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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 1146851 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3260 on: May 11, 2017, 10:30:13 AM »
Is the accessible room adequate or its a waste of points if that's what I am getting?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3261 on: May 11, 2017, 10:43:54 AM »
It's official​y for handicapped it's a bigger than standard room.. don't no the configuration but usually they will upgrade u because supposed to keep the room for handicapped people.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3262 on: May 11, 2017, 02:26:28 PM »
if i have an accessible room and i am hilton platinum.
what would they likely upgrade me to?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3263 on: May 11, 2017, 02:33:35 PM »
if i have an accessible room and i am hilton platinum.
what would they likely upgrade me to?

If you have hilton platinum you get the entire pool as your own personal room

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3264 on: May 11, 2017, 02:54:00 PM »
If you have hilton platinum you get the entire pool as your own personal room

I assume you mean that you dont know and are trying to be funny?
maybe you dont get enough attention at home.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3265 on: May 11, 2017, 03:05:34 PM »
I assume you mean that you dont know and are trying to be funny?
maybe you dont get enough attention at home.

I was being as correct as you were

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3266 on: May 11, 2017, 03:06:03 PM »
Children!

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3267 on: May 11, 2017, 03:29:48 PM »
I assume you mean that you dont know and are trying to be funny?
maybe you dont get enough attention at home.
he means theres no hilton platinum

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3268 on: May 12, 2017, 01:50:53 AM »
There are 4 levels at Hilton   
Member , silver , gold , diamond

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3269 on: May 12, 2017, 05:11:47 AM »
I meant diamond
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3270 on: May 12, 2017, 06:26:24 AM »
i heard from a reliable source from the reichman family that the hotel is for sale, but as of yet it did not get sold. anyone have any more data on this?
#TYH

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3271 on: May 12, 2017, 06:28:03 AM »
i heard from a reliable source from the reichman family that the hotel is for sale, but as of yet it did not get sold. anyone have any more data on this?
Ask your "reliable" source.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3272 on: May 12, 2017, 11:29:48 AM »
i heard from a reliable source from the reichman family that the hotel is for sale, but as of yet it did not get sold. anyone have any more data on this?
that is accurate

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3273 on: May 15, 2017, 12:06:04 PM »
Trying to book Jun 16-17 standard room is not available and the paid rate is over $700, anyway to get a better rate? Thx

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3274 on: May 15, 2017, 12:54:07 PM »
how many drink vouchers does a diamond member receive?
and is it per night? or per stay?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3275 on: May 15, 2017, 02:33:22 PM »
how many drink vouchers does a diamond member receive?
and is it per night? or per stay?
Per stay, I am almost sure it is 2

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3276 on: May 15, 2017, 06:27:42 PM »
Per stay, I am almost sure it is 2
I heard they make exceptions for the Chief Rabbis

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3277 on: May 15, 2017, 08:19:25 PM »
I heard they make exceptions for the Chief Rabbis

Really ? What is your source ?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3278 on: May 15, 2017, 08:46:11 PM »
Really ? What is your source ?
I heard it directly from the chief Rabbis of Miami, San Francisco and Reykjavik

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3279 on: May 19, 2017, 10:12:48 AM »
Anyone have any experience with VAT and prepaid hilton.com reservations?

The site includes VAT but I shouldn't be paying it as a tourist.

How do I get it back?