page_title: American–German Colony
section_title: The Jerusalem Hotel
hierarchical_section_title: American–German Colony / Buildings / The Jerusalem Hotel
caption_attribution_description: English: The Jerusalem Hotel
context_page_description: The American–German Colony is a residential neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. It is located between Eilat Street and HaRabbi MiBacherach Street and adjoins Neve Tzedek.
context_section_description: The Hotel Jerusalem was the first ever luxury hotel outside of old Jaffa. It operated between the years 1870 and 1940 and had 57 rooms that occupied 1899 square meters. It was located on 6 Auerbach St. in the historic American Colony that soon became known also as the German Colony. The hotel is an important landmark in the development of Jaffa in the second half of the 19th century by being the first hotel outside of Jaffa’s city walls.
  Currently the building is undergoing heavy reconstruction that is expected to be completed by 2017 and will be turned into a 50-room luxury suite hotel. The developers have named it the Drisco Hotel, after the two brothers who had built the original building, John and George Drisco. The Drisco Hotel will also include the historic Norton House that is located on 4 Auerbach Street.
caption: The Old Jerusalem Hotel
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