1/5 Simcha S. 2 years ago on Google
If
one
is
even
thinking
of
booking
this
hotel
–
don’t!
They
market
this
as
a
4-star
hotel
which
is
a
complete
joke.
If
this
is
a
4-star
property,
the
Super
8
chain
is
6
stars.
The
building
is
totally
worn
down,
with
no
updates
apparent
anywhere.
Hallways
to
rooms
had
loose
ceiling
tiles,
and
a
garbage
can
sat
in
the
middle
of
the
hall
on
the
7th
floor
to
catch
the
water
dripping
from
the
roof.
Common
areas
like
at
the
elevator
landings
had
trash
scattered
around.
On
my
floor
in
the
morning
there
was
a
lovely
collection
of
sunflower
seed
shells
strewn
about
as
well
as
one
shoe,
random
paper
cups
and
torn
up
pieces
of
paper.
One
of
the
two
elevators
was
out
of
service,
I
was
told
this
was
persistent
for
days.
The
wait
for
an
elevator
was
5
to
7
minutes
at
times.
I
found
walking
down
from
the
7th
floor
much
quicker.
The
rooms
are
small,
but
that
is
expected
in
older
hotels
in
Jerusalem.
What
is
not
acceptable
in
a
“4-Star”
hotel
is
worn
out
furnishings
with
chipped
wood
backs
and
stained
seats.
Flickering
lights
add
to
the
ambiance.
The
exterior
lighting
on
the
7th
floor
shined
in
so
bright
that
even
with
the
drapes
closed
I
could
read
a
book.
Windows
are
single
pane
and
don’t
seal
well,
the
noise
from
the
streets
was
ridiculously
invasive.
Being
at
the
intersection
of
two
major
streets
there
was
a
constant
cacophony
of
honking,
sirens
and
un-muffled
car
exhaust.
The
thermostat
was
about
as
functional
as
the
rest
of
the
hotel
–
not
at
all.
Setting
a
temperature
made
no
difference,
no
fan
would
come
on
and
no
change
in
temperature
was
possible.
The
bed
sheets
were
barely
the
size
of
the
mattress
and
would
not
stay
in
place.
What
they
passed
as
a
comforter/blanket
was
about
three
inches
wider
and
taller
than
the
size
of
the
bed
making
it
useless.
I
found
taking
two
of
them
and
overlapping
made
it
almost
useable,
as
long
as
one
a)
has
no
one
else
sharing
the
room
and
2)
doesn’t
move
at
night.
Parking
was
“free”
but
they
have
only
about
20
spots
for
all
the
rooms.
Everyone
pretty
much
parked
in
the
curbs
–
painted
bright
red/white
which
in
Jerusalem
means
NO
PARKING
–
making
the
driveway
barely
wide
enough
to
negotiate.
Checking
out
early
Sunday
morning,
there
was
no
desk
clerk
to
be
found
and
the
two
parking
areas
had
gates
closed
so
couldn’t
even
get
out.
After
about
four
rings
of
a
bell,
the
desk
clerk
finally
woke
up
(!)
but
had
no
idea
how
to
check
me
out,
and
I
had
to
ask
repeatedly
for
him
to
open
the
parking
gate
so
I
could
get
out
to
make
my
flight.
Last
but
not
least,
the
price
charged
for
this
dump
was
considerably
higher
than
nearly
all
the
hotels
in
the
area
–
I
booked
for
a
4-star
hotel
in
this
location
and
the
ratings
made
it
seem
that
it
should
be
good.
Those
people
either
have
really
poor
standards
or
they
were
rating
someplace
else
and
confused
it
with
this
one.
They
should
be
ashamed
of
robbing
people
for
the
rates
they
charge.
Needless
to
say,
I’d
suggest
the
park
bench
across
the
street
over
this
hotel
–
at
least
with
the
park
bench
you
know
up
front
what
you
are
getting!