Avital House (Beit Avital)

Avital is a family run apartment hotel. The location is superb. If you love cars, you'd love the decor. Was told the owner is a car lover. :) The staff are very friendly. The breakfast was excellent. We love the coffee, made-to-order, with a big, friendly smile! The only 'con' is there is no lift. But we have no problem.

If you are looking for a fancy-over-rated-over-priced place to stay in Jerusalem, this is not the place. If, however, you are looking for: - an apartments hotel which is spacious and very well kept; - a winning location, 50 meters from Mahne Yehuda market, and just across the light train station, which takes you around the city (but without the noise of a train); - a welcoming staff, that's been running this family owned hotel for many years; - a reasonable pricing which gives you a great value for money; Then you are on the right place. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, it's the photo from the breakfast buffet table. The salad is cut by hand. Each piece individually. Not using any food processor. And it tastes accordingly, like the salad my father used to prepare for me decades ago.. The apartments require using the staircase - an elevator is not present, and they make it very clear on the reservation. So if this is not an issue for you, Avital House is definitely something to consider!