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Sir Paul McCartney Shacks Up at Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv

Where: 99 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv, Israel, 63432

More than 40 years after the Beatles were banned from playing in Israel, Sir Paul McCartney has landed in Tel-Aviv and checked into the Dan Hotel and will be preparing for an historic performance tonight.

The Dan, if you'll recall, was featured on this humble little website when one of our readers was so kind as to review it for us. To recap: the property is posh, it's located in the city's center and it's steps from the beach.

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Reader Review :: The Dan Hotel In Tel Aviv and Other Options

Where: 99 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv, Israel, 63432

Every so often we feature a hotel review from one of our readers that we feel should be shared with the rest of you dear hotel guests. These reviews are highlighted because they are timely, about cool hotels in cool places and are relatively level-headed. Think you can submit one just like this? Send it in. Now, we present you with reader P's review of the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv. Enjoy.

Tel Aviv is a city on the brink. With a daily-changing political climate in the region, there's a constant uncertainty in the air.

In recent years, the city has seen a slowing of the once widely reported suicide bombings and other violence and has entered a renaissance of sorts.

With that, tourism has increased steadily and the hospitality business has begun to respond to the demand. A vibrant cafe culture, excellent boutique shopping, an exciting restaurant-scene and a booming nightlife--the town has something for everyone.

During our recent visit, we stayed the Dan Tel Aviv. The hotel is set in the center of the city, steps from the beach and near to several cultural and shopping attractions. A member of the leading hotels of the world, one half of the hotel was more recently renovated with a modern aesthetic.

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Enrique Iglesias, Anna Kournikova: Married and Charging a Million for a Hotel Hanukkah Party

Where: ndependence Park, Tel Aviv, Israel, 63405

The NY Post reports that Enrique Iglesias is apparently married to former tennis star Anna Kournikova and the two are now hosting a Hanukkah party at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv on Dec. 21.

The Spanish crooner and his Russian spouse, who was once a top-10 tennis player, need 30 luxury hotel rooms for their entourage, and they've already requested that mineral water and freshly squeezed orange juice be placed in their own room at 7 a.m.

The holiday party is in honor of a billionaire Arcadi Gaydamak who is on the lam for tax evasion in France. Apparently, he donates huge sums of money to Israeli charities to avoid extradition.

Iglesias and Kournikova are also charging about $1 million for their appearance which will include a performance by Enrique. Let's just hope his song is nothing as terrible as this one.

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