Just across a street and a promenade from Tel Aviv's gorgeous bathing beach. Plenty of cafes, convenience shops and people-watching, and the shopping areas are a few minutes' walk away. The hotel has a good, relaxed atmosphere, breakfast is great, and the layout of my room (311) was so perfect that although small it felt very spacious. Reception immediately and efficiently changed my original room just because I thought I smelled a tiny bit of residual smoke - that was impressive!

Tiny things - the fridge was a bit noisy and the edges of the curtain could be adjusted to block out the light better.

The Maxim is older, you could even say a bit outdated, but that only adds to the charm. Rooms are clean, beds are very good, location is excellent, and staff is friendly and helpful. But what I loved the best, is the Happy Hour with soup, bread and free wine. You get to meet other guests, connect with them, and it's generally just very fitting for this non-standard hotel.

Everything the hotel does not have, is right around the corner. Night stores, food services, the beach... So, nothing I didn't like.

Breakfast was wonderful . Fresh eggs cooked to order , full buffet , with everything you need. The service from all the staff is exceptional . Saeed the hotel manager looks after every guest individually and ensures that all guests are looked after . This is an exceptional hotel in a fantastic location and we would thoroughly recommend it. The rooms are very comfortable with mini fridge and tea/ coffee, powerful shower. The sun roof terrace is simply wonderful , we spent time up there relaxing looking at the gorgeous view .

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The Maxim is my Go-To-Place whenever I visit Tel Aviv! This is probably my fifth time here and I'm sure there will be more! From the great location, the comfortable rooms, the fantastic breakfast, this place is, for the price, exceptional! But what really makes Maxim stand out, is its Staff. The Manager, Said and the front desk receptionists, Rotem and Sveta, are always helpful, caring and professional. The Kitchen and breakfast area, with the help of Mila and Rashel, was always clean, the food fresh and plentiful. Can't forget to thank Chef Sergie. All this and they were ALWAYS smiling and courteous!!

Nothing!! All was GREAT!!

The staff is friendly and helpful. The room was very comfortable, clean, and well maintained by housekeeping, and I slept easily in the comfortable bed. The shower had strong water. The included buffet breakfast had plenty of choices, including a lot of fresh vegetables, shakshuka, a variety of breads, eggs made to order, and a cappucino/espresso machine -- all very tasty. I was leaving very early many mornings, before breakfast, to volunteer on farms, and they made me a bag with 2 sandwiches, fruit, yogurt, and water, for no cost. The hotel is located one block from the beautiful Tel Aviv beach, and has a rooftop with lots of seating and a fabulous view. And it is not expensive.

Great location, close to several beaches, restaurants, a nice walk to Old Jaffa. Minimal but refreshing breakfast. Toiletries provided but limited to soap/shampoo. Free snacks and wine 6-7pm! Room cleaned daily. Room was at the back of the hotel so no road noise from the incessant beeping of horns from impatient drivers.

Directions for transport to the hotel could be clearer i.e. you need to buy a transport card first! Then to take bus 161 - the bus station is behind the train station so after leaving the train from the (Savidor) central station, walk up the first set of stairs and then walk through the tunnel bridge. Follow it all the way through, past the shops etc and exit. Walk a little further and turn right to the bus stands. The bus goes from the bus shelter on the road behind stand C. Alternatively, you can use moovit, Gett, Yango app and book a metered taxi for around 55ILS. Property is a little dated. Smallest room ive every used (single room).

The hotel is EXCELLENT. It is about a 5-minute walk to the beach and about a 15-minute walk to Dizengoff Street (tons of restaurants and shopping). The hotel is clean, the breakfast is very good (there is not a large selection, but it is more than enough, and the quality is very good), there is a nice rooftop terrace with a terrific view of the water (there is not much shade in the afternoon as the sun is directly in front of you. However, there is a back portion to the rooftop terrace, where it is shady, but the view is of the city, not the water), and there is a happy hour with wine from 18:00 to 19:00. The staff are friendly, the rooms are cozy (the rooms are small, and the bathroom was small but apart from sleeping, we were not in the room so it was not a big deal) and I would highly recommend staying here.

We were upgraded to a room that faced HaYarkon Street, which was a busy street, even later at night. The trade-off was that we had a beautiful view of the beach and water. The sound from the street penetrated into the room, so if you are a light sleeper, you might want to consider a room that does not face the street (you can go up to the rooftop terrace to look at the water).

- location - perfect location on the beach and next to a number of food places. Carmel market is only 10 min walk. Jaffa is about 40 min walk but there are not many hotels around there or swim spots. - wine reception and sunset - they provide free wine from 7 to 8 on the rooftop terrace that overlooks a beautiful beach sunset. - staff - very friendly and helpful

Not a dislike but more just items to note: - the hotel seemed quite expensive to us as there's no pool and the rooms are standard. But Tel Aviv is very expensive so the hotel is fairly reasonable value in the grand scheme of things. - hotel can arrange a taxi which is 170 shekel from airport (around 70 euro) for a 30 min drive. Again seems expensive but just tel aviv prices. - taxi from bus station approx 80 shekel for 20 min drive.

This is the hotel for Sar-El volunteers. The hotel staff overextends itself to make the volunteers feel welcome and to begin their volunteer experiences. They offer a nice happy hour in the lounge area where the recent arrivals meet and greet one another. They also arrange shuttle bus service to Ben Gurion where the volunteers are transported to their base assignments.

Location was fantastic, breakfast was great and there was plenty of it. Happy hour was a brilliant extra bonus , housekeeping was exceptional, roof terrace was fab.

The lift - I’m sure you’ve heard it before- two really tiny lifts , and one of them broke while the manager was in it which was a bit awkward for him. Feels like one larger lift would make things better for all, that’s literally the only reason we gave nine rather than ten for the score…