Hotel El Djazair - Alger, Algeria
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N 36° 45.257 E 003° 02.793
31S E 504155 N 4067615
Hotel El Djazair is a luxury hotel located a bit off the center of Alger and has been active since 1927.
Waymark Code: WMYCGE
Location: Algeria
Date Posted: 05/29/2018
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Formerly known as Hotel Saint George (a name which is still used though), the Hotel El Djazair open its doors in 1927. However the building was not originally a hotel. Actually the precise date of construction is not known, but before being a hotel it was private palace and a then girl boarding school.
From 1927 it became very popular with the English bourgeoisie who loved the mild weather of Alger and in fact the hotel was named after the saint patron of England
It has beautiful gardens, with highlights for the roses and jasmine.
Fernand Pouillon, who lived nearby at the Villa des Arcades, renovated the hotel in 1982 and added two wings to highlight its Moorish style and bring it back to its former glory.
Famous guests: there is an endless list and in one of the public rooms of the hotel there is a gallery of photos of all notable persons who visited the hotel. Some names: Edith Piaf, Simone de Beauvoir, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Mark W. Clark, Winston Churchill.
Name of the Hotel: Hotel El Djazair
Address: El-Djazaïr Saint George Hotel
24, avenue Souidani Boudjemaa
16000 Alger
Hotel since: 01/01/1927
Date Building was built: 01/01/1000
First use of building: Private palace
Urban Hotel (located in a village or town): yes
Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no
Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes
Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes
Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).: no
Hotel website (if available): [Web Link]
Number of Rooms: Not Listed
Height in floors: Not listed
Hotel Rating: Not listed
Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar): Not Listed
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