hotel, Tel Aviv - מלון דה ג'אפה
Nineteenth-century Jaffa building with a spa
About this hotel
The Jaffa Hotel is a premium stay in a nineteenth-century building in Jaffa, five minutes on foot from the Ilana Goor Museum and a minute from Yefet and Louis Pasteur, with Saint George two minutes away. It lists a spa, a restaurant and a bar. For a Yamit 2000 trip it is the historic-and-quiet option: drive south for the slides, return to stone walls and a spa, then walk through the Jaffa lanes at dusk. Ben Gurion Airport is about twenty-nine minutes by taxi or forty by public transport. Guests rate it 8.6 from 1,122 reviews. The strongest experience fact is the historic building with a spa in Jaffa. Ask about room floors and stroller access when you book, since a historic building has its own layout.
- Historic building
- Spa
- Restaurant and bar
Our take
The Jaffa Hotel suits couples and families with older children who want a historic Jaffa setting with a spa, a restaurant and a bar. Families with toddlers or anyone wanting free parking or a pool should look at Bat Yam, because this is a premium stay in a heritage building and a heritage building can mean stairs and uneven lanes that suit strollers less well.
- ✓Ask about stroller access and the room floor before you book, since heritage buildings have stairs.
- ✓Book spa time for the evening after the park, and dinner at the hotel restaurant afterwards.
- ✓Reserve early for July and August, when historic Jaffa rooms sell out first.
Why we love it
- Nineteenth-century building in Jaffa
- Spa, restaurant and bar on site
- One minute from Yefet and Louis Pasteur
- Guest score of 8.6 from 1,122 reviews
Why guests love itA family with older children would find a historic house among the old lanes, where the evening walk passes stone arches and the spa offers a quiet hour for a parent. The restaurant and bar make dinner easy, and the setting feels like a holiday after a day of slides. It is atmospheric rather than spacious, which suits families who value place over square metres.