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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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Author Topic: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem  (Read 1364563 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2400 on: May 25, 2016, 03:04:32 PM »
On a reward booking?
Would they be able to impose something like a 60 day cancellation policy?
Or no refunds?
Probably has to match the cancel policy for regular rooms.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2401 on: May 25, 2016, 03:07:08 PM »
On a reward booking?
Would they be able to impose something like a 60 day cancellation policy?
Or no refunds?
The succos reservations have a 60 day cancelation policy... So did pesach this past year

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2402 on: May 25, 2016, 03:07:27 PM »
On a reward booking?
Would they be able to impose something like a 60 day cancellation policy?
Or no refunds?

Ritz International has that for award bookings.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2403 on: May 25, 2016, 03:11:32 PM »
Probably has to match the cancel policy for regular rooms.
That would be bad for business on cash reservations.
But alot of people reserve with points but end up canceling.
Then they are left with an unsold room and lower occupancy.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2404 on: May 25, 2016, 04:42:04 PM »
I know that Marriott pays the Ritzaliya $120 for a room. (They accidently put that bill under my door ;D)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2405 on: May 25, 2016, 04:44:37 PM »
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2406 on: May 25, 2016, 05:46:30 PM »
I know that Marriott pays the Ritzaliya $120 for a room. (They accidently put that bill under my door ;D)
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2407 on: May 25, 2016, 05:58:32 PM »
Thoughts on this?
I left out their unintentional reply all response despite its humor as people said it felt too nasty.

http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/88534
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2408 on: May 25, 2016, 06:30:12 PM »
Thoughts on this?
I left out their unintentional reply all response despite its humor as people said it felt too nasty.

http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/88534
Dan looks like you wrote it this week even that article dated January first.
So it is not the first time they are doing it.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2409 on: May 25, 2016, 06:37:57 PM »
Dan looks like you wrote it this week even that article dated January first.
So it is not the first time they are doing it.

I think we're getting a sneak peek, so he buried it in last year's post.

Thoughts on this?
I left out their unintentional reply all response despite its humor as people said it felt too nasty.

http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/88534

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« Reply #2410 on: May 25, 2016, 06:39:07 PM »
I'm not sure what you want to happen with your posting this.

Seriously?  ::)
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2411 on: May 25, 2016, 06:39:36 PM »
Dan looks like you wrote it this week even that article dated January first.
So it is not the first time they are doing it.
It always has an old date when he posts a link to an article that hasn't been posted yet. Not sure why.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2412 on: May 25, 2016, 06:41:14 PM »
It always has an old date when he posts a link to an article that hasn't been posted yet. Not sure why.
Otherwise it would be on the home page.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2413 on: May 25, 2016, 06:41:37 PM »
Seriously?  ::)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2414 on: May 25, 2016, 06:43:04 PM »
Otherwise it would be on the home page.
Ah. Makes sense.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2415 on: May 25, 2016, 06:44:55 PM »
Thoughts on this?
I left out their unintentional reply all response despite its humor as people said it felt too nasty.

http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/88534
I think the point is made and people will notice as you have a voice in this market.

What I dont understand is that WAJ takes the liberty of making everything high-season, thus always 80k/night. THEN they state that High-Season is every weekend (for the most part) and they block the awards. WTF?

Maybe you should reach out to Reichman.
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« Reply #2416 on: May 25, 2016, 06:52:36 PM »
I think the point is made and people will notice as you have a voice in this market.

What I dont understand is that WAJ takes the liberty of making everything high-season, thus always 80k/night. THEN they state that High-Season is every weekend (for the most part) and they block the awards. WTF?

Maybe you should reach out to Reichman?
I've edited the end a bit.
Have a contact?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2417 on: May 25, 2016, 06:54:33 PM »
I've edited the end a bit.
Have a contact?
As much as this may not reflect well on the hotel, I don't think reaching out to Reichman will do much. They're looking to attract paid guests, not people booking on points
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2418 on: May 25, 2016, 06:57:36 PM »
My guess with the occupancy is either an uninformed decision maker or the occupancy dependent reimbursement is measured by excluding award stays
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2419 on: May 25, 2016, 06:58:10 PM »
I've edited the end a bit.
Like the edit. Applies more pressure.