Montefiore Hotel  

Location, location, location! The Montefiore is walking distance to the Old City where you find the Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchure and the Dome of the Rock. But it's also close to the Mahane Yehuda open air market and the Mahane pedestrian mall with modern shops, artisan shops and restaurants. It's also easy walking distance to a supermarket and pharmacies in case you want to pick up some drinks or snacks for the hotel and the rooms do have a small refrigerator. It can be difficult to find restaurants open on Saturday in Jerusalem and it just happens there is one right around the corner from Montefiore. There are also two coffee shops just a stone's throw from the hotel front door and a nice courtyard in front of the hotel with small shops. Taxis and buses to other parts of Jerusalem are easy to catch by crossing the courtyard to either one of the two streets that run perpendicular to the little street/courtyard where the hotel sits. It is a basic hotel, not luxurious, but clean and nice in the rooms. The breakfast room which is also a world class restaurant for lunch and dinner is nice as is the lobby. The staff are excellent and very helpful. It's an excellent price for the location in Jerusalem.

The beds are the traditional twin beds pushed together and they are on the narrow side, but I booked a single room so you could inquire to see if there were larger beds in the double rooms.

The breakfast was great, the hotel is in a good location for what we wanted to do.

No parking at the hotel entrance.

the location is just perfect

The reception desk team are very educated and helpful. The hotel is near to everything including the old city and Manilla Mall. It stands in a pedestrian street which makes it silent, so you can have a good night of sleep. Breakfast is fair and the restaurant Angelica inside the hotel is very good. For those of judaic faith the hotel is kosher and it also includes the elevator that from Friday to Saturday evening works stopping in each floor.

For those used to hotel is us change your mind set. Hotels' rooms in Jerusalem are usually small and the Montefiore wouldn't be different but it's very comfortable. I would only suggest them to remove the carpet that may cause discomfort to those who are allergic.

The location was absolutely outstanding. It was on a pedestrian street so there was no car traffic to deal with. It was within easy walking distance to either get a cab or bus to go somewhere. There were several good restaurants within walking distance and it was within walking distance to Jaffa Gate, the primary entry to the Old City. The breakfast was ample and good. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

Small item, but we would have liked to have had access to some ice.

The front staff especially Andre are so helpful. Wonderful hotel for location and value for money. Have stayed for two years in a row and plan on staying next year for our annual visit.

Breakfast could a a little more elaborate. More fresh fruit please.

Good location

little nosy, problem with wifi connexion, simple breakfast

The size of the room was fair, the bed was good. Safe box in the room, no extra charge.The staff was friendly. 20 minutes strong walking until the New Gate of the Old City.

Breakfast is very poor, forget about the meat ( no salami, no ham, no sausage - and yes, they have this products in the markets, made from beef, chicken ). The variety/quality of cofee, tea, juices is a bad joke ! Cleaning in the breakfest room is not very good. WiFi in room don't work, only in the main lobby - fair signal. The entire hotel have need to be refurbished, bathroom was outdated. The price vs. quality is very poor. In Europe for 115 eur/night/double you receive far much better services and confort. Ooh...my mistake, Hotel Montefiore is not in Europe...rip-off !!!

attitude of staff

The Montefiore Hotel was in a great location, 10 minute walk from the Old City close to Ben Yehuda St. The personnel at the hotel were extremely obliging, breakfast more than adequite and good.

The hotel staff, especially at the reception, was very kind and helpful. Attia also gave us useful infomation about the taxi system in Jerusalem. Excellent location.

The people, the excellent cuisine in the attached restaurant. Its tranquility. Closeness to the centre and the Old City, so able to walk everywhere. The staff were very kind to us when they found out we were in Jerusalem for my Mother's Funeral.

The fact that the tv didn't work thought our stay but this was a minor point. Not too much information about what to do with regard to food during the Sabbath. A large party of school children arrived at the hotel but breakfast arrangements did not cope with the sudden influx of a large group.