I booked the National Hotel for the stay in Israel. I wanted a hotel that was in walking distance from one of Jerusalem’s gates, had good reviews, was in a safe area, and was a reasonable price. When we arrived at night, I thought I’d made a terrible mistake. The streets were crowded and narrow, cars were parked at every available parking place, people walked in front of moving traffic, signs were in English and Arabic, and Arabic graffiti was everywhere. The hotel’s parking area was small and was locked up at night. But, inside the hotel, floors were marble, the staff was courteous and helpful, and the room was cozy and quiet. Breakfast every morning was wonderful – mostly vegetarian, cheese, tomatoes, olives, lunchmeat, tofu, pita, fresh fruit, Arabic coffee, and more – a half dozen tables full of everything you could want and more and breakfast was part of the already reasonable room rate.
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