Hotels.com: Jerusalem Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem, IL

Be sure to ask for a room with a view of the old city. It's a five-star plus view! One you will never forget. This is a basic hotel run by fabulously helpful people. For example, they arranged for a car rental for us, with the car brought to the front door of the hotel. Likewise, they were able to arrange for transportation to the West Bank. They directed us to the local neighborhood restaurants---very simple, but very authentic and good. This is not a tourist experience, but a real community experience. Our room was spotlessly clean, though very simple. The hotel is easy walking distance to the Mt. of Olives and a doable walk to two of the city's gates. A frequent bus takes you from the hotel to the Damascus gate in five minutes. The hotel is in a safe, mostly Arab neighborhood, a good hotel for those seeking to expand their horizons. We loved exploring the neighborhood.

Not Recommended

Reviewed by a hotels.com guest on October 26, 2009 Trip Type: Family Review 2 of 4

Overall Rating: 1.0
Hotel Service: 1.0
Hotel Condition: 1.0
Room Comfort: 2.0
Room Cleanliness: 1.0

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a total rip off

I most of the time tend to be possitive and objective with my opinions. The side of the hotel i was staying at was beatiful, we could see the east part of Old City. In addition we were at Mt. of Olives which was beatiful too but that was the only two thing possitive i could only mention here. when i stepped out the taxi to enter the hotel i just wanted to run from there, the surroundings were dirty and unsafe. there was no hotel security at all in such a dangerous place. we checked out earlier than planned and sought for a safer hotel worth paying the price for our peace of mind. they say the have satelite tv, well we had NONE, we were fooled. the towels in the restrooms were supposely white but they looked yellow. we gave thanks it was not summer because it looked like we had no air conditioning. If you are looking for confort, security, and relaxation, this is not the place for you to be.

Get a room facing west and you will have a better view than any other hotel in Jerusalem. If you want to be located on the Mount of Olives, this might be a good choice for you. If you need to be down where all the action is, forget it. Deferred maintenance makes for a seedy environment, and the included breakfast was just awful. We liked the little convenience store just outside the main entrance. The owner of the store will charge you too much unless you tell him that you are staying for several days and want the "discount." We liked the Gyro joint up around the corner. The bus stop and taxis were very close. The bus was only 4 shekels ($1.00) and 10 minutes to Damascus Gate. We were able to walk up through a massive Jewish cemetery to the popular Mount of Olives lookout just below the Seven Arches Hotel and then on to the various well known Christian monuments up that way. We could have walked to the Garden of Gethsemane, the All Nations Church, and even the Lion's Gate into the Old City. We were told at the desk that we could not walk directly through the Village of Silwan, down into the Kidron Valley, and then up into the City of David. But we easily found the way through a hole in the wall and down a rather steep embankment. It took only 15 minutes to get to the well known archaeology of the City of David. You need to be in fairly good shape for all this walking. This is Palestinian territory. Israeli taxi drivers don't go there. As an alternative, consider the nearby Catholic House of Abraham. Cleaner. Better food. Parklike environment. And from this hotel just up the hill a bit to the south. Press the button and the gate will open.

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Absolutely The Best View of Old Jerusalem & The City of David

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