A Hotel and Gallery in Neve- Zedek, Tel Aviv

Gutman Assif Architects, a prominent architectural firm, have plans on their website for a new boutique hotel and gallery in Neve Zedek. There's just one catch. These plans are over ten years old. It seems that this fabulous concept hotel will forever remain a concept. There are plenty of pictures on http://ygaa.net/index.php?&id=690 Neve Tzedek was established in 1884, the first Jewish neighborhood established outside Old Jaffa which later became part of the city Tel Aviv. The architects of the hotel are also responsible for a new boutique hotel in Tribeca, New York City.

Bat Yam- Revived (hotel- wise)

Bat Yam currently has about three hotels, The Mercure Suites, the Bat Yam Howard Johnson Sun Hotel (another "fake" HoJo?), and the Armon Yam Hotel. None of these hotels are great, they basically represent the city of Bat Yam- a trashy, low level suburb of Tel Aviv. Soon, though, Bat Yam will be transformed. Three new hotels are being built along the beach, and another five are planned for the city itself. The three beach hotels will be four or five-stars, and will include about 300 rooms and large areas for commerce and conventions. The estimated cost of construction is NIS 240 million (about $62 million), excluding the price of the land. The goal of the project is to extend Tel Aviv into Bat Yam with regard to accomodations, by offering travelers hotels comparable to those in Tel Aviv at lower prices.