Hotel Prima KingsvsThe American Colony Hotel
Prima Kings Hotel and The American Colony Hotel are both highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, The American Colony Hotel scores significantly better than Prima Kings Hotel. The American Colony Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 90 with approval from 6 publications such as Insight Guides, Lonely Planet and Frommer's.
Hotel Prima Kings
60 King George St, Jerusalem, Israel
From $126/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's
"Location is the big plus for this hotel: It's next door to the Great Synagogue/Heichal Shlomo building, and a 10-minute walk from the Ben-Yehuda area." Full review
Fodor's
"“The Kings"—the name by which it's still known—sits on a busy intersection, less than a 10-minute walk from Downtown and the Old City. " Full review
The American Colony Hotel
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
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Business-oriented rooms offer desks, data ports and multinational sockets, avoiding any need for foreigners to request adaptors.
The Telegraph
7.0
"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 Report
92.0
"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 Planet
Top 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