Vital - Urban boutique hotel TLV 

About a month ago, I stayed at the Vital Hotel in Tel Aviv. This is either the fifth or sixth time I’ve stayed there. It is my “go to” hotel because of its central location, proximate to the Museum of Art, many shops and restaurants, Weizmann mall, the highway, and Ichilov Hospital (which I have not needed!). It is also very clean, with a friendly, helpful staff, excellent cleaning staff, very good bed linens, and a rich breakfast. I had made my reservation months in advance, but when I arrived at the hotel, found a bit of confusion about my room. With the help of Hezzie (spelling?) and one other male desk clerk, the confusion was cleared up and I was placed in a two room suite since the large room I had booked was unavailable. The suite was equally good as far as I was concerned, so I was quite happy. Hezzie made sure I was satisfied and took me up the executive lounge and prepared a decaf cappuccino for me; we sat and talked for awhile. As usual, breakfast each morning was very good with very fresh ingredients and ample choice of dishes. The hotel offers salad veggies, a good choice of breads, cheeses, jams, prepared eggs, smoked fish, and cookies/cake, among other things. I stayed for three days and saw that there were slight changes each day in what was offered. The exec lounge, to which I was entitled with my room rate, is quite spacious enough for the amount of hotel guests. It has comfortable seating including both tables and chairs and also some couches/easy chairs. It has a nice view out over Tel Aviv. There are refreshments on hand from after the time that breakfast finishes until late in the evening. It has never been crowded on any of my visits, so one can have a quiet conversation over coffee if a friend or relative comes to visit. I would highly recommend the Vital Hotel to anyone coming to visit Tel Aviv, especially with staff members such as Hezzie and the other young man at the front desk.