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American Colony


Nablus Rd, Jerusalem 97200, Israel
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Distinctive Ottoman-style Hotel housed in a former Pasha's Palace, in attractive garden setting enclosed by stone walls.
Business Center Fitness Center Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Restaurant Room Service Swimming Pool
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars Based on 57 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 4 based on 44 reviews Rooms
    • 4 based on 43 reviews Service
    • 4 based on 44 reviews Value
    • 4.5 based on 44 reviews Cleanliness
    • 4 based on 4 reviews Pool

Reviews of American Colony

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3 of 5 stars
Dundee Great Britain
Nov 23, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

The American Colony Hotel makes considerable use of its history as a promotional and marketing tool. Do not be fooled. This is a very average hotel living on past glories but with the pretentions of a top hotel with of course the prices to match. The room I had was quite shabby and although cleaned daily the cleaning was not... more

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4 of 5 stars
Munich, Germany
Oct 5, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

The hotel is situated on the 'seam' and therefor we had sometimes problems to find a taxi driver who would drive us there at night. It's a 10-15 min. walk from Damascus Gate. We had a room in the 'new' part. It was spacious, clean and interestingly furnished. Certainly not luxurious. This is true for the entire hotel. The breakfast... more

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4 of 5 stars
San Francisco, CA, USA
Aug 28, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

The American Colony is a nice hotel in the middle of what can be a chaotic city. I will leave the opinions of the neighborhood, etc., to others on this board but I will offer a few practical items to keep in mind. The room: The door locks are rather unusual as you have to use your room key to... more

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2 of 5 stars
Tel-Aviv,Israel
Aug 25, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

The American Colony Hotel is a beautiful place to stay in when in Jerusalem and we had been planning to do so, with our friends, for a long time. Following a deal ad in the newspaper, we booked 2 rooms for 2 nights and our reservation was confirmed for 2 Pasha Suites.After a visit at the Museum of Islam, which... more

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2 of 5 stars
roslyn, ny
Jul 23, 2008
2/6 found this review helpful

My wife and I just returned from a trip to Jordan and Israel including a four night stay at the American Colony hotel. I decided to stay there based on other traveler reviews on Tripadvisor. The hotel is very well known in the area, and it is quite beautiful. However, as a Jewish American, it is somewhat disconcerting to be... more

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5 of 5 stars
padova, italy
Jul 22, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

How many hotels in the world are significant to a given city like the American Colony of Jerusalem, Israel? Probably few, very few. When you walk past the front door of this little (not so little, as you'll discover after you'll have explored the annexes...) palace, you will enter the history of the last two centuries in Jerusalem. A history... more

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5 of 5 stars
Leicester
Jul 20, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My first night in Jerusalem was not at the American Colony but across the road at another chain hotel. As a war was going on at the time (it is Israel) that hotel was full of refugees from the north of the country and disgruntled young americans confined for their own safety. The latter were so rude and resentful I... more

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5 of 5 stars
Berkeley, CA
Jul 7, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Our extended family recently returned from an eight day stay in Jerusalem. We chose the American Colony Hotel because of its excellent reviews, but also because we didn't want to stay at a big generic stone edificed West Jerusalem hotel. We wanted a more exotic, authentic Middle Eastern experience. We have stayed at very fine hotels, so our expectations were... more

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5 of 5 stars
Los Angeles
Jul 4, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Service was very attentive and superb, and there's an interesting crowd there, journalists, businessfolks, diplomats, stimulating conversations around the outdoor bar at night. Breakfast buffet is delicious. Almost all of the staff are arab Israeli or Palestinian. As an (obviously ) American Jew I felt totally comfortable there. I noticed prosperous Israelis coming by to eat there on the Sabbath... more

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3 of 5 stars
New York, NY
Jun 10, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

I was enamored with this hotel immediately when I started looking for rooms. We stayed in a Classic Pasha room which was very interesting and unusual. However, several days I found long black hairs on my sheets (neither my husband nor I have long black hair). The service in the restaurants the two nights we ate in the hotel was... more

Reviews of American Colony

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Nablus Rd, Jerusalem 97200, Israel