American Colony Hotel
Jerusalem, Israel
The Setai Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel. Located on the main square of Old Jaffa, overlooking the Mediterranean and downtown Tel Aviv.
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- Rooms
- 120rooms and suites
- City
- Tel Aviv-JaffaIsrael
- Setting
- SeasideMiddle East
Practical information
- Address
- The Setai Tel Aviv
22 David Raziel Street
Jaffa, Tel Aviv
Israel - Telephone
- +972 3 601 6000
- Best available rate
- Check availability
At a glance
- 120 rooms and suites, set on three floors added above the historic walls.
- Jaya restaurant, and a grotto-like lobby bar backed by former stone-and-iron prison cells.
- Basement spa with a traditional Turkish hammam, gym and a fourth-floor infinity pool.
- Located on the main square of Old Jaffa, overlooking the Mediterranean and downtown Tel Aviv.
History
6 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.
The Crusaders build a walled fortress on the site to protect the port city of Jaffa.
Under Ottoman rule the complex serves as a jailhouse, known as the kishle.
Sultan Abdul Hamid II erects the clock tower behind the prison; his seal still crowns the hotel’s entrance arch.
During the British Mandate and the 1948 war, the building is used as a British command post.
After decades as a police station, the property is bought by the Nakash family.
Feigin Architects and conservation architect Eyal Ziv restore the site with the Israel Antiquities Authority; digs uncover a horse skeleton from Napoleon’s campaign and 1948-era British guns.
Sources: The Leading Hotels of the World, “The Setai Tel Aviv: From Prison To Luxury Hotel” · Frommer’s, “The Setai” · AFAR, “The Setai Tel Aviv”. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.
