Hôtel Safir

Algiers


This colonial beauty was closed for renovations at the time of research but is due to re-open at some point in 2018.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Algiers attractions

1. Grande Poste

0.29 MILES

Algiers' beloved main post office is an unmissable piece of living history, a fine example of French-designed, early 20th-century Moorish architecture…

2. Djemaa Ketchoua

0.55 MILES

Of all the mosques in central Algiers, the Djemaa Ketchoua has had the most turbulent history. Its date of construction is estimated as being around the…

3. Casbah

0.55 MILES

The heart of the city is its ancient Casbah, a steep and narrow maze of streets just west of the Pl des Martyrs. There are several magnificent Ottoman…

4. Dar Hassan Pacha

0.56 MILES

Carrying the name of its original owner, Dar Hassan Pacha, this is one of the city's grandest mansions. The building now houses a collection of…

5. Dar Aziza Bent el-Bey

0.56 MILES

Aziza may have been a bent (daughter) of the bey of Constantine, who built the sumptuous Dar Aziza for her. Its whitewashed facade hides one of the most…

6. Djemaa el-Djedid

0.57 MILES

Colonial French town planners cleared many Ottoman buildings when they redesigned the Algiers waterfront and laid out what is now the place des Martyrs,…

7. Djemaa el-Kebir

0.62 MILES

The city's Grand Mosque has ancient heritage. It's built on a rise above the inner port where early Berber and Phoenician inhabitants built a place of…

8. Djemma Ali Bitchine

0.65 MILES

The Djemma Ali Bitchine, which dates to 1622, is a mosque with an unusual domed design clearly influenced by Italian or Byzantine churches. That it should…