Dan Hotel, Tel Aviv

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Dan Tel Aviv Hotel
מלון דן תל אביב
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Dan Hotel, Tel Aviv
General information
Location Tel Aviv, Israel
Opening1953
Owner Dan Hotels
ManagementDan Hotels
Design and construction
Architect(s) Yaacov Agam
Other information
Number of rooms286
Number of restaurants3
Website
www.danhotels.com/TelAvivHotels/DanTelAvivHotel/

The Dan Tel Aviv Hotel is a 5-star hotel in Tel Aviv. [1] According to Time , it is the "closest Tel Aviv has to a hotel grand dame". [2] It was the first in the Dan Hotels chain. [3]

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It is located on Tel Aviv's seafront, within walking distance of many attractions, including Tel Aviv Port [4] and the Old City of Jaffa. Notable guests have included Bill and Hillary Clinton, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, U2, and Lady Gaga. [3]

History

The original building was built in the 1930s, and started as a small pension called Kaete Dan. It was the first lodging of any kind on the beach in Tel Aviv. For a time it served as the headquarters of Haganah. In June 1947, Yekutiel and Shmuel Federmann bought the building, and adopting the name from the previous owner, they formed the Dan Hotels Corporation. [5] The new owners demolished the original building, and the new hotel was completed in 1953. [3]

In 1986 a new facade was added, in the colours of the rainbow, designed by Yaacov Agam. [2] In 1994 the King David Tower (height 82 meters) was built, adjoining the south of the hotel. In 2000 the hotel underwent a complete renovation.[ citation needed ] In July 2019, Rama Oram was appointed as general manager of the hotel, becoming the first woman to hold this position.[ citation needed ]

Amenities

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Dan Hotel beachfront

Dan Tel Aviv Hotel’s facilities include the kosher Restaurant Hayarkon 99 (chef Oved Alfia), the kosher dairy restaurant D-restaurant, Yam breakfast and the Dan Hotel Bar. [6] It has a sports and spa facility with indoor and outdoor seawater swimming pools available to hotel guests. [7]

Notable guests

Al Gore, [8] Alanis Morissette, [9] Alicia Keys, [10] Anders Fogh Rasmussen, [11] Ashton Kutcher, [12] Barbra Streisand, [10] Ban Ki-moon, [13] Bill Clinton, [14] Black Eyed Peas, [15] Bob Dylan, [16] Bob Simon, [17] Børge Brende, [18] Borut Pahor, [19] Catherine Ashton, [20] Chulabhorn, [21] David Lynch, [22] Deepak Kapoor, [23] Denzel Washington, [24] Franco Frattini, [25] Gene Simmons, [26] Guido Westerwelle, [27] Hillary Clinton, [14] Jacques Rogge, [28] Jesse Eisenberg, [29] Johan Cruyff, [12] Jon Landau, [30] John McCain, [31] José Carreras, [32] Kelis, [33] Lady Gaga, [34] Lauryn Hill, [35] Madonna, [36] Manny Mori, [37] Marianne Faithfull, [38] Martin Lidegaard, [39] Michael Jackson, [14] Natalie Portman, [10] Pamela Anderson, [32] Paul McCartney, [12] Paul Simon, [40] Perez Hilton, [41] Quentin Tarantino, [10] Red Hot Chili Peppers, [42] Ricardo Martinelli, [43] Rickie Lee Jones, [44] Richard Gere, [10] Robert Gates, [45] Roger Moore, [46] Sharon Stone, [47] The Rolling Stones, [48] Thomas de Maizière, [49] Tony Blair, [50] U2 [14] and Verne Troyer. [51]

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