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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
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3980 on: May 24, 2018, 10:27:23 PM »
Quote from: Bennyb on May 24, 2018, 09:44:14 PM
All the staff are corrupt!!!
They all work on tips and bribes

Agreed, the staff was not great at all last Aug. although I am going back this year, my expectations have been lowered.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3981 on: May 24, 2018, 11:01:54 PM »
I wasn't overly impressed with the staff in 2015, but it's worse now.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3982 on: May 25, 2018, 03:03:50 AM »
Quote from: Bennyb on May 24, 2018, 09:44:14 PM
All the staff are corrupt!!!
They all work on tips and bribes
I haven't met a hotel that wouldn't accept bribes/tips for favors.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3983 on: May 25, 2018, 05:24:10 AM »
Quote from: Emkay on May 25, 2018, 03:03:50 AM
I haven't met a hotel that wouldn't accept bribes/tips for favors.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3984 on: May 25, 2018, 08:15:53 AM »
Quote from: Bennyb on May 24, 2018, 09:57:25 PM
They just fired the manager (imad)
He basicly did anything and everything for money in his pocket
He wasn't a manager he was a front desk supervisor if anything he was an assistant manager Ameer is the manager
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3985 on: May 25, 2018, 08:16:51 AM »
Quote from: Dan on May 24, 2018, 11:01:54 PM
I wasn't overly impressed with the staff in 2015, but it's worse now.
Depends who u know , yes a ton of staff just left the past few months 2 fo supervisors and tons of desk agents
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3986 on: May 25, 2018, 08:17:26 AM »
Quote from: Dan on May 24, 2018, 09:42:06 PM
Lots of small things, it's just not 5 star service, though there probably never will be 5 star service in Israel.
Deets?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3987 on: May 25, 2018, 11:02:20 AM »
Quote from: Emkay on May 25, 2018, 03:03:50 AM
I haven't met a hotel that wouldn't accept bribes/tips for favors.
For favors????
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3988 on: May 25, 2018, 12:01:13 PM »
Quote from: gross5g on May 25, 2018, 08:15:53 AM
He wasn't a manager he was a front desk supervisor if anything he was an assistant manager

He the cigarette guy?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3989 on: May 25, 2018, 12:13:29 PM »
Yeah
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3990 on: May 26, 2018, 02:40:05 PM »
Quote from: 12HRS on May 25, 2018, 12:01:13 PM
He the cigarette guy?
They are mostly  cigarette guys just have to know what they like and what u can get out if them if u bring
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3991 on: May 26, 2018, 02:41:12 PM »
Quote from: davidmal on May 25, 2018, 11:02:20 AM
For favors????
Late check-out , upgrades, extra drink vouchers, etc gotta know how to play the game and what u can get
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3992 on: May 28, 2018, 10:44:53 AM »
Confirmed. The Hotel is formally sold.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3993 on: May 28, 2018, 10:53:07 AM »
Quote from: ilherman on May 28, 2018, 10:44:53 AM
Confirmed. The Hotel is formally sold.
Source?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3994 on: May 28, 2018, 10:59:05 AM »
Quote from: Yammer on May 28, 2018, 10:53:07 AM
Source?
Current and former Hotel officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity   8)
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3995 on: May 28, 2018, 02:36:59 PM »
Quote from: ilherman on May 28, 2018, 10:59:05 AM
Current and former Hotel officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity   8)
We've heard that before.
I'll believe when I see it
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3996 on: May 28, 2018, 02:47:40 PM »
Quote from: ilherman on May 28, 2018, 10:59:05 AM
Current and former Hotel officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity   8)
If it's official there's no need for "anonymity"...
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3997 on: May 29, 2018, 01:15:13 AM »
Quote from: gross5g on May 25, 2018, 08:15:53 AM
He wasn't a manager he was a front desk supervisor if anything he was an assistant manager Ameer is the manager
All management Palestinian Muslims?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3998 on: May 29, 2018, 06:45:30 AM »
Is there a reason why I see exactly 0 standard award rooms through July? Last year I booked in June for June a week ahead of time with no issues...
Also very frustrating the rep on the phone tells me he had one shabbos (shiva asar betamuz) so I checked with my wife and by then he said it was taken.
What are the chances of something opening up?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #3999 on: May 29, 2018, 07:48:36 AM »
Quote from: chaim0m on May 29, 2018, 06:45:30 AM
Is there a reason why I see exactly 0 standard award rooms through July? Last year I booked in June for June a week ahead of time with no issues...
Also very frustrating the rep on the phone tells me he had one shabbos (shiva asar betamuz) so I checked with my wife and by then he said it was taken.
What are the chances of something opening up?
I'm seeing
July 8 77k
July 11-13 77k a night
July 14-19 77k also can book 5 nights for 308k (61.6 a night)
July 22-27 available for 69k a night and get one night free bc it's 5 day booking. So only 276k for that week. 55200 a night
 All rooms are superior accessible need to unlock it on menu so when searching for rooms it'll show up.
I just booked 5 days Aug 2-7  today on superior and that was last one .
As for rooms opening
 usually people cancel 2 days before as that's when have to cancel or that day things open if people get upgraded off the basic room whenever they do the rooms
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