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Breakfast:
Paying guests get breakfast for free. If you are staying on points you need to be gold or diamond to get free breakfast. (source)

Parking:
Complimentary (No longer, is now 60sh for self park - Drago)

Shuls Nearby:
Great Synagogue - Approx. 7 minute walk
Kotel around 15min walk thru the mall & arab Shuk (Only suggested when soldiers are present like friday night on the way home)
Hotel has a Shul in the basement
Shul across the street

Hechsher: Plain Rabbanut Yerushayim (not mehadrin)
hechsherim in isreal
whatever your rabbi says you can eat, someone else's rabbi says is treif

If anyone is planing on staying at Waldorf and not eating the free breakfast (Hechsher, Early flight, etc') please PM shimino1

If you get free drinks vouchers and don't use them, I'll buy it off you for 10 shek per voucher.
PM shimino1

If anyone is planing on staying at Waldorf and not eating the free breakfast please PM dragoddfer, and he may be able to pay for the breakfast.

« Last edited by Mimo on October 25, 2022, 01:41:54 AM »

Author Topic: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem  (Read 1151384 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3780 on: December 19, 2017, 01:43:34 PM »
I’ve been upgraded to both and don’t agree. Anyone with kids that they are trying to add to the room will greatly appreciate the extra space of a Junior suite. We had one with a very long entryway and were able to wheel the crib  down the entry hall and not worry about the lights in the main room bothering our youngest. There was also a nice sized pullout couch.  I’d totally prefer the junior suite.
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Which? Some junior suites are really are awful, and if rather go with a grand deluxe.
don't know.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3781 on: December 24, 2017, 03:39:36 AM »
Seems it has been sold to Jewish family from France - but will remain as Waldorf Astoria.
Spa + extra restaurant to be built. Article (in Hebrew)

https://www.calcalist.co.il/real_estate/articles/0,7340,L-3727972,00.html

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3782 on: December 24, 2017, 03:48:41 AM »
Seems it has been sold to Jewish family from France - but will remain as Waldorf Astoria.
Spa + extra restaurant to be built. Article (in Hebrew)

https://www.calcalist.co.il/real_estate/articles/0,7340,L-3727972,00.html
Nice, 4th time being sold this year.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3783 on: December 24, 2017, 06:22:51 AM »
Seems it has been sold to Jewish family from France - but will remain as Waldorf Astoria.
Spa + extra restaurant to be built. Article (in Hebrew)

https://www.calcalist.co.il/real_estate/articles/0,7340,L-3727972,00.html
Same as previously reported a few weeks ago. The new owner was here past week for daughters wedding and did a shabbat chatan there this past shabbos . Was supposed to finalize and sign so not sure if it happened yet or if this article jumped the gun like the last one. The staff at waj has been saying for a few weeks it's being finalized and past week made it sound like t was a given he just had to sign to come.in and sign

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3784 on: December 24, 2017, 12:23:37 PM »
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3785 on: December 24, 2017, 06:44:53 PM »
Another source in English
https://www.globes.co.il/en/article-jerusalems-waldorf-astoria-sold-for-130m-1001216641

Anyone have a sense of what the return was to the Reichmann family?  Article says they bought the land in ~2006 for NIS 20 million... let's assume $6 million.  What did it cost to construct?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3786 on: December 24, 2017, 06:54:45 PM »
Anyone have a sense of what the return was to the Reichmann family?  Article says they bought the land in ~2006 for NIS 20 million... let's assume $6 million.  What did it cost to construct?
Aproxm how many sq ft is it?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3787 on: December 24, 2017, 07:05:37 PM »
Aproxm how many sq ft is it?
Assumptions
Assume average room is ~500 sq feet multiplied by 227 = ~115k sq. ft.
Public areas (total guesstimate) = 85k sq. ft.

Luxury Apartments 2k sq. ft per apartment = ~60k sq. ft.
27 of 30 apartments sold for $1.25mm each = ~$35mm

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3789 on: December 25, 2017, 06:20:09 PM »
According to my contacts there is still no sale. Contract has not been finalized and nothing was closed yet. Yes they are in process but according to my sources there is a small chance the deal could still go sour.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3790 on: December 25, 2017, 06:43:06 PM »
According to my contacts there is still no sale. Contract has not been finalized and nothing was closed yet. Yes they are in process but according to my sources there is a small chance the deal could still go sour.
does it really make a difference at this point

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3791 on: December 25, 2017, 06:51:43 PM »
does it really make a difference at this point
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3792 on: December 25, 2017, 07:10:55 PM »
does it really make a difference at this point
I guess for you it doesn't make a difference but it does for people who like to know facts.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3793 on: December 26, 2017, 03:19:10 PM »
Current rate on the small room is 74k points for Jan 31. Haven't seen that rate in a while. Used the app to check rates.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3794 on: December 26, 2017, 11:53:31 PM »
Yes through out Jan and Feb it's low season and can find nights for 74k

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3795 on: December 27, 2017, 07:45:26 AM »
Assumptions
Assume average room is ~500 sq feet multiplied by 227 = ~115k sq. ft.
Public areas (total guesstimate) = 85k sq. ft.

Luxury Apartments 2k sq. ft per apartment = ~60k sq. ft.
27 of 30 apartments sold for $1.25mm each = ~$35mm
I would guess the apartments sold 2-4x that, actually if anyone knows what they were going for I'm curious.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3796 on: December 27, 2017, 09:19:21 AM »
I thought that there were still some unsold... would those be selling for more than the original asking price ?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3797 on: December 27, 2017, 11:39:59 AM »
Current rate on the small room is 74k points for Jan 31. Haven't seen that rate in a while. Used the app to check rates.

Thanks!
Had a room booked for 94k and just rebooked it at 72k.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3798 on: December 27, 2017, 02:15:54 PM »
Was just at hotel and spoke to management and they said hotel hasn't been sold yet and someone is leaking that it has been. They are still in talks with ohayon about it but hasn't been signed

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3799 on: December 27, 2017, 02:51:24 PM »
Was just at hotel and spoke to management and they said hotel hasn't been sold yet and someone is leaking that it has been. They are still in talks with ohayon about it but hasn't been signed
Ok if you say so.
Managers told me.otherwise so could be they have different definitions of final stages

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