King David Hotel
23 King David St, Jerusalem 9410147 Israel
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#20 of 122 hotels in Jerusalem
Location
4.9
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4.6
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4.5
Value
4.1
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The King David Jerusalem Hotel is the Israel's most famous hotel stands majestic, overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem. This landmark hotel is steeped in history and is the preferred choice of world leaders and celebrities alike. This regal and outstanding member of The Leading Hotels of the World, is superbly located within walking distance from both the major historic sites of the Old City, and modern Jerusalem's lively center.
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Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness / spa locker rooms
Free breakfast
Tennis court
Patio
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Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Outdoor pool
Heated pool
Poolside bar
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Breakfast buffet
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Complimentary tea
Kid-friendly buffet
Kids' meals
Special diet menus
Kids pool
Airport transportation
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Conference facilities
Banquet room
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Non-smoking hotel
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Interconnected rooms available
Private balcony
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23 King David St, Jerusalem 9410147 Israel
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We were not staying at the hotel but we had afternoon tea there. The food was delicious and the ambience was very nice. We were asked to reserve a day in advance in order to prepare for our party of 3, although we still had waited for a while before the food arrived - I feel like we could have at least had tea while we waited for the food. Rozalia was great!
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Dear Heidi S, Thank you for leaving us a positive review! We are glad that your Afternoon Tea experience was enjoyable and that our wonderful team member Rosalia was helpful. We apologize for the delay in the service and will do our utmost, and the management will do its utmost in order to avoid such occurrences in future. Looking forward to welcoming you back at the legendary King David! Best Regards, Ron Guest Relations
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Spent 3 nights to celebrate a special anniversary . It was absolutely everything we’d hoped it would be . Service was amazing starting with Ron , who greeted us , brought us to our room , gave a history tour of this fascinating hotel , got us a cab etc . Breakfast must be eaten at the lush King David buffet ! Pool was magnificent, you truly felt whisked away to a lush tropical paradise . Room amenities were gracious … really a perfect experience . We WILL be back !
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from רון חסין, Guest Services / Front Office at King David Hotel
Responded Aug 31, 2022
Dear barrosak, Thank you so much for choosing the King David for your celebration and for taking the time to leave us a wonderful review! We are happy that you enjoyed the historical hotel tour "King David Hotel: 90 years in 60 minutes" and our abundant and delicious breakfast. Looking forward to welcoming you back! Best Regards, Ron Hasin Guest Relations
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Hotel is amazing and historical, pool is incredible and the beds and room beautiful. I would stay away from Room service, go downstairs instead to Buffett for breakfast, food was cold, coffee was cold and everything was forgotten each time, food was awful and unappetizing from room service. Restaurant food was good but very limited choices for people whom do not eat fish or meat and staff was superb at reception..
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Responded 4 days ago
Dear Beth, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We are glad that you appreciated the priceless heritage of the hotel and loved your room. Your remarks regarding the Room Service will be brought to the management's attention and thoroughly learned in order to improve the service. Looking forward to welcoming you back at the legendary King David. Best Regards, Ron Guest Relations
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peterhubley@yahoo.com wrote a review Sep 18
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Many thanks to Yardena and Ashraf for aiding our first visit to Jerusalem. The visage of the King David Hotel’s serene overlook of Old Jerusalem at sunset we will carry home from our storybook visit to a city that transcends all description.
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Response from רון חסין, Guest Services / Front Office at King David Hotel
Responded 6 days ago
Dear peterhubley@yahoo.com, Thank you for your fabulous review! We are happy that you had a wonderful experience at the terrace of our elegant King's Garden restaurant and enjoyed the service of our outstanding staff. Looking forward to welcoming you back at the legendary King David! Best Regards, Ron Guest Relations
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We recently made a reservation for afternoon tea at King David Hotel, anticipating a delightful experience given its supposed five-star status. However, we were met with unexpected disrespect from the hotel staff. Instead of seating us in the main area, we were inexplicably directed to an isolated room, completely devoid of ambiance or other guests. Despite our inquiries, no rationale was given for this unusual treatment. To the management: A mere acknowledgement stating appreciation for our feedback will feel as dismissive as our actual experience. Such incidents should not transpire in a reputed five-star hotel. For fellow travelers considering this venue: I'd recommend the Waldorf Astoria over this establishment. They seem to genuinely value their guests.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: Avoid, they are disrespectful.
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Response from רון חסין, Guest Services / Front Office at King David Hotel
Responded 1 week ago
Dear tallcoupsf, Our first priority is to make every guest happy, and unfortunately we didn't manage to meet your expectations. We sincerely apologize for the unpleasant experience you had, and your complaint has been taken very seriously by the management. Conclusions will be drawn and proper steps will be taken in order to avoid such occurences in future. Hopefully we shall have another opportunity to host you at our legendary hotel and to make sure you enjoy the service. Best Regards, Ron Guest Relations
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Fantastic hotel unbelievable service. Friendly accommodating English, speaking staff. Great location to the Old City. We upgraded to a room with the large balcony on the pool great view of sunrise over the old city. Walking distance to many great restaurants.I would have given five stars but the rooms are a little dated and the bed was a little on the hard side just a personal choice though. The Saturday morning Buffet breakfast was a treat coming from America not used to anything like that so it was a great experience. although I didn’t use the pool, we did walk by and it was excellent.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Nick C, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a positive review! We are happy that you loved our delicious breakfast and enjoyed the perfect location of the hotel. Your constructive remarks will be brought to the management's attention and properly learnt in order to improve the service. Looking forward to welcoming you back at the legendary King David! Best Regards, Ron Guest Relations
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We stayed there twice-once in August and once in September. My wife, my family and I have been coming to the King David on a regular basis for well over 20 years now. Every time we come, we feel as if we are home. Of course the hotel itself is magnificent in every regard, but it is the staff that truly makes us feel special each and every time we come. The dining room waiters and staff are always extremely friendly and welcoming. The entire front desk team is always welcoming and makes us feel like we are home. Special shout out to Karawe, at the front desk. Also, I would like to commend the terrace restaurant staff - Ido the Chef, Chris, the Maitre d, as well as Elisheva, Safuri, Rahaf, and Lina. I was upgraded to my usual room, a garden terrace room overlooking the old city. The view is breathtaking from our balcony. But the real star of the King David is the Concierge, Jeremy Weiss. Everyday he helped us out with tour reservations, restaurant recommendations, as well as making reservations for us. There wasn't anything that we needed that he could not do. Most importantly, one day I left my iphone in a taxi cab. As I had used Gett (Taxi App in Israel), Jeremy immediately contacted Gett customer service, obtained the cell number of the driver, and arranged to have my phone brought back to the hotel. Jeremy is truly a gem at the King David Hotel, and I applaud him! We already miss Jerusalem, and the King David, and cannot wait to return! …
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from רון חסין, Guest Services / Front Office at King David Hotel
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Edward H, Thank you so much for being our loyal guest and for taking the time to leave us an awesome and detailed review! We are thrilled to hear that your stay with us was extremely enjoyable, and that our team members (many of whom you mentioned by name:) were attentive and helpful. Jeremy Weiss is a valuable asset of the hotel, and we are proud to have such a charming and professional Chief Concierge. Looking forward to welcoming you back at the legendary King David! Warm Regards, Ron Guest Relations
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This review is for the hotel's restaurant, The Grill Room, considered one of Jerusalem's premiere dining establishments . Much about our evening there was quite positive, but our experience was diminished by negative elements. On the positive side, the wait staff was attentive, patient and knowledgeable; the first courses and deserts lived up to our expectations. The main courses which we ordered seemed to come from a different restaurant - two fish dishes which were severely overcooked and underseasoned, much of which we left on our plates and certainly not worth the hefty tariffs. They did not have the one option which we both wanted. In all fairness, others at our table were much more satisfied with different dishes. One more word about ambience, this restaurant has very limited lighting, to the extent that we could only read the menus with the flashlight from our cell phones. Not on our list to return.…
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from רון חסין, Guest Services / Front Office at King David Hotel
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear David R, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are truly sorry that your recent experience at the Grill Room didn't meet your expectations. Your remarks have been brought to the restaurant manager attention and will be properly learnt in order to improve the service. We hope to have another opportunity to host you at the Grill Room and to make sure you have a delicious meal. Best Regards, Ron Guest Relations
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This us my third visit to the hotel snd it was fabulous. The room on the 5th floor with magnificent view, was very comfortable. Coffee maker and kettle included together with mineral water supply. The entire hotel has a a very unique design - classic yet oriental. Pool is one of the best! Serene clean and the water are just at the right temperature. Service very good. I take this opportunity to specifically thank Osher customer relations manager who is true professional!
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from רון חסין, Guest Services / Front Office at King David Hotel
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Ruth K, Thank you for being our returning guest and for taking the time to leave us a wonderful review! We are happy that you loved your room and the view from it and had a great time at our beautiful swimming pool. Thank you for mentioning our outstanding Guest Relations Manager Osher who always takes excellent care of the guests. Looking forward to welcoming you back at the legendary King David! Warm Regards, Ron Guest Relations
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We just returned home from a 7-night stay at the King David Hotel. Wow! It was awesome. It's a historic hotel with a stately, old world, classic feel the minute you enter the front door. The lobby is gorgeous, the pool and outdoor area is stunning and everyone was friendly and lovely. The location was ideal. You can walk to the Mamilla shopping center (lots of stores and restaurants), walk to the old city through the Jaffa Gate, walk to First Station (restaurants and shops in a repurposed old railway station) and many other restaurants in both directions out the front door. We booked the king room with old city view and it did not disappoint. Honestly the photos don't do it justice at all. The view was much more breathtaking than it appears in my pics. I definitely think it's worth the extra money. We had the buffet breakfast included each morning and it was wonderful. There are so many interesting and delicious local foods, and they'll also do eggs to order if you want an omelet, etc. You'll find that they eat things for breakfast that American wouldn't necessarily think of as breakfast food (like Israeli salad, which is tomatoes and cucumbers chopped up) but somehow I got addicted to eating salad for breakfast. The dates, figs and halvah were all amazing. There's smoked salmon, herring, homemade granola, fresh yogurt, house made croissants (regular and chocolate), chocolate babka, basque cheesecake and so much more. The service was also great. We had the same waiter, Karim, just about every day and he became like a friend to us. He knew what we wanted as soon as we sat down. The bed was great, nice bed sheets and duvet blanket. There's a Nespresso machine with original pods in the room as well as an electric hot water kettle and tea bags. They provide bottled water every day in the room and a few complimentary sodas on the mini fridge. Housekeeping was friendly and they did a great job keeping our room clean and providing everything we needed. The only area for constructive criticism would be the room service. On our first night we tried to order a grilled cheese sandwich from the room service menu on our desk but we we were told that the menu had changed although they hadn't updated the menus in the rooms yet and that they no longer had grilled cheese sandwiches. (Kind of strange since it's pretty easy to whip up a grilled cheese sandwich.) We went ahead and ordered something else instead. Then on our last night we tried to order two burgers and we were told there were no burgers because the restaurant/kitchen that makes them was already closed. It wasn't even 8pm yet on a Tuesday night. Seemed like a burger should be a pretty basic item to be able to provide. Anyway, I asked if they had grilled cheese sandwiches instead and he said yes! Something's clearly a little off with room service. The man on the phone (possibly the same man both times) was not friendly or accommodating at all. He was the only staff member during our entire stay who was anything other than lovely, so this is a relatively minor complaint. Just wanted to make the hotel aware. I would wholeheartedly recommend the King David and would definitely stay here again if we are fortunate enough to return to Israel someday.…
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: Room 524 had an incredible 180° view of the old city.
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Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear denisetraveler, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a beautiful and detailed review! We are happy that you loved so many aspects of your stay with us - the attentive staff, the cuisine, the location, the unique heritage. Thank you for mentioning our experienced and professional employee Karim who is always there to provide outstanding service for our guests. Your remarks regarding Room Service will be brought to the management's attention and properly learnt in order to improve our guests' experience. Looking forward to welcoming you back at the legendary King David! Best Regards, Ron Guest Relations
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$474 - $724 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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LOCATION
IsraelJerusalem DistrictJerusalemYemin Moshe
NUMBER OF ROOMS
233
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Frequently Asked Questions about King David Hotel
Which popular attractions are close to King David Hotel?
Nearby attractions include Mamilla Mall (0.3 miles), Moses Montefiore Windmill (0.2 miles), and YMCA Tower (0.1 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at King David Hotel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
Which room amenities are available at King David Hotel?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at King David Hotel?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a poolside bar during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to King David Hotel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Happy Fish Restaurant, Deja Bu, and Mirror Bar.
Are there opportunities to exercise at King David Hotel?
Yes, guests have access to a pool and locker rooms available in the fitness center during their stay.
Does King David Hotel have airport transportation?
Yes, King David Hotel offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is King David Hotel located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.6 miles away from the center of Jerusalem.
Are any cleaning services offered at King David Hotel?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does King David Hotel offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers meeting rooms, a banquet room, and conference facilities.