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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 1151572 times)

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #620 on: November 16, 2014, 03:40:23 PM »
You don't have the Hilton 1:2 offer?
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #621 on: November 16, 2014, 03:40:48 PM »
Has anyone transferred Virgin Atlantic to Hilton before and can tell me how long it took? I have the targeted Amex offer for 1:1.35 to VA, and then with the 1:1.5 ratio on VA to HH, I can save a ton of points booking the Waldorf..
Theres a targeted 1:2 transfer Amex to Hilton now also. I had it. Wifes account did not.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #622 on: November 16, 2014, 03:42:42 PM »
Has anyone transferred Virgin Atlantic to Hilton before and can tell me how long it took? I have the targeted Amex offer for 1:1.35 to VA, and then with the 1:1.5 ratio on VA to HH, I can save a ton of points booking the Waldorf..

Better deal to sell the MR and buy HH.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #623 on: November 16, 2014, 03:45:05 PM »
Better deal to sell the MR and buy HH.
Not really since the Waldorf Jlem adds a 18% tax on top of the room rate when paying cash.

Edit- just saw you said buy HH, not the room.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #624 on: November 16, 2014, 03:56:04 PM »
18pct does not apply to Americans

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #625 on: November 16, 2014, 03:59:36 PM »
18pct does not apply to Americans
Are you sure? I was looking at the site and there was no indication that that this was VAT or otherwise not applicable to Americans.

Hilton website automatically adds it in.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #626 on: November 16, 2014, 04:16:06 PM »
You don't have the Hilton 1:2 offer?

I don't have it unfortunately. It comes out to a bit more than 1:2 this way, but it's more convoluted.

Better deal to sell the MR and buy HH.

Even with the two transfers, if it will go through in time, I feel like it's still simpler than selling. I'll look into it though, thanks!  ;D

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #627 on: November 17, 2014, 08:35:54 AM »
Are you sure? I was looking at the site and there was no indication that that this was VAT or otherwise not applicable to Americans.

Hilton website automatically adds it in.
Absolutely certain 18% VAT is added for Israelis. Not for foreigners. Same for every hotel in Israel.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #628 on: November 18, 2014, 10:09:00 PM »
whats the cheapest way of booking the waldorf with points?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #629 on: November 18, 2014, 10:17:43 PM »
AXON or 5th night free.
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #630 on: November 19, 2014, 12:25:15 PM »
AXON or 5th night free.

Looking to book Waldorf (or any good hotel for that matter) with amex points for the 25,26,27th next week. Kinda desperate for some help I've been reading alot but I need the best route to do this I have alot of points

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #631 on: November 19, 2014, 01:10:16 PM »
Looking to book Waldorf (or any good hotel for that matter) with amex points for the 25,26,27th next week. Kinda desperate for some help I've been reading alot but I need the best route to do this I have alot of points

Did you check if you are targeted for the 1:2 transfer ratio from MR to HH?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #632 on: November 19, 2014, 02:49:16 PM »
Did you check if you are targeted for the 1:2 transfer ratio from MR to HH?

I was not targeted unfortunately

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #633 on: November 19, 2014, 02:51:31 PM »
I was not targeted unfortunately

I don't know if they match stuff like this, but it can't hurt to call in and ask for the offer.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #634 on: November 23, 2014, 01:41:42 AM »

You don't have the Hilton 1:2 offer?

Isn't his way better/more than 2?
What am I missing..

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #635 on: November 23, 2014, 01:47:56 AM »
Isn't his way better/more than 2?
What am I missing..

It wasn't way better. 2025 per thousand as opposed to 2000 per thousand, but a lot more trouble.

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Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #636 on: November 23, 2014, 01:53:01 AM »
It wasn't way better. 2025 per thousand as opposed to 2000 per thousand, but a lot more trouble.

By way I meant "approach" not "much" but thanks for confirming what I thought, that it's indeed slightly better

What trouble?

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #637 on: November 23, 2014, 02:02:56 AM »
To transfer it twice and risk the points not making it over in time.

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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #638 on: November 23, 2014, 06:26:25 PM »
How many points is it per night? Can someone put it in the wiki?
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Re: Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
« Reply #639 on: November 23, 2014, 06:38:48 PM »
How many points is it per night? Can someone put it in the wiki?
You can easily find this out by searching on the HHonors website.

It's 80k Points per night regular. I don't even begin to understand Axon rewards.
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