New Imperial Location

One of the oldest hotels in Palestine is the new imperial hotel which is attractively located in front of the Citadel as you enter the old city of Jerusalem from its northern jaffa gate. This is the one of the busiest entrances to the old city. The Arabic name for it is bab ell-khalil ( Gate of the Friend)  in reference to Abraham , forefather of both Jews and Arabs and the friend of god.

The wall bears the inscription in Arabic: “there is no god but Allah and Abraham is the friend of Allah” from here entered Jerusalem the Moslem caliph Omar Ibn alkhattab after its capture in 638AD. Also from here in December 1917 entered general Allenby, commander of the British forces which captured Jerusalem during world war one heading a victory parade.

The Hotel is within walking distance to the holy shrines in the Old City of Jerusalem, The Central Bus Station, the Tourist Information Office, The Post Office, the main "souq" shopping district and to a wide variety of oriental and Mediterranean restaurants.