We stayed at the Jerusalem for several nights in January 2008. Unfortunately, the weather being particularly cold coincided with probelems the hotel was having with it's hot water and heating. The building and furniture are wonderful but the place is very dark and quite tired. Cleaning is not all it should be. We had a small room with single beds. Other guests also complained about the small, hard beds. Bathroom was tiny. Staff were very frinedly and did what they could to help. Location is fantastic.

Spent a week in Nov 07 at this hotel. Superb location for the old city, 2 mins from Damascus Gate. Staff friendly and rooms are great if you want that 'old jerusalem' feel. Food superb. I would stop at this hotel again in the future.

My mother and I enjoyed our stay at the Jerusalem Hotel. The location is a short 5-minute walk from the Damascus Gate of the Old City. Our room was HUGE and had a small balcony with a partial view of the Old City. The bathroom was small, but adequate. The staff was very helpful and the restaurant was inexpensive and convenient. It seemed to be a hangout for local journalists, students, etc. who camped out there with laptops.

We used the somewhat unusual parking lot arrangement (parking in an industrial workshop lot about 50 yards down the road) and it worked very well. The men there always immediately jumped into action to move cars as needed when we were coming or going, which I truly appreciated.

My only issue was with the constant noise coming from the minibus depot across the street. The good news was that the noise ceased at some point during the night and once that happened, you could have heard a pin drop as the area was completely quiet.

I've stayed in the King David in Jerusalem as well, and found the Jerusalem Hotel to be equally convenient and a great value for the price.

The hotel is a medieval mansion, with stone floors and walls, enormously high ceilings, and beautiful antique furniture and light fixtures. It has a great restaurant in a private garden, serving great value, delicious Middle Eastern food. You can get strong Arabic coffee in the morning and delicious Palestinian wine in the evening. It is a five minute walk to Damascus Gate, into the Old City, and the environs around the hotel seem very safe (I traveled as a solo female traveler and felt perfectly safe). There is a taxi/bus depot in front of the hotel, for ease of getting to other parts of the city. The staff is very helpful, and speaks English and French, among other languages.