King David Hotel is a hotel in Jerusalem, Israel.[1] It opened in 1931. It is owned by Dan Hotels Ltd.. It has 237 rooms on 6 floors. It stands about 1.2 km from the centre of Jerusalem.[3]

Overview

The King David Hotel (Hebrew: מלון המלך דוד, romanized: Malon ha-Melekh David; Arabic: فندق الملك داود, romanized: Funduq al-Malik Dāwūd) is a 5-star hotel in Jerusalem and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Opened in 1931, it was built with locally quarried pink limestone and was founded by Ezra Mosseri, a wealthy Egyptian Jewish banker. It is located on King David Street in the centre of Jerusalem, overlooking the Old City and Mount Zion, and is named after the Biblical King David.

From “King David Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1931. The building has 6 floors. It is listed as a heritage site in Israel. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.2 km from the centre of Jerusalem. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), about 42 km from the centre of Jerusalem.[4]

It is one of 95 hotels in and around Jerusalem recorded in Wikidata, 37 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 8 chain-operated properties there. Of the 23 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Amdursky Hotel, opened in 1840. See Hotels in Jerusalem.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ King David Hotel (Q1375672). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ King David Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-12.
  3. ^ Jerusalem (Q1218). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Jerusalem. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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