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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 1151210 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #680 on: December 27, 2014, 12:05:05 PM »
Has anyone who stayed there recently know how much the shabbos meals cost pp? Do they charge for kids?

Just did it this past Shabbos...its 220 shekel for an adult and they didn't charge me for my two year old. Not sure what they charge for older kids.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #681 on: December 27, 2014, 03:34:52 PM »
Just did it this past Shabbos...its 220 shekel for an adult and they didn't charge me for my two year old. Not sure what they charge for older kids.
You sure it's 220? I also ate there this past Shabbos and they told me 440 per adult.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #682 on: December 27, 2014, 04:51:47 PM »
You sure it's 220? I also ate there this past Shabbos and they told me 440 per adult.

I paid my bill and they charged me $112.53 for the two of us. Maybe they were telling you what both meals would cost total or what one meal for the two of you would cost.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #683 on: December 27, 2014, 04:53:21 PM »
I paid my bill and they charged me $112.53 for the two of us. Maybe they were telling you what both meals would cost total or what one meal for the two of you would cost.
Nice :)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #684 on: December 27, 2014, 05:38:33 PM »
Well this is really cheap!

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #685 on: December 27, 2014, 06:13:55 PM »
Well this is really cheap!
Does anyone know of a place that you can prepay for shabbos meals and eat there on shabbos?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #686 on: December 27, 2014, 06:23:48 PM »
Does anyone know of a place that you can prepay for shabbos meals and eat there on shabbos?

Most if not all the hotels allow you to do that

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #687 on: December 27, 2014, 06:33:16 PM »
Most if not all the hotels allow you to do that
I'm reffering to more of a takeout/resteraunt place. I'm staying by the Waldorf, but due to the Hechsher I am looking for another option for eating. Hotels that you aren't a guest by can charge a small fortune and when you are traveling with 8 people it adds up.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #688 on: December 27, 2014, 06:34:03 PM »
Anyone know of any shul's close by (i.e. short walk) to the Waldorf with a Shachris minyan around 8 or later during the week?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #689 on: December 27, 2014, 11:21:14 PM »
Anyone know of any shul's close by (i.e. short walk) to the Waldorf with a Shachris minyan around 8 or later during the week?
Not sure how far your willing to walk but the GRA shul on k'kl is probably a 10-20m walk.
I know its a minyan factory on shabbos,i assume during the week as well.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #690 on: December 28, 2014, 12:55:20 AM »
Not sure how far your willing to walk but the GRA shul on k'kl is probably a 10-20m walk.
I know its a minyan factory on shabbos,i assume during the week as well.
Can almost make it to kotel already:)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #691 on: December 28, 2014, 01:05:56 AM »
Can almost make it to kotel already:)
True,gra feels much closer though.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #692 on: December 28, 2014, 03:26:49 AM »
True,gra feels much closer though.

Fyi, Great Synagogue has shachris at 8 and is about a 7 minute walk so that was closest option.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #693 on: December 28, 2014, 05:12:43 AM »
I'm reffering to more of a takeout/resteraunt place. I'm staying by the Waldorf, but due to the Hechsher I am looking for another option for eating. Hotels that you aren't a guest by can charge a small fortune and when you are traveling with 8 people it adds up.
Every Rabbi I asked said the food there is good (kosher-wise)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #694 on: December 28, 2014, 05:21:13 AM »
Every Rabbi I asked said the food there is good (kosher-wise)
Can you name a rabbi (or two) ?

(Not that I'm arguing, just want a good source)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #695 on: December 28, 2014, 06:12:02 AM »
Can you name a rabbi (or two) ?

(Not that I'm arguing, just want a good source)
R Bringer and Rabbi Muller

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #696 on: December 28, 2014, 06:58:52 AM »
Can you name a rabbi (or two) ?

(Not that I'm arguing, just want a good source)
I personally spoke to Rav Borinstein and he told me its ok.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #697 on: December 28, 2014, 07:08:49 AM »
Has anyone who stayed there recently know how much the shabbos meals cost pp? Do they charge for kids?
The official price is 455 shekel per adult and children are free.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #698 on: December 28, 2014, 08:30:35 AM »
what do the more established names say? (ex. r' zaritsky or even r' baum)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #699 on: December 28, 2014, 08:55:07 AM »

Fyi, Great Synagogue has shachris at 8 and is about a 7 minute walk so that was closest option.
Good to know,had no idea they have services during the week.
Thanks.