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Matovu · « **Reply #1480 on:** July 26, 2015, 05:49:36 PM »

Quote from: Tzadik Nistar on July 26, 2015, 05:39:24 PM

Anyone that ate both Shabbos meals there?
Which one is nicer and gets you the most value?

Friday night is served,
Shabbos day is more to the buffet style, though they do have servers standing by...

PlatinumGuy · « **Reply #1481 on:** July 26, 2015, 07:28:49 PM »

Friday night is more value since you can wash and eat a meal at breakfast

Tzadik Nistar · « **Reply #1482 on:** July 26, 2015, 08:28:48 PM »

Quote from: PlatinumGuy on July 26, 2015, 07:28:49 PM

Friday night is more value since you can wash and eat a meal at breakfast

Do they have hot food on Shabbos breakfast?

voldemort · « **Reply #1483 on:** July 26, 2015, 08:39:12 PM »

Quote from: Tzadik Nistar on July 26, 2015, 08:28:48 PM

Do they have hot food on Shabbos breakfast?

Yes,nothing fleishigs tho.

micahfriedland · « **Reply #1484 on:** July 29, 2015, 06:07:35 PM »

Quote from: Miracle on July 23, 2015, 05:45:23 PM

Did you look intto the hashgasha?

I ate breakfast there this past Shabbos. I waited to speak to the mashgiach. Claimed no shailas for chalav yisrael, shemitta, etc. because "the owner is Reichmann and he wouldn't let us have anything but the strictest standards."
What makes it difficult for me is that Arabs pour wine (unless you tell them not to) and metal bottles are left closed so people "have" to open them on Shabbos.

Dave A · « **Reply #1485 on:** July 29, 2015, 06:11:52 PM »

Quote from: micahfriedland on July 29, 2015, 06:07:35 PM

I ate breakfast there this past Shabbos. I waited to speak to the mashgiach. Claimed no shailas for chalav yisrael, shemitta, etc. because "the owner is Reichmann and he wouldn't let us have anything but the strictest standards."
What makes it difficult for me is that Arabs pour wine (unless you tell them not to) and metal bottles are left closed so people "have" to open them on Shabbos.

Isn't all the wine mevushal?

HolyNyc · « **Reply #1486 on:** July 29, 2015, 07:48:12 PM »

And the bottles, first of all its not the mashgiach's problem, second there are rabbis that do allow it just my .02

moish · « **Reply #1487 on:** July 29, 2015, 09:57:36 PM »

Quote from: HolyNyc on July 29, 2015, 07:48:12 PM

And the bottles first of all its not the mashgiach's problem

of course it would be

Yitz · « **Reply #1488 on:** August 03, 2015, 08:19:52 AM »

any shuls near by that have a minyan factory besides the Kosel.

coralsnake · « **Reply #1489 on:** August 03, 2015, 09:24:49 AM »

Quote from: Yitz on August 03, 2015, 08:19:52 AM

any shuls near by that have a minyan factory besides the Kosel.

In geula.

Yitz · « **Reply #1490 on:** August 03, 2015, 12:18:29 PM »

Thanks, I was hoping to find something closer.

voldemort · « **Reply #1491 on:** August 03, 2015, 12:45:25 PM »

Quote from: Yitz on August 03, 2015, 08:19:52 AM

any shuls near by that have a minyan factory besides the Kosel.

Try the Gra shul in rechavia.

Denverite · « **Reply #1492 on:** August 03, 2015, 09:24:57 PM »

Just a note for a nice Gold/Diamond upgrade situation to ask for if you are with a family in two rooms. We went for 5 nights over Shavuos on points at the standard rate. They upgraded one of our rooms to a king junior suite and the other to a king deluxe but they were on a corner and had one separate entry door that each room key opened, then a little foyer and additional locked doors to each room. We were able to keep our stroller in that foyer and also keep our room doors propped open since we still had the locked entry door that lead to the two rooms (which ended up giving us the equivalent of a huge two bedroom, attached suite, which was nice since my oldest is ten and although we wanted the space of two rooms it was nice to still be able to be connected and hear the kids). Also we were in the older section and I think they only have these on the 1-3rd floors so if you request this set-up you would also be on a lower floor if you didn't want to use the Shabbos elevator.

micahfriedland · « **Reply #1493 on:** August 04, 2015, 10:10:57 AM »

Quote from: Denverite on August 03, 2015, 09:24:57 PM

Just a note for a nice Gold/Diamond upgrade situation to ask for if you are with a family in two rooms. We went for 5 nights over Shavuos on points at the standard rate. They upgraded one of our rooms to a king junior suite and the other to a king deluxe but they were on a corner and had one separate entry door that each room key opened, then a little foyer and additional locked doors to each room. We were able to keep our stroller in that foyer and also keep our room doors propped open since we still had the locked entry door that lead to the two rooms (which ended up giving us the equivalent of a huge two bedroom, attached suite, which was nice since my oldest is ten and although we wanted the space of two rooms it was nice to still be able to be connected and hear the kids). Also we were in the older section and I think they only have these on the 1-3rd floors so if you request this set-up you would also be on a lower floor if you didn't want to use the Shabbos elevator.

sounds AWESOME. the upgrade to the king junior suite... how many levels up was that (what type of room did you book with your points)?

Platinum · « **Reply #1494 on:** August 04, 2015, 06:06:30 PM »

Quote from: Denverite on August 03, 2015, 09:24:57 PM

Just a note for a nice Gold/Diamond upgrade situation to ask for if you are with a family in two rooms. We went for 5 nights over Shavuos on points at the standard rate. They upgraded one of our rooms to a king junior suite and the other to a king deluxe but they were on a corner and had one separate entry door that each room key opened, then a little foyer and additional locked doors to each room. We were able to keep our stroller in that foyer and also keep our room doors propped open since we still had the locked entry door that lead to the two rooms (which ended up giving us the equivalent of a huge two bedroom, attached suite, which was nice since my oldest is ten and although we wanted the space of two rooms it was nice to still be able to be connected and hear the kids). Also we were in the older section and I think they only have these on the 1-3rd floors so if you request this set-up you would also be on a lower floor if you didn't want to use the Shabbos elevator.

Were you gold or diamond?

Denverite · « **Reply #1495 on:** August 04, 2015, 06:59:52 PM »

Quote from: micahfriedland on August 04, 2015, 10:10:57 AM

sounds AWESOME. the upgrade to the king junior suite... how many levels up was that (what type of room did you book with your points)?

We just booked the normal King Superior room (normally 80k points). We are Diamond and since we booked five nights they were only 64k a night. In the reservation notes, I did specifically ask for a Diamond upgrade if they had space and I also asked for the two rooms to be close by and they gave me this cool set-up, with the separate locked entryway for both rooms.

D93 · « **Reply #1496 on:** August 29, 2015, 05:50:47 PM »

How does the WA restaurant charge show up as on a Citi credit card?

joeb1 · « **Reply #1497 on:** August 29, 2015, 06:15:30 PM »

If anybody is staying here and needs someone to reach out to - I made a new friend here who can help get upgrades etc but you must have some status and it helps if it's a paid booking over points (but not necessary)

sammy n · « **Reply #1498 on:** August 29, 2015, 06:50:36 PM »

Quote from: joeb1 on August 29, 2015, 06:15:30 PM

If anybody is staying here and needs someone to reach out to - I made a new friend here who can help get upgrades etc but you must have some status and it helps if it's a paid booking over points (but not necessary)

What status must one have?

Matovu · « **Reply #1499 on:** August 29, 2015, 09:52:53 PM »

Quote from: D93 on August 29, 2015, 05:50:47 PM

How does the WA restaurant charge show up as on a Citi credit card?

Hikton,
Use your Barclays and eat free

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