Ye'Arim Hotel

The property boasts a scenic location with breathtaking views and a range of amenities. Guests appreciate the attentive and friendly staff, comfortable rooms, and well-equipped facilities. However, some might find it secluded.

The Hotel is in a beautiful setting high in the grounds of a Kibbutz. It's a large hotel but not high rise with quick lifts, ramps and slopes so no probs for wheelchairs. Lovely gardens and our room looking east had a stunning view of the modern panorama of Jerusalem, the Capital of Israel. My Hebrew is very limited but we were greeted by Mohammed on reception who reassuringly had great English. All the staff were really friendly. The room was clean, modern, had a safe, fridge (no minibar), complimentary water, chocolate and an excellent bottle of red wine. The bathroom had a large shower room and plenty of hot water !!. No mould !! Reading lights on both sides of the bed, good lighting throughout and a large flatscreen TV. It was hot when we arrived and cold in the night (as Jerusalem can be) so we were glad that the A/C was efficient at both cooling and warming at night. Very comfortable large double bed. I would have liked another pillow and bigger thicker towels. I'm sure if I had asked another pillow would have arrived. The towels were adequate, but I love big thick ones. We were given extra towel on arrival to use in the pool separately. We were booked B&B and were upgraded free to an evening meal. The dining room is large, clean but a little bit like a dining hall rather than restaurant. The food was buffet style and is "dairy". Due to the rules of providing Kosher food, many hotels may not serve meat or will have a separate area/restaurant for meat. The food was plentiful, tasty, hot and adequate but not Corden Bleu. Israeli breakfast is a feast and this was no exception. The view from the dining windows looking out towards the west and south west was fabulous. Plenty of free parking, free wifi, large conference facilities, coffee shop with plenty of choice. We didn't use the pool but it looked lovely too. To sum up, a very friendly & relaxing hotel. Particularly if you have car it's a great alternative to the bustle of the city centre hotels of Jerusalem. Happy to recommend it and would undoubtedly stay there again.

The people were very friendly. The accommodation clean and there were some nice presents to welcome us, such as chocolat, coffee, good wine. Very good and delicious breakfast. A little mistake was made and they offered us a compensation a free dinner! Nice gesture. Swimming pool open until 22 o'clock, perfect time! Stunning views and walks in the environment.