Brown Hotel, TLV (Tel Aviv)

Outside the Brown Hotel, TLV

The "living room" of the Brown Hotel

Roof top terrace

The Brown Hotel on Kalisher Street in Tel Aviv is a reinvention of a four story bank building.  It's in the gritty central city and is across the street from an empty building covered with just a tad of graffiti.  But it is an oasis or urban charm and hipness once you step inside.  You can see the "living room" lobby above, complete with a cappucino machine and retro yellow fridge.  I especially admired our room, which was painted a cozy chocolate brown.  The good bottle of Israeli merlot and fine chocolates that greeted us when we stepped inside was also a big plus.  We also had a picnic dinner on the rooftop terrace, which gave you a birds' eye view of the city.