What was once an Ottoman-era police station and prison at the edge of ancient Jaffa — its massive kurkar limestone walls and vaulted stone arches having witnessed centuries of the city's turbulent history — became The Setai Tel Aviv when the Miami-based Setai Group undertook its conversion in 2017. The architects preserved the fortified precinct's raw fabric with deliberate restraint, leaving the rough-hewn sandstone arcades intact in the restaurant, where barrel vaults span above contemporary oak tables and leather seating, a brass-slatted room divider the only concession to overt decoration. Guestrooms navigate a different register: travertine floors and Moorish-inflected pendant lanterns beside dark-stained headboard panels upholstered in quilted ivory leather, deep crimson Persian-style rugs anchoring the palette against white plaster walls. The Arabesque detailing in the pendant lights echoes the arched windows set into walls nearly a meter thick, their original stone surrounds left untouched. Above the fortification wall's seaward edge, a long infinity pool extends toward the Mediterranean on a teak-decked terrace, the horizon line of the water barely distinguishable from the sea beyond — a view that places the hotel's 120 rooms squarely between the ancient city behind them and one of the most contested coastlines in the world.

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Situated along the Mediterranean Sea, Tel Aviv coastline and Jaffa Port, The Setai Tel Aviv is a prestigioushotel offering sophistication and tranquility at the crossroads of modern and ancient Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Housed within a historic Ottoman building, once used as a jailhouse, The Setai Tel Aviv offers an enviable entryway to the wonders of the Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv’s full beach coastline and steps away from the city’s bustling boulevards and urban hub. We would like to inform you about the update of hotel services during this period Thank you for choosing to stay with us, we know these are not easy times and hope to enjoy your time in the best way for the opening of the hotel, We have changed and adapted the hotel in accordance with the work procedures of the Ministry of Health in order to ensure you the safest vacation. At the hotel you will find accessible means of protection for the benefit of guests and staff - gloves, masks, alcohol, etc., in the rooms and public areas. The Setai Tel Aviv Hotel was awarded a purple certificate Food and beverage services: Breakfast on Sundays-Thursdays will be served between the hours: 07:00 - 11:00 Breakfast on Fridays will be served between the hours: 07:00 - 12:00 A dairy menu will be served in the lobby from 11:00 - 22:00 The pool buffet will be active between the hours of: 12:00 - 17:00 On Fridays, a traditional dinner will be served, a Jewish menu with the best ingredients. Room service - a dairy menu will be served. Reservations On Sundays and Thursdays, accommodation can be booked on a bed and breakfast basis only. On Fridays, accommodation can be booked on a half-board basis. The business lounge, sauna and hammam services are inactive. * The information and hours of operation are subject to change at any time by the hotel management and in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and government ministries.