Hotel berhampiran Hebrew University - Givat Ram Campus, Baitulmuqaddis

Generally a nice and clean place, but I’m a light sleeper, and the traffic noise was unfortunately too much for me to sleep comfortably in. However, I was travelling in the company of other, less light sleepers, and they had no issues sleeping in the room right next to mine. The hotel entrance was guarded by the smoking receptionist; perhaps they should work a bit on the first impression they give their guests.

The location was perfect, so easy to walk to the old city and the metro was at the bottom of the road. It’s also the perfect location for restaurants. The room was quite small but adequate. The bar area was not open during the stay. Was able to drop bags off before check in which was really useful.

my mother always told me to take the extra time to give a compliment.. so here it is: the eldan is situated in a wonderful location- across the street from the king david hotel, a 4 minute stroll to the mamilla mall and a 5-6 minute walk downhill to jaffa gate. they have hot water for tea and coffee and yummy cookies available friday night and all day saturday in the lobby. last year i stayed here, and the CORNER room was fine. the breakfast was quasi adequate. and now: last week i stayed here, to be close to my tourists staying at the inbal. the room: 407: stay away from unless you want to recreate the experience of being in a doll house. there was no luggage rack, and to walk around the bed you are almost brushing against the walls. the bathroom floor tile was cracked, the toilet seat had been painted over the chips, there was enough hairs to collect DNA samples from previous guests and there was only luke warm water in morning shower. dining room: the sign at the check in said dinner friday night starts at 7pm. i showed up 7:15 and was refused a piece of cake, told it was frozen and to wait. i insisted, and was allowed to take a piece from the buffet. i came back an hour late to eat- the challah rolls were still cold/semi frozen. the grilled? baked? chicken fillets were hard enough to resole ancient sandals, one of the cooked meats was uncuttable, and couldve been used as ballast material at masada. the other meat was edible. the soup was boiled water with vegetables, no spices added- perfect for those who love bland par excellence. breakfast was quasi ok. i dont know what happened here - but i wouldnt request to repeat this experience unless i can be sure it has radically improved.

The Inbal is a very clean, comfortable and well run hotel. The food was excellent and the location is ideal. The only caveat would be that parking is limited (which we knew prior to arrival), but the staff was very helpful in guiding us to free parking that was available close to the hotel.

We stayed at the Mamila hotel for four nights. We upgraded our room to a suite. The living room was lovely. However, having the bathroom separated from the bedroom only by glass - which does get translucent - still lets a lot of light into the bedroom. Morning brunches were amazing. The only thing missing was Jerusalem bagels which are soft and oval shaped with a honey semsame topping. Happy Fish Restaurant was only open for drinks when we stopped by, the outdoor space is lovely and overlooks the shopping district. We did not think much of the Rooftop Restaurant. Service was slow, We were not allowed to tip on our credit card and had to give cash. The highlight of our stay, though, was the front desk customer serice gentleman, Mark Souclah. His went above and beyond to help us. He even walked us to our restaurant a few blocks away to be sure we did not get lost. Whenever we called upon him, he came thru! We would stay here again!

My second review after a number of years staying here - and unfortunately things have started to slide! We stayed in a Family Room for four nights at the end of August. Now - I know there is a terrible war underway and we were one of very few tourists to visit Israel this summer, and I am also making a concession for the fact that the hotel has to remain viable, but they have clearly offered huge discounts to attract locals to the hotel, and unfortunately the calibre of other guests has rapidly declined. There is always chaos by the tiny roof top pool, but it was insanity over the weekend - like a tightly packed fish market. Breakfast (which is normally one of the best in Israel) was utter chaos and most disappointing, the service levels, normally so high have just vanished. Also sadly, the wonderful rooms are starting to decline - our room (724) had a battered vanity table, tatty and dirty curtains, damaged windows, weak A/C and wasn't properly clean. They also seem to have stopped offering a stocked mini bar, and we repeatedly asked one night for them to make up the bed in the lounge, and when we got back to the hotel at midnight, it had still not been made. There was also a revolting smell in the corridor that we reported twice, which was never rectified. Sadly, we will be staying at the Kind David or the Waldorf from now.