Mount Zion Hotel

This was the first hotel we stayed in during a wonderful trip to the Holy Land. We traveled with a tour company who selected this hotel. This location is just outside the old city walls and it is a classic older hotel, but updated enough. The grounds have a lot of character, take some charming pictures in and out. You can walk to the train station and there is where we went several times for some shopping, entertainment and some restaurant choices. Views of the city are great from here. Rooms were clean, service was good. Hotel is also quaint.

This hotel overlooks the Valley of Gehenna and it is a beautiful property. There is a small, onsite museum that gives guests a history of the building which is interesting. The food at breakfast and dinner was always fresh and the wait staff was always attentive. There is a great deal of diversity in the rooms. We were with a group and some people had majestic suites while others had standard hotel rooms....not sure how that works. The rooms were comfortable and generally well appointed. My biggest issue with this hotel was the elevator situation. There were some rooms on floors that simply were not accessible by elevator. The signage was also lacking which made it difficult to find some rooms.