Those who have images of spending all day sitting by the beach, however, might want to stay elsewhere - it’s about a 15-minute walk or five-minute drive to the closest beach. The property spans two buildings that top out at just four stories high. The Norman is centrally located in the heart of Tel Aviv on Nachmani Street, a picturesque residential area just minutes away from some of the city’s top attractions. If you’re short on Hyatt points, the good news is that the program is a 1:1 transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards. That means you can transfer the points you’ve accumulated on any of our top Chase cards instantly to your Hyatt account. The Norman doesn’t (currently) participate in Amex’s Fine Hotels + Resorts program, or Chase’s Luxury Hotel & Resort collection, so booking through World of Hyatt will be your best bet. In my case, the deluxe room was going for $800 a night, giving me a value of 2 cents per Hyatt point, even better than TPG‘s 1.7 cents per point valuation.
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Plus by booking through Hyatt, award redemptions book into a deluxe room (one category above the base-level classic room), giving you an even better bang for your buck.
So, how was my stay? Read on to find out.įor more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. The Norman is regarded as one of the best hotels in the city thanks to its central location, bespoke design and top-notch food and beverage outlets. It also worked out perfectly because the property is one of the few top Tel Aviv hotels that we hadn’t yet reviewed at TPG. While Hyatt itself doesn’t have any properties in Israel, a non-branded boutique hotel came up in my search - The Norman Hotel - which happens to be one of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties that partner with World of Hyatt.īy booking through Hyatt, I’d earn elite credit, a slew of additional on-property benefits - and I could redeem points. Hyatt’s footprint is small (but growing), so I’m often out of luck in smaller cities. When it came time to pick a hotel for my recent stay in Tel Aviv, the decision was easy.Īs a loyal World of Hyatt top-tier Globalist member, I almost always try to stay at one of the chain’s properties.