Alcazar Hotel  

For budget accommodation you can't go wrong with Al Cazar Hotel. Set ten minutes walk from the Old City in the Palestinian Neighborhood of Wadi Al Joz. I was really impressed at the friendliness of the staff here. From when we walked in the door to when we walked out we felt welcomed and appreciated. We stayed at the Al Cazar Hotel for 5 nights as we toured around Jerusalem and Dead Sea area. The hotel provided us with travel information and other information we needed like bus times and local food places. You get what you pay for in terms of accommodation. It's not the King David Hotel, but it is still good. The beds get changed everyday, and you get fresh towels on most days. I felt it was good value for money; certainly better than you would get at a hostel. For 6 nights we payed just over $600 dollars for 3 people. The breakfast served daily was excellent. They had a wide spread and range from local Palestinian and Israeli cuisines, to traditional breakfast items like cereal, coffee, toast etc. The food was really good, but the breakfast menu tends to stay roughly the same so after 6 nights you start to crave a variety. There is free tea and coffee available 24/7 which is a nice treat after a long walk through the city of Jerusalem. We chose to talk everywhere instead of hiring a car or taxis. Even though it seemed scary walking through an Arab territory, I was amazed at the friendliness of people. I would ask for directions and most people will give advice with a smile. I strongly recommend this place to any tourist coming to Jerusalem. We were in Israel for 2 weeks. This was by far the best place.

These aren't really things I don't like about the hotel, but some things to be mindful of. 1. The hotel is situated in Palestinian Territory (it can be a different world if you're not used to it) and is surrounded by a few mosques (I am a volunteer teacher in Egypt at a christian school surrounded by 6 mosques, I was used to it) but it can certainly give you a wake up call at 4:00 am in the morning. 2. The breakfast is very good for the price you pay; however after a week of staying there you can get bored with the menu. 3. We had three people in our room. Fresh towels were brought every day, however some days only two towels were given, and other days none were given at all. 4. The hotel is quite a distance from the city life. Once you enter East Jerusalem it feels like a totally different world. But don't be afraid, the people are beautiful! 5. They only served food for breakfast, their kitchen wasn't open at night time. However they can order take away food like pizza's etc and falafel etc from a local Arab restaurant that does delivery.

Great service and nice staf. Good cleaning.

very good breakfast, not far from the centre. Enough space for parking.

room looks dirty, area could be dangerous for women (do not walk alone)

As others have said this hotel is not up to European standards in terms of its decor etc. but once you get over the culture shock you can appreciate the hospitality and the lovely breakfast.

Mouldy shower curtain and bath. Tatty decor and having to waste lots of water waiting for it to heat up. Walking back from town at night was not comfortable as a woman on her own.

Very friendly and kindly staff, best wiew from the room

A little decadent but cosy

I booked Alcazar hotel few minute before l checked in and had the best stay of my trip to jerusalem. The staff where friendly and the hotel comfortable and clean we had a great time. The breakfast was just exceptional l truly enjoyed it and they organised me another place to stay the next day as l had not booked and they were fully booked

One of the more cheaper hotels. You know you pay not much, so don't expect a castle or very nice neighbourhood.

There is a sidewalk but cars are parked overthere so you have to walk in the streets. This can be very tricky, esp. In the evening!

Near the old city. Easy Parking. Good price.

Breakfast room. need some renvations.

the stuff especially Mr Nader manger n honor is gr8 i was surpries 2 get such a good treatment n attantion the breakfast was great n if u ask 4 somthing special u get it immidiatly it was really worth the money ( and even more im sure ill b back again n soon

reaaly nothing even if ill try hard 2 find somthing bad

Not far from old city. Breakfast is good.

Very old and pure hotel needs to be renovated asap.

While choosing the hotel in Jerusalem, the main criteria was price, so I've decided to stay in Alcazar, and now can say it was a good decision: 1. good rooms for this price, even with WiFi (not only in lobby); 2. good breakfast; and even afternoon soup :)) 3. very good and nice stuff: the best I've seen during all my trips; 4. good location: just 10 mins walk to Old City; 5. parking places available near the hotel;

For letting this hotel to become better: 1. sometimes there were problems with hot water: you have to wait 5 mins to take a shower; 2. no enough napkins during breakfasts; 3. sometimes problems with light in the passages on the 3rd floor.

The service And people's hotel is very Nice I liked so much

The manager and the staff, specially Mr Ziad, welcome the customers very well, and give a very good service. Very friendly people. The breakfast is also very good, with a lot of choices. I recommend this hotel. Pierre