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Leonardo Hotel JerusalemvsThe American Colony Hotel
Leonardo Hotel Jerusalem and The American Colony Hotel are both recommended by expert writers. Overall, The American Colony Hotel is the choice of most writers compared to Leonardo Hotel Jerusalem. The American Colony Hotel scores 91 with recommendations from 8 sources like Fodor's, DK Eyewitness and Insight Guides.
Leonardo Hotel Jerusalem
Fodor's
Star Service
9 Saint George Street, Jerusalem 97200, Israel
From $143/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's "A huge circular skylight in the middle of the lobby gives this hotel a sense of light and space." Full review
Star Service "This hotel is like a second home to large groups touring the Holy Land." Full review
i
Request a room away from the creaky elevator and also on a floor away from the noise of the renovation.
The American Colony Hotel
Concierge Fodor's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness Star Service
The Telegraph
Hideaway Report
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
1 Louis Vincent Street, Jerusalem 9720071, Israel
From $300/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge "The American Colony Hotel is a converted 19th-century pasha's palace within East Jerusalem, close to the walls of the Old City and the Damascus Gate."
Fodor's "Once a pasha's palace, this cool limestone oasis with its flower-filled inner courtyard and gorgeous garden is in a class of its own." Full review
Insight Guides "Jerusalem’s oldest hotel has much character and charm, and is favored by the foreign press corps on account of its location between West and East Jerusalem."
DK Eyewitness "The fabled American Colony pampers visitors with classic Arabian architecture, a flowery Turkish courtyard, lush gardens and plenty of Oriental charm."
Star Service "This famous East Jerusalem boutique-hotel, built in 1860 by Ottoman Pasha al-Hussein for his harem of four wives, retains its historic charm." Full review
i
Business-oriented rooms offer desks, data ports and multinational sockets, avoiding any need for foreigners to request adaptors.
The Telegraph7.0
"A tranquil, romantic, colonial-era hotel in Jerusalem, with beautiful gardens, spacious rooms and an excellent choice of restaurants, a short tram ride from the Old City." Full review
Hideaway Report92.0
"Historic and elegant mansion-style hotel within a walled compound in East Jerusalem, long a favorite with the world’s press corps, celebrities and dignitaries." Full review
Frommer's "Popular with journalists, scholars, archaeologists, and diplomats, the American Colony has become almost as legendary as Rick's Cafe in Casablanca." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"More than any other hotel in the city, the American Colony does its best to whisk you back through time to Jerusalem circa 1900, with its period architecture, elegant furnishings and colonial air." Full review
