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Sam & Blondi

Tel Aviv • Lev HaIr • SPLURGE

avg. $383 / night

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Free breakfast

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PB hotel design editorial

On a corner plot in Lev HaIr — Tel Aviv's historic centre, where Bauhaus geometry meets early Ottoman-influenced building stock — a warm ochre facade layered with tiered balconies, dark louvred shutters, and cascading planters announces Sam & Blondi as something closer to a Levantine townhouse than a conventional hotel. The building's Eclectic-style architecture, characteristic of the early twentieth-century neighbourhoods that preceded the White City's International Style wave, has been carefully restored and extended upward, its ground floor thrown open to the street with a pavement terrace that pulls the neighbourhood through the front door. Inside, the design moves between registers with considerable confidence. The lobby bar pairs a channelled tan leather sofa — clearly in dialogue with Ligne Roset's Togo lineage — with cobalt velvet bar stools, a fluted dark-timber counter finished in black marble, and a vintage crystal rod chandelier suspended against walls with original painted tile-border detailing. Guest rooms carry the same eclecticism upward: scallop-shell headboards in deep navy or charcoal velvet, herringbone-diamond parquet floors in a three-tone wood palette, brass wall sconces, and generous terraces with views across the Tel Aviv skyline. The on-site café, by contrast, strips everything back — exposed kurkar limestone blockwork, a rose-veined marble counter, and open steel shelving giving it the atmosphere of a neighbourhood bakery that predates the hotel by decades.

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About

Sam&Blondi is a 45 room boutique hotel situated in a historical conservation building from the 1930s. It is a yellow gem with picturesque green windows, located on Shenkin st., in the heart of Tel Aviv. A short walking distance from the most appealing places in the city. Sam&Blondi’s design is eclectic European, and just like in the case of Sam and Blondi, it’s all about the smallest details.

Amenities

Internet

Free Internet

Wifi

Free Wifi

Non-smoking rooms

Air conditioning

Minibar

Safe

Rooftop terrace

24-Hour Check-in

Sam & Blondi Reviews

134 reviews

"Very disappointing experience. I booked the room with the terrace because of the photos showing two big sunbeds, a stylish setup, a swinging chair, and a nice table, along with the jacuzzi. In reality, the ‘terrace’ is tiny, with only the jacuzzi and one basic chair – nothing else. No sunbeds, no stylish setup, no swinging chair, no table. When I went to reception to explain that the photos do not match the reality and asked what could be done, the staff member just shrugged it off, repeating ‘OK, OK, OK’ to everything I said, without offering any solution. He told me the hotel was fully booked and there was nothing they could do, and when I suggested at least updating the misleading photos, or offering a gesture like breakfast or a discount, he dismissed it. Only after insisting did he say that if another room became available during my stay they might inform me – which is obviously very unlikely. To make matters worse, the room was not even clean: I found an open bag of chips in the closet and a dirty ashtray with cigarette butts on the balcony. And this was upon arrival – I can only imagine what else I might find. This attitude felt careless and dismissive, as if the problem was mine, not theirs. For a hotel in this price range, it is simply not acceptable not to deliver what guests expect and pay for. Guests should not be misled by photos that do not represent the reality, and certainly should not be treated with indifference when raising a valid concern. Be warned: if you are booking this room for the terrace experience, you will be disappointed. You can see in the photos what is shown on the website versus the actual terrace I got instead…"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Aug 20, 2025

"The room is tiny and uses as a Mamad (safe room) so the window accordingly has iron shades and adds to the feeling of being in a shelter. The view contains sun heated boilers, roof tops and cellular antennas. We asked to switch to a room that is not a Mamad and got another one exactly the same except that in that room they put a wooden fence on the window. It’s a great option for times of war but not recommended for any other occasion."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Aug 03, 2025

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