Tel Aviv's first hotel to be refurbished

The Tel Aviv Planning and Building Commission has approved four plans for new hotels with aim of adding 400 rooms in the city.

One project calls for refurbishing Tel Aviv's first hotel, the Elkonin Central Hotel, on Lilienblum Street, into a boutique hotel with 38 room. The Elkonin was built in 1913, and was once considered as having the city's most luxurious accommodations. The neglected and hazardous two-storey building is slated for preservation, with an extra floor in the same style to be added.