Historic convent in Israel re-launched as glamorous hotel

Major Food Group, the entity behind Carbone and Sadelle's in Manhattan, has also launched two destination restaurants: Don Camillo, a New York-style Italian joint with a Mediterranean twist, in collaboration with local chef Roi Antebi, serving dishes such as yellowtail Jaffa, tortellini al ragu and spicy pollo diavolo; and Golda’s Deli, a delicatessen serving American Jewish classics such as bagels and lox, tuna melts and double-decker sandwiches.

For those more physically than gustatorially motivated, there’s also a sumptuous pool, a 24/7 fitness centre and the L Raphael Spa. All of which leaves not just you in great shape, but with the immediate future for Israel’s luxury hospitality industry taking on a leaner, fitter, more sensitive and more thoughtful silhouette.