Carlton Tel Aviv Hotel

Overpriced, dated, packed hotel on the beachfront with poor service This is a well located hotel which unfortunately suffers from indifferent staff, tiny roof pool (with 50 beds in a hotel of more than 500) dated rooms and noisy toilets from other rooms audible in rooms. Pricing for what you get for all the above is extortionate. The tiny rooftop pool experience (50 beds for 550 people ) is a nightmare, full of screaming kids (many of whom are not even from the hotel - the sunbeds just taken up by tel aviv locals who live nearby with virtually no checking by the staff (this was confirmed to me by several people I spoke to that this hotel is famous as a place for people nearby to come and get a free swim). We were regularly woken in the morning and overnight by the dated plumbing : every time a neighbouring or above room is flushed it is loudly audible within the room. Food - average. Staff: yawning, tired, overworked and couldn’t care less. For anyone who isn’t really price conscious or not spending much time in the hotel, to visit other parts of tel aviv- and not particularly needing a good night’s sleep - this is fine. For anyone else - don’t waste your hard earned money on this failing and dated hotel.