We enjoyed how the clever architectural layout of our hotel room allowed a room the size of a study to feel like a small 2-bedroom apartment. We appreciated the motorized window shades: they blocked out sunlight and helped keep the room quiet even when windy at night outside. We enjoyed the outdoor seating and lounging areas, and the hotel's proximity to a promenade connecting two beaches and the cable car to Mount Carmel's monastery. Bat Galim had far fewer restaurants than the port's main thoroughfare on Ben Gurion Avenue, and some buildings in the area are boarded up, but the overall effect of the neighborhood's quietness was relaxing. If you find the shortcut through a apartment complex on Google GPS, the walk from this Domus Hotel (now called Sea Shell Hotel) to the train station is less than 10 minutes.