Hotel Dili

Hotel Dili
General information
Location Avenida dos Direitos Humanos, Dili, East Timor
Coordinates 8°33′7″S 125°34′58″E / 8.55194°S 125.58278°E / -8.55194; 125.58278
Opening 1933

Hotel Dili is a hotel on the waterfront in Dili, East Timor, established in 1933. It was purchased by Australian Frank Favaro (1935-2000) in 1971.[1] In 1975, Favaro harbored six Australians at the hotel during a battle, although they were said to "consistently refuse offers of evacuation." [2] The hotel had to be evacuated at one point due to an attack. Jane Nicholls describes the hotel as "wacky" and "East Timor's own Fawlty Towers. "[3]

References

  1. ↑ Trahair, R. C. S. (2004). Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-313-31955-6. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Jolliffe, Jill (1978). East Timor: nationalism and colonialism. University of Queensland Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-7022-1480-6. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Nicholls, Jane (January 1999). Flight 642: Jakarta to Dili. Bruce Sims Books. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-9577800-0-2. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

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