David Citadel Hotel

The David Citadel Hotel (Hebrew: מלון מצודת דוד) is a luxury hotel in downtown Jerusalem. The hotel is located on King David Street, near the entrance to the Old Town. The hotel is home to VIPs, including global leaders, business moguls and celebrities, in competition with the King David Hotel in the vicinity for the title of "Jerusalem's flagship hotel."

The hotel was developed by Moshe Safdie as a U-shaped structure rising 10 stories high and designed with 384 rooms and suites. It has terrace-style suites, overlooking the Old City and the Tower of David, and the glass dome of the public lobby in the inner part of the "U". The building is an integral part of the development project planned nipple Safdie, and has a neo-oriental style, which blends the Middle East and Jerusalem classical architectural elements.

The hotel is owned by the Tel Aviv-based Alroy hotel and real estate development group, headed by the Israeli company Alfred Akirov titan. The hotel was opened in 1998 and was originally known as "Hilton called Jerusalem". It was developed by Hilton International, and should, to the property of international fame. But after a business dispute between Alfred Akirov and Hilton International, which moved in developed multi-million dollar mutual actions between the two companies, Hilton from the management of real estate in 2001. The owners decided that it would involve no other international hotel chain to manage the property and was renamed The David Citadel Hotel. Today the hotel from the Alroy Hotel Group is to be managed.
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