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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.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5900 on: November 02, 2024, 10:00:01 PM »
Absurd.
Is that the price for Israelis or foreigners staying in the hotel?
it’s quoted in ILS, not sure if they have a different rate for Israelis. I’m inclined to buy food at the shuk and take along a hot logic and enjoy in the room.

Ground transport from TLV to the hotel is offered starting at $250 USD

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5901 on: November 03, 2024, 12:17:30 AM »
it’s quoted in ILS, not sure if they have a different rate for Israelis. I’m inclined to buy food at the shuk and take along a hot logic and enjoy in the room.

Ground transport from TLV to the hotel is offered starting at $250 USD
Have to ask if that's the rate with no VAT.

But yes, hotlogic is compelling. Bring a shabulb or 2 for the room.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5902 on: November 03, 2024, 10:07:27 AM »
Have to ask if that's the rate with no VAT.

But yes, hotlogic is compelling. Bring a shabulb or 2 for the room.
I forget, are the rooms generally equipped with mini fridges?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5903 on: November 03, 2024, 10:14:08 AM »
I forget, are the rooms generally equipped with mini fridges?
You need to request one, no charge.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5904 on: November 20, 2024, 10:07:57 PM »
Room Renovations have begun. So far 2 completed.

Renovations will continue throughout 2025.

Really hope standard points rate stays at 95k.

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« Reply #5905 on: November 20, 2024, 10:14:15 PM »
Room Renovations have begun. So far 2 completed.

Renovations will continue throughout 2025.

Really hope standard points rate stays at 95k.
What about food renovations?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5906 on: November 20, 2024, 10:16:32 PM »
What about food renovations?

Haha no word on that!

Breakfast to me is very good.

Roof top bar has good food.

Shabbos needs a big overhaul !! 

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« Reply #5907 on: November 20, 2024, 10:17:30 PM »
Haha no word on that!

Breakfast to me is very good.

Roof top bar has good food.

Shabbos needs a big overhaul !! 
Breakfast and Shabbos food in March were downright embarassing!

Never been to the rooftop bar.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5908 on: November 20, 2024, 10:21:48 PM »
Breakfast and Shabbos food in March were downright embarassing!

Wow!!

It could be that maybe the reg food staff wasn’t fully back yet, for a while they were severely understaffed after October 7 - I was there in June and the manager told me a lot there regular staff was just starting to make there way back. Breakfast in June was for the most part very good!


The roof top bar is beautiful, very good chill up there and they have full bar and full menus of tasty appetizer type of food.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5909 on: November 20, 2024, 11:45:52 PM »
Breakfast and Shabbos food in March were downright embarassing!

Never been to the rooftop bar.

 Can not believe that you never tried the rooftop bar, it is by far the best chill spot at the property. Also that it is where we would use the voucher for two drinks at the bar, that they gave as an elite benefit back in the day.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5910 on: November 21, 2024, 12:01:20 AM »
Wow!!

It could be that maybe the reg food staff wasn’t fully back yet, for a while they were severely understaffed after October 7 - I was there in June and the manager told me a lot there regular staff was just starting to make there way back. Breakfast in June was for the most part very good!
Respectfully disagree. Was there in August and food was not good. Borderline awful. Food was not fresh and was a re-dump of yesterday's breakfast mixed into "new dishes". Orange Juice is Petel and they keep the hot dishes sitting in warmers instead of making them fresh.

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« Reply #5911 on: November 21, 2024, 07:31:50 AM »
Respectfully disagree. Was there in August and food was not good. Borderline awful. Food was not fresh and was a re-dump of yesterday's breakfast mixed into "new dishes". Orange Juice is Petel and they keep the hot dishes sitting in warmers instead of making them fresh.

To clarify my position, when I refer to the breakfast I’m not really talking about the buffet for the most par, I usually never touch the hot food. I’m referring to the the ordering from the waiter of Just about anything you want to have for breakfast. 🥞 🧇 French toast, eggs Benedict and any kind of omelette/eggs you desire! All served fresh to your table. Plus very good freshly made coffees hot or cold. Everyday they have a different smoothie fruit juice. And the rose wine , Pellegrino and bottled water is also a nice touch.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #5912 on: November 21, 2024, 09:20:56 AM »
To clarify my position, when I refer to the breakfast I’m not really talking about the buffet for the most par, I usually never touch the hot food. I’m referring to the the ordering from the waiter of Just about anything you want to have for breakfast. 🥞 🧇 French toast, eggs Benedict and any kind of omelette/eggs you desire! All served fresh to your table. Plus very good freshly made coffees hot or cold. Everyday they have a different smoothie fruit juice. And the rose wine , Pellegrino and bottled water is also a nice touch.
All true, but the buffet needs to be completely overhauled. It's gotten nasty.
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