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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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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2220 on: May 17, 2016, 10:33:18 AM »
The Waldorf has significantly good award availability even close-in.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2221 on: May 17, 2016, 10:33:58 AM »
Whenever there is Superior room available for sale, you can get it with a cert.
It's that the only room that goes for 80k ?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2222 on: May 17, 2016, 10:34:49 AM »
The Waldorf has significantly good award availability even close-in.
Even on weekends ?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2223 on: May 17, 2016, 10:36:02 AM »
The Waldorf has significantly good award availability even close-in.
There is no such thing as award availability. Whenever there is a standard room for sale you can book it with points.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2224 on: May 17, 2016, 10:38:01 AM »


Whenever there is a standard room for sale you can book it with points.

A.K.A award availability.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2225 on: May 17, 2016, 10:38:15 AM »

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2226 on: May 17, 2016, 10:39:38 AM »
There is no such thing as award availability. Whenever there is a standard room for sale you can book it with points.
That's what we are referring to, availability for the room that costs 80k.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2227 on: May 17, 2016, 10:40:44 AM »
Yes.
So you think I shouldn't give up in the weekend I want and keep checking ? As of now its not available.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2228 on: May 17, 2016, 10:41:48 AM »
So you think I shouldn't give up in the weekend I want and keep checking ? As of now its not available.
Dunno in that case.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2229 on: May 17, 2016, 10:41:54 AM »
Trying to evaluate risk, so to say, of applying for citi card now to use certs in August... any idea how likely it is that there will be no availability left by the time I get those, assuming I meet spending fairly quickly?

i just booked a room in aug to hold it and applied last night for the citi card. hoping it all works out. (more hoping I actually get to go to israel)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2230 on: May 17, 2016, 10:43:24 AM »
i just booked a room in aug to hold it and applied last night for the citi card. hoping it all works out. (more hoping I actually get to go to israel)
Booked with cash on a refundable rate?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2231 on: May 17, 2016, 10:46:51 AM »
i just booked a room in aug to hold it and applied last night for the citi card. hoping it all works out. (more hoping I actually get to go to israel)
How can you hold it and then apply cert's ?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2232 on: May 17, 2016, 11:28:41 AM »
I'm hoping either they switch it for me over the phone or worst case they go back into inventory

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2233 on: May 17, 2016, 11:45:44 AM »
Trying to evaluate risk, so to say, of applying for citi card now to use certs in August... any idea how likely it is that there will be no availability left by the time I get those, assuming I meet spending fairly quickly?
They post pretty quickly.
Try to get your card overnighted and move your closing date up.
You could have the certs within 2 weeks or less.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2234 on: May 17, 2016, 01:58:02 PM »
is breakfast not free anymore ?
Im a diamond member and is says this message when looking at my reservation
 Please note that all HHonors Reward stays (Inc. Standard Reward, Money & Points, Premium Reward and Upgrade Reward) are on room only basis. Buffet Breakfast is available daily in the Palace restaurant at the applicable rate.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2235 on: May 17, 2016, 02:07:23 PM »
is breakfast not free anymore ?
Im a diamond member and is says this message when looking at my reservation
 Please note that all HHonors Reward stays (Inc. Standard Reward, Money & Points, Premium Reward and Upgrade Reward) are on room only basis. Buffet Breakfast is available daily in the Palace restaurant at the applicable rate.

It is free if you are Diamond (and Gold I believe).
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2236 on: May 17, 2016, 02:50:47 PM »
It is free if you are Diamond (and Gold I believe).
It was in Feb. I hope it has not changed

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2237 on: May 17, 2016, 02:57:16 PM »
It was in Feb. I hope it has not changed

I was 3 weeks ago.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2238 on: May 17, 2016, 02:58:10 PM »
It is free if you are Diamond (and Gold I believe).
Correct, good as well.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #2239 on: May 20, 2016, 09:28:33 AM »
Update managed to get the night I wanted. Never give up.