Hôtel du Lac is a hotel in Tunis, Tunisia.[1] It opened in 1973 and closed in 2025. It is owned by Libyan Investment Authority and Tunisia. It stands about 0.7 km from the centre of Tunis.[3]
Overview
The Hôtel du Lac (English: Lake Hotel) is a hotel in Tunis. The building was designed in the Brutalist style by the Italian architect Raffaele Contigiani and built from 1970 to 1973 for the Tunisian government of Habib Bourguiba.
From “Hôtel du Lac, Tunis” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1973. It was designed by Raffaele Contigiani, in the brutalist architecture style. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.7 km from the centre of Tunis. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN), about 7 km from the centre of Tunis.[4]
It is one of 5 hotels in and around Tunis recorded in Wikidata, 4 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 3 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Hotel Majestic, opened in 1914. See Hotels in Tunis.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Hôtel Carlton — 0.4 km
- Hotel Africa — 0.5 km, opened 1971
- Hotel Majestic — 0.7 km, opened 1914
- Dar Ben Turkia — 1.3 km
See also
References
- ^ Hôtel du Lac (Q27670825). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Hôtel du Lac. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
- ^ Tunis (Q3572). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Tunis. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.