The hotel and the Old City of JerusalemHotel facade faced in Jerusalem stone
Originally known as the Laromme, the hotel was designed by architect Yaakov Rechter. It opened in 1982 on a tract of land adjacent to Liberty Bell Park owned by one of the churches in Jerusalem and leased by the Jerusalem Municipality. The original plan was to build a 20-story hotel, but neighborhood protests led to a low-rise design.