It is built with dark brown sun dried mud bricks, with white arches, vaulted and domed ceilings, and handmade furniture.

It was previously owned by UNDP employee Khaled Abdel Shafi and architect Rashid Abdelhamid.

[5] On July 16, 2014, four children were killed by Israeli rockets whilst playing football on the beach just outside Al Deira Hotel.

[7][8][9][10] In January 2024, during the Israel–Hamas war, the Al Deira Hotel was bombed and destroyed by Israeli forces.

[11] Two months later, musician Saint Levant, who is the son of the hotel's architect and former owner, paid homage to the venue in his single "Deira" (featuring MC Abdul), contained in the eponymous debut album Deira released the following June.