Israel: Villa Brown Jerusalem,a boutique hotel in a converted Ottoman-era private residence will open next month.
Israel: Villa Brown Jerusalem,a boutique hotel in a converted Ottoman-era private residence will open next month.
The newest addition to the Brown Hotels group is a 24-room boutique hotel property, close to Jerusalem’s Old City sites and situated in the heart of the city centre.
The Villa Brown Jerusalem is housed within a former private villa from the 19th-century belonging to a Jewish doctor and general manager of Jerusalem’s historic Rothschild Hospital. The original walls of exposed stone within the property date back more than 100 years, and “pay homage to the timeless signature architecture for which Jerusalem is known”.
The property features a lobby, outdoor spaces, restaurant, underground bar, bedrooms and suites, and spa, all furnished “in deep and warm hues, soft textiles and fine, vintage accessories that portray the signature Brown Hotels aesthetic while reminiscent of the opulence of Jerusalem’s 19th-century zeitgeist”.
The residence has undergone a complete restoration by Jerusalem based architects Galit Shifman Bar-Natan and Michal Cohen Magen, and the addition of two extra floors.
The Villa Brown Jerusalem is a member of Brown Hotels, an international hotel brand founded in Tel Aviv, with sister hotels located in Tel Aviv and Trogir, Croatia. Founded in 2003 by Hotelier Leon Avigad, Brown Hotels “evolved out of the desire to introduce a collection of truly boutique hotels to Israel. The Brown properties are all rooted in a devotion to service, design, innovation, style and authenticity. Brown Hotels are often recommended by the world’s leading international lifestyle, design and travel publications”.
