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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 1151095 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4420 on: February 20, 2019, 02:59:22 PM »
the $250 credit can only be used if the hotel is on there list of approved hotels that participate in this offer. think someone posted link bfore. the $100 credit can be booked using a specific link or by calling and giving a code. its not a statement credit it will be deducted from bill at the end of your stay, its good for hotel charges like spa and food. it will not work on points purchases you need to book drectly through a specific link using those rates.
Can the resort credit be sold if one has no use for it, so it can't be used when booking with points?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4421 on: February 20, 2019, 02:59:39 PM »
pretty sure you can’t do that either but let us know if you get it done

pretty sure thats exactly waht i did last year and in the process of doing it this year, but ill report back if i have any issues.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4422 on: February 20, 2019, 03:00:51 PM »
Can the resort credit be sold if one has no use for it, so it can't be used when booking with points?

the $100 cant the $250 could be used bec that jsut gets credited by amex after the fact. again cant be used at this hotel.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4423 on: February 20, 2019, 03:04:22 PM »
fyi the succous rates are insane-think even more expensive then last year.

starting at $800 a night

or 270k a night

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4424 on: February 20, 2019, 03:07:50 PM »
fyi the succous rates are insane-think even more expensive then last year.

starting at $800 a night

or 270k a night
Wow, really insane.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4425 on: February 20, 2019, 03:14:01 PM »
Guess they didn't learn their lesson from last year when hotel was only around 70% full and every other hotel in yerushalyim was over booked

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4426 on: February 20, 2019, 03:18:07 PM »
fyi the succous rates are insane-think even more expensive then last year.

starting at $800 a night

or 270k a night
Rates are the same as last year
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4427 on: February 20, 2019, 03:38:18 PM »
Guess they didn't learn their lesson from last year when hotel was only around 70% full and every other hotel in yerushalyim was over booked
Wow, if that's the case, why don't they open up some standard rate awards?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4428 on: February 20, 2019, 03:39:09 PM »
Prob bc the standard rooms are taken

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4429 on: February 20, 2019, 04:15:55 PM »
Prob bc the standard rooms are taken
I'm sure they can open them if they want (the same way the closed it...).

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4430 on: February 21, 2019, 01:54:38 AM »
Guess they didn't learn their lesson from last year when hotel was only around 70% full and every other hotel in yerushalyim was over booked

70% occupancy at super high nightly rate is better than 100% occupancy at low rate.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4431 on: February 21, 2019, 01:59:29 AM »
First of all doesn't have to be super high rate and 2nd of all it's an embarrassment that every other high and low end hotel was over booked  and the "luxurious" Waldorf couldn't fill the hotel.

Also it gave people chance to try other hotels and realize Waldorf isn't worth the money vs say the citadel or the orient so they lose previous customers that they had who come a few times a year

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4432 on: February 21, 2019, 02:10:38 AM »
First of all doesn't have to be super high rate and 2nd of all it's an embarrassment that every other high and low end hotel was over booked  and the "luxurious" Waldorf couldn't fill the hotel.

Also it gave people chance to try other hotels and realize Waldorf isn't worth the money vs say the citadel or the orient so they lose previous customers that they had who come a few times a year
Good point on losing some regular customers who end up at other high end competing hotels.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4433 on: February 21, 2019, 01:38:26 PM »
Wow, if that's the case, why don't they open up some standard rate awards?

I got a quote for this coming Succos and was quoted in a King Deluxe. I asked for a lower rate using a Superior room and was told that they doesn't sell these room during Succos..........

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4434 on: February 21, 2019, 01:39:42 PM »
Who did you speak to an agent or hotel directly?

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« Reply #4435 on: February 21, 2019, 01:47:58 PM »
Who did you speak to an agent or hotel directly?

Hotel Assistant Manager who I have known for years.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4436 on: February 21, 2019, 01:51:21 PM »
Not sure who that is bcTechnically there is no assistant manager (at least front desk area) right now since after pesach when imad got fired so not sure who you spoke to

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« Reply #4437 on: February 21, 2019, 02:13:10 PM »
Not sure who that is bcTechnically there is no assistant manager (at least front desk area) right now since after pesach when imad got fired so not sure who you spoke to
I know the person I spoke to and she is still there. Has been since the property opened.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #4438 on: February 21, 2019, 02:14:12 PM »
I know the person I spoke to and she is still there. Has been since the property opened.
Could be just not the assistant manager could be a different type of manager hats all

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« Reply #4439 on: February 21, 2019, 02:18:23 PM »
Could be just not the assistant manager could be a different type of manager hats all
She's the Guest Relations Manager