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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 1151378 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2880 on: September 14, 2016, 12:34:48 PM »
Going to guess $150 for a normal Shabbos meal, $200 on succos and $250 for first night yt.

can someone please confirm
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2881 on: September 14, 2016, 02:45:20 PM »
its 450 nis for shaboos meal
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2882 on: September 14, 2016, 08:35:35 PM »
No it does not IMO. I was happy to pay $20 bucks for the breakfast at the Ritz. That's a great price for their breakfast. Sat out viewing the marina, some amazing ice coffees, awesome spread of food, and during holiday season UN-BELIEVE-ABLE kids activities during breakfast. Read my mini-tr in the ritz thread.
Eh IMO wasn't worth 20

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2883 on: September 14, 2016, 10:14:24 PM »
We're hoping to have Shabbat breakfast (brunch) for Shabbat Chol Hamoed, but we're not staying at the WA.  Will I be able to pre-pay? Anyone know if it's going to be 150NIS? Thanks.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2884 on: September 15, 2016, 06:52:25 AM »
What's the policy with checkout after shabbat? does one have to pay extra? request in advance?

Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2885 on: September 15, 2016, 08:40:57 AM »


What's the policy with checkout after shabbat? does one have to pay extra? request in advance?
no issue or extra charge.


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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2886 on: September 16, 2016, 02:42:57 PM »
Wow, all these black out dates are quite annoying.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2887 on: September 16, 2016, 02:48:19 PM »
And it seems like its not bookable online at all any date! wonder if their site is just down for a bit...
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2888 on: September 16, 2016, 03:02:14 PM »
And it seems like its not bookable online at all any date! wonder if their site is just down for a bit...
I see plenty of available dates at 80k.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2889 on: September 16, 2016, 03:10:14 PM »
I see plenty of available dates at 80k.
Now I see some, must have been a glitch.

Whats with  the few hundred dollars of taxes on paid stays? Is that vat? Or regular sales tax?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2890 on: September 17, 2016, 03:58:17 PM »
Now I see some, must have been a glitch.

Whats with  the few hundred dollars of taxes on paid stays? Is that vat? Or regular sales tax?

VAT

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2891 on: September 17, 2016, 08:25:37 PM »
would they open up more standard nights closer to a date or no? looking to use weekend certs

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2892 on: September 17, 2016, 08:34:43 PM »
would they open up more standard nights closer to a date or no? looking to use weekend certs
Generally works the opposite here, the closer you get the less is available
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2893 on: September 20, 2016, 10:14:41 AM »
I'm looking to use some of my 100,000 bonus UR points to book a few night in the WA. Seems like a good deal with the 1.5 rate, at about 26,000 UR points per night. Is there a better way?

If I have gold status will I get the free breakfast if I book on the UR  site?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2894 on: September 20, 2016, 11:32:30 AM »
I'm looking to use some of my 100,000 bonus UR points to book a few night in the WA. Seems like a good deal with the 1.5 rate, at about 26,000 UR points per night. Is there a better way?

If I have gold status will I get the free breakfast if I book on the UR  site?
That is a good value. I believe if you can enter your Hilton Honors # you should get your Gold status. If you are Gold you get breakfast for free.T

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2895 on: September 20, 2016, 12:14:44 PM »
I'm looking to use some of my 100,000 bonus UR points to book a few night in the WA. Seems like a good deal with the 1.5 rate, at about 26,000 UR points per night. Is there a better way?

If I have gold status will I get the free breakfast if I book on the UR  site?
That is a good value. I believe if you can enter your Hilton Honors # you should get your Gold status. If you are Gold you get breakfast for free.T

how does one book for 26k UR?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2896 on: September 20, 2016, 12:20:09 PM »
If you have a chase sapphire reserve you can use your UR as cash towards any travel at a rate of 1.5 cents per point. So 26k equals a room that goes for $390

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2897 on: September 20, 2016, 02:09:36 PM »
If you have a chase sapphire reserve you can use your UR as cash towards any travel at a rate of 1.5 cents per point. So 26k equals a room that goes for $390

It could be worthwhile for Pesach also, where I need a few more nights. It'll be about 40k UR for a $600 a night room so I'm not sure if it's worth it.  I may need to ask elsewhere but any of you know if you'll receive HHonors points on a stay booked through UR because if yes and I got back another 60k HHonors for the three nights then I think it would be an ok redemption.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2898 on: September 20, 2016, 03:36:19 PM »
It could be worthwhile for Pesach also, where I need a few more nights. It'll be about 40k UR for a $600 a night room so I'm not sure if it's worth it.  I may need to ask elsewhere but any of you know if you'll receive HHonors points on a stay booked through UR because if yes and I got back another 60k HHonors for the three nights then I think it would be an ok redemption.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2899 on: September 20, 2016, 03:41:15 PM »