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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 1151408 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #740 on: January 15, 2015, 02:36:49 PM »
Anything extra wen booking with hilton gold?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #741 on: January 15, 2015, 05:08:38 PM »
Anything extra wen booking with hilton gold?
Officially breakfast free, but I think its free for everyone anyhow.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #742 on: January 15, 2015, 05:43:51 PM »
Officially breakfast free, but I think its free for everyone anyhow.

Will find out Sunday..... ;D

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #743 on: January 15, 2015, 05:46:14 PM »

Will find out Sunday..... ;D
Keep us posted!

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #744 on: January 18, 2015, 02:04:33 PM »
Anything extra wen booking with hilton gold?
Officially breakfast free, but I think its free for everyone anyhow.

got an upgrade to junior suite  ;D

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #745 on: January 18, 2015, 02:11:58 PM »
got an upgrade to junior suite  ;D
Nice! How you work that out?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #746 on: January 18, 2015, 02:19:26 PM »
got an upgrade to junior suite  ;D
Wow!!! How?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #747 on: January 18, 2015, 03:44:12 PM »

got an upgrade to junior suite  ;D
Nice!  pics?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #748 on: January 18, 2015, 04:00:04 PM »
 ;D

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« Reply #749 on: January 18, 2015, 04:03:34 PM »
Enjoy! 
how was breakfast?  or did you just check in...

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #750 on: January 18, 2015, 04:45:41 PM »
Anything extra wen booking with hilton gold?
You also get drink coupons.

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« Reply #751 on: January 18, 2015, 08:18:53 PM »
I am trying to score an upgrade to a suite at the Waldorf, there are 2 ways I can try to go about doing that.

A. Pay for an upgrade before I go to a higher than base level room, then upon arrival try to leverage my gold status for a suite upgrade.

B. Just rely on status alone to hopefully get an upgrade.

Any suggestions?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #752 on: January 18, 2015, 08:33:11 PM »
I am trying to score an upgrade to a suite at the Waldorf, there are 2 ways I can try to go about doing that.

A. Pay for an upgrade before I go to a higher than base level room, then upon arrival try to leverage my gold status for a suite upgrade.

B. Just rely on status alone to hopefully get an upgrade.

Any suggestions?

I have gold status and was upgraded but not to a suite. I think it depends on how full the hotel is. Hotel was pretty full when I went at the end of the year. Think the staff tries to upgrade when possible.

Send an email requesting the upgrade for a special occasion and youll likely be able to secure the upgrade for free before you arrive.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #753 on: January 18, 2015, 08:37:10 PM »
I have gold status and was upgraded but not to a suite. I think it depends on how full the hotel is. Hotel was pretty full when I went at the end of the year. Think the staff tries to upgrade when possible.

Send an email requesting the upgrade for a special occasion and you'll likely be able to secure the upgrade for free before you arrive.
Thanks for the suggestion, I was wondering if the fact that I would already have a more expensive room, make it easier for them to upgrade me, or just better to ask?

And when you say email, do you mean the hotel, or Hilton?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #754 on: January 18, 2015, 08:45:46 PM »
Thanks for the suggestion, I was wondering if the fact that I would already have a more expensive room, make it easier for them to upgrade me, or just better to ask?

And when you say email, do you mean the hotel, or Hilton?

Hotel directly, not Hilton. Not sure if having a more expensive room will help. Service at hotel is incredible and no request of ours was denied. Really went above and beyond and I'd think an email to them would certainly help your cause (assuming there's availability for a suite).

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Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #755 on: January 19, 2015, 10:51:49 PM »
Does anyone know if the pool/spa is open yet?
The website says 2015.

ETA. I just called,not opening till September.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #756 on: January 22, 2015, 11:46:29 AM »
I emailed them, the response was,

Dear ...,
 
Thank you for contacting the Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem.
 
On the .... we are in high occupancy in the hotel. if rooms are available we will do our best.
 
Best Regards,



I'm wondering if it would help to put myself on paid standby? Does anyone have experience with the paid standby?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #757 on: January 22, 2015, 12:34:29 PM »
I got amazing rates for the inbal executive rooms I also got a good rate at the Waldorf although a bit more expensive is there anyone that stayed in both and can tell me the pros and cons
Would really appreciate it

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #758 on: January 22, 2015, 12:35:34 PM »
I got amazing rates for the inbal executive rooms I also got a good rate at the Waldorf although a bit more expensive is there anyone that stayed in both and can tell me the pros and cons
Would really appreciate it
Maybe if you tell us how you got good rates.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #759 on: January 22, 2015, 12:37:00 PM »
Also if anyone wants great rates in the Waldorf pm me I can hook you up not an agent just know a guy