Villa Ba’Moshava Boutique Hotel

Pros: This hotel is in an ideal location. Right off of the main strip, Emek Refaim, where there are many shops and restaurants, it couldn’t be more ideally located. Others commented that their kitchen is under renovation, which is why they give you a voucher to neighborhood restaurants. I am not sure about this, but I will say that the breakfast they offer at the local restaurants is fabulous. The shower pressure was wonderful and it got very hot. Air conditioner was working well and cooled the room down quickly. WiFi worked well and I had no issues. Cons: Cleanliness is definitely an issue at this hotel. The rooms looked like they hadn’t been given a full cleaning in a long time. Dust in the corners, someone else’s hair on the bed, mold in the bathrooms, spiders in the bathrooms, etc. The hotel generously left some dried fruit, that I cleared out after the first night and they replaced. I came back to my room to find literal swarms of ants all over the desk area where the fruit had been placed. If they are placing fruit out in the open, cleaning personnel should have sprayed some kind of bug repellent or covered the fruit. Additionally, I was awoken at 8:45am by cleaning staff who opened the door to my room while I was still asleep. This might not seem early to all, but considering the breakfast time the staff had told me was 9am, it would have been prudent to wait at least until then, which is still even on the earlier side to assume someone is awake while on vacation. I had not placed the sign on my door telling them to come clean the room. Furthermore, after the woman woke me up and left, I could not fall back asleep because the cleaning staff was playing music very loudly in the hallway. Overall, I would stay here again simply because the location is so convenient, however they really need to work on cleaning the rooms better and being more conscious of cleaning times/being aware that people might still be sleeping in the earlier hours.