Hotel Continental is a hotel in Tangier, Morocco.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building in Morocco”. It opened in 1870. It stands about 2.1 km from the centre of Tangier.[3]

Overview

The Hotel Continental, built in 1870, is one of the oldest hotels in Tangier, Morocco. It was founded by the Ben Dahans, an old Jewish family of Tangier. The yellowing pages of the 19th-century guestbook refer to notable residents, Edgar Degas, Winston Churchill, and the Beat poets among them, and Bernardo Bertolucci's The Sheltering Sky was partly filmed here.

From “Hotel Continental (Tangier)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1870. [1]

Location

2 km4 km

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.1 km from the centre of Tangier. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG), about 11 km from the centre of Tangier.[4]

It is one of 51 hotels in and around Tangier recorded in Wikidata, 4 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 2 chain-operated properties there. Of the 4 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Tangier.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • Riad Dar Saba - Saba's House — 0.1 km
  • Dar Yasmine — 0.2 km
  • Palais Zahia — 0.2 km
  • Hotel Maram — 0.2 km
  • Dar Chams Tanja — 0.2 km
  • Dar Nakhla Naciria — 0.3 km
  • Riad Tingis — 0.3 km
  • Baytalice — 0.3 km
  • Dar Nour — 0.4 km
  • Aux 3 Portes — 0.4 km
  • Barceló Tanger — 1.4 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Hotel Continental (Q5911395). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Hotel Continental. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-03-22.
  3. ^ Tangier (Q126148). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Tangier. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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