Eyal Hotel

Our group of 26 people stayed here for 4 nights. Very central location walking distance ( 15 min) to Jaifa Gate. A block away from a car free shopping street full of eateries and gift shops till 10 pm. Group check in was prompt and luggages were handled well. We had 2 meals ( except lunch) daily there, quality and quantity were satisfactory with plenty of selections. Service was quick to clear plates from table. Place kept clean, notwithstanding there were 4 groups of over 100 people dine together. Houses keeping was adequate, the room was bit small but nicely updated in bathroom and furnitures. The lobby was a bit small in light of a downtown hotel. Noticed most of travellers were in groups. Imagine peak periods room will be hard to book.

I've said it time and again - a hotel's primary raison-d'etre is to allow guests to have a good night's sleep. On this measure, the Hotel Eyal fails. Despite being on the fourth floor, I was woken around 5am by street noise. Sure, they're not responsible for the noise, but then they should have walls and windows that afford better protection from it. With that said, the room was nice. They had Champion's League football on the TV. Breakfast - aside from the shakshuka and the scrambled eggs - was good. And staff are friendly. Since I didn't pay for the hotel myself, I can't say if it offers value for money.