King David Hotel

King David Hotel מלון המלך דוד
King David Hotel
General information
Location	Jerusalem
Coordinates	31°46′28″N 35°13′21″E / 31.77444°N 35.22250°E / 31.77444; 35.22250
Opening	1931
Owner	Dan Hotels
Management	Dan Hotels
Design and construction
Developer	Frank Goldsmith
Other information
Number of rooms	237
Number of restaurants	4
Website
King David Jerusalem Hotel

The King David Hotel (Hebrew: מלון המלך דוד, romanized: Malon ha-Melekh David; Arabic: فندق الملك داود) 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.

The hotel, owned and operated by the Dan Hotels group, has traditionally been the chosen venue for hosting heads of state, dignitaries, politicians and celebrities during their visits to Jerusalem.

It is also famous for the 1946 King David Hotel Bombing, when a terrorist attack by the Zionist organization Irgun targeted the hotel's southern wing, which contained offices for the British authorities during Mandatory Palestine, killing 91 people of various nationalities and injuring 45.^[1]