Jerusalem Gold Hotel

Great location and budget friendly

I am staying at Jerusalem Gold because as a member of RCI, the timer share company, they offered a last minute deal at this property for RCI members.

I was impressed by the location of the property, it is literally connected to the Bus station, the entrance has a Jaffa address but the entrance is behind the property where the busses enter the Bus Station.

The staff are very helpful with questions and suggestions. I would give this property a solid 2 out of 5 stars.
It's modern in the sense that it has an elavator, wifi, but the rooms are small and are showing some wear and tear. If you are looking for good location, safe, clean, and affordable the Jerusalem Gold is for you. If you are looking for a bit more comfort i.e. Marriott/Hilton type of property then Jerusalem Gold is not for you.

Unique Quality: There's no pool, meals are not included in the price of the room but are sold seperately and are served in the basement dining room. I chose not to buy the meal package because I found food for a lot less with the many nearby restaurants. Many of the hotel guests did dine in the hotel dining room but I think they might have done so for the sake of convenience. Jerusalem is a great city to get cheap eats if you don't mind eating at stalls and small restaurants serving local food like Falafel and Swarma.

The hotel is right next to the Bus Station which makes it very convenient to catch busses to other cities within Israel. There are major city busline stops on Jaffa rd. A grocery store is also next door, plenty of restaurants for the budget minded along Jaffa road too all within a few minutes of the hotel.

The hotel offers WiFi for $10 a day but it works well.
The rooms come with color tv with remote, not flat screen though.
Daily room service/changing the bed sheets and towels.
No Microwave
Free In room safe
Small Closet to store luggage and hang clothes.
Two twin beds are put together for one large bed which means the dreaded "Canyon" in the middle of the bed effect.
Small foam chair which looked like it could be a third bed for a child.
There is in room heat and air conditioning but didn't work too well.
There is a small window that opens a bit to let air in/out but then you get the traffic noise of Jaffa road and construction from the street car line that will be running by years end 2010/early 2011?