Hotel Beit Shmuel
6 Eliyahu Shama, Jerusalem 9410806 Israel
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See why so many travellers make Beit Shmuel Guest House their guest house of choice when visiting Jerusalem. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a budget friendly setting with an array of amenities designed for travellers like you.
Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Tower of David Museum (0.2 mi) and Garden of Gethsemane (1.2 mi), guests of Beit Shmuel Guest House can easily experience some of Jerusalem's most well known attractions.
Beit Shmuel Guest House Hotel is a budget friendly guest house offering air conditioning, a refrigerator, and a minibar in the rooms, and it is easy to stay connected during your stay as free wifi is offered to guests.
The guest house features 24 hour front desk, a concierge, and baggage storage. Plus, guests can enjoy breakfast buffet, which has made this a popular choice among travellers visiting Jerusalem.
While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the Italian restaurants, including Piccolino, Anna Italian Cafe, and Focaccia Bar, all of which are a short distance from Beit Shmuel Guest House.
If you are interested in exploring Jerusalem, check out one of the architectural buildings, such as Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of Saint Anne, and Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu.
At Beit Shmuel Guest House, your comfort and satisfaction come first, and they look forward to welcoming you to Jerusalem.
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Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Free breakfast
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The location of Beit Shmuel is excellent – about a 5-minute walk to the Jaffa Gate of the Old City. The price of our hotel room was less than the more highly-rated nearby hotels, and we were extremely happy with our stay here. Reading Trip Advisor, though, some people seem disappointed in the place, and I think I can provide some helpful advice so you can decide if you want to save a lot of money and stay here, or pay a lot more and stay elsewhere. We considered this a fantastic bargain in Jerusalem, and I recommend it highly, but read on to make sure you agree before booking. Beit Shmuel is both a guesthouse (rooms with 3 bunk beds, that sleep up to 6 people) and a hotel (rooms that sleep 2-4 people - your children might be able to stay in a hotel room with you, but you might want to call and ask to be sure you get a larger room with a pull-out couch, or book a guestroom). When we tried to book our hotel room online, using TripAdvisor and Hotels.com, the only price and rooms noted were for the guesthouse. The price for the guesthouse room is less than the price for the hotel room, but the hotel rooms are still a bargain compared to other hotels (which will also probably be farther from the Old City). So if you want a basic room that sleeps up to 6 people (you won’t be sharing with others – it’s your room), or a slightly more expensive room that sleeps 2 comfortably, choose the “guesthouse” or “hotel”. We had to call the hotel directly in order to reserve a hotel room. This probably explains many of the reviews, where people ‘upgraded’ onsite to a hotel room, because they didn’t have the option of booking the hotel online and didn’t understand the difference in room type. The rooms, though, are located next to each other – there is only one building, and part of it is the cultural center and offices. Now for the guesthouse/hotel itself. It’s no-frills. The ‘lobby’ is shared with the cultural center. It’s large, clean, contemporary, and spacious, but doesn’t look like a hotel lobby and the ‘hotel desk’ is only staffed from, I think, 8 am to 11 pm. There is a guard at the door, so you can go in and out at any time, but there isn’t any reception staff during overnight hours, and it might be 8:10 am before a staff member gets to the desk in the morning. The staff are helpful, and speak English. The rooms are simple and clean. By "clean" I mean there was no dust and no visible dirt in the room or bathroom, the sheets were fresh and clean, the beds were made. We had room 252, a small hotel room with a bed for two but not a couch (the larger hotel rooms are the same price, I think, but we were 2 people and our room was great). If you opened the window and leaned out a little, you could see the wall of the Old City about 200 meters away. The bathroom was clean and had a large tub and a good shower. By "clean" I mean there was no visible dirt. There were a few cracks in the stone around the sink. While this wasn’t a ‘luxury’ room, it was clean, functional, and we were very happy with it. The air conditioner worked well, as did the windows, which could be opened (although one could not be locked). It’s cooler in Jerusalem than in most of the rest of Israel, so bring a jacket for the evening and enjoy the lovely cool evening breeze. So here’s where the ‘no frills’ part might not be for everyone. Our room was not cleaned or serviced every day. If you want fresh towels or more toiletries (soap, shampoo, conditioner), you can either find the very nice woman with the cart, who is deaf and does not speak, but can figure out what you need (she reads lips in Arabic, also) and seems eager to help you, or you can bring your used towels to the reception desk during hours and get fresh towels. Make your own bed. If you’re okay with that, Beit Shmuel is a bargain. If you’re not okay with that, you’ll probably write a bad review because you were expecting something else. Our price included breakfast, and here’s another ‘no frills’ fact. The hotels that charge twice as much (or more) will have a much larger, incredibly impressive, breakfast buffet with an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables, cheeses, hot foods, desserts, omelets, and salads. Many tourists to Israel cite the amazing breakfast buffets as close-to-the-best part of their trip. Beit Shmuel does not have an impressive breakfast: it has very good coffee, a large pot of hot water for tea, lemonade, one fresh lettuce salad (with cucumbers and tomatoes in separate bowls), one type of freshly-baked (locally, not at the hotel) bagel/bun and one type of (whole wheat or white) bread, and spreads (jelly, chocolate, honey). Each morning had something like tuna salad, shakshuka, or pasta, so if you want to ‘fill up’ and save money by not eating lunch, you can do it. It was a very simple breakfast by Israeli hotel standards, but we were happy with it. If you want a luxury breakfast, you should pay the luxury price at another hotel. The coffee was great – either brewed and in a pot on a heatplate or from a “European-type” machine. My husband is the coffee connoisseur in our family and he loved the coffee from the machine. I’m a tea drinker and was very happy with the very hot water and Lipton tea bags, plus a carton of milk and small packets of honey. So please understand that if you stay here that you will have a simple breakfast. The breakfast area has large round tables and a few smaller tables. The man who is in charge of breakfast is helpful and personable (I’m sorry I forgot his name – he went out of his way to talk to us and brought me honey after he noticed I was using it). Many of the guestrooms (the rooms with bunkbeds) were taken by ‘gap year’ young adults, mostly from the US and Canada, who are on a gap year cultural exchange and stay in the guesthouse. They are exuberant and noisy at night, and you will hear them talking and making noise in the evening as they return from wherever they’ve been. Again, we were fine with this – it was happy noise, but if you’re sensitive or apt to complain about noise, consider this. They’re staying here long term and consider this as home, and you’re only here a few days. There are safe deposit boxes on the first floor that require the assistance of someone from the reception desk to access: you will get a key to your box but they have the other key. You can leave your room key at the desk while you explore the city. The free wi-fi worked well.…
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Date of stay: November 2019
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NO RECOMMENDATION! · The location, in the center of Jerusalem, is great. · The room was dirty so we asked them to clean. We returned six hours later, and they were just starting to clean! Nevertheless, after they left, the rug was still dirty, the bathroom sink was dirty, the toilet brush was totally dirty and deep in dirty water, both filled with feces! The writing desk had no lamp. The was no electric outlet for laptop or cell phone at the desk, and no charging possibility for cellphone at night table. Some former outlets were exposed and potentially dangerous. Furthermore, although we had booked the hostel, we were upgrade to the hotel - but that only makes the conditions the more depressing and disappointing! The breakfast was perfunctory: not even yoghurt was offered, the warm dishes seemed to be warmed over leftovers from catering of the last night events, and a waiter had to be asked to operate the coffee machine, for which he expected a tip - a cup with text 'TIP" was standing nearby! The waiter often firmly directed us to sit a very specific table, in a specific room , not leaving the guest the right to choose where to sit. Everything which was normally part of the meal was presented by him as a special favor! The cereal was of one kind, and often ran out, the bread was of the cheapest kind, offering no healthy variety: no whole-grain, no rye, no sour dough. Some of the bread was stale, and obviously leftovers. The coffee machine and the toaster were old, malfunctioning, and dirty. Some of the walls were peeling, and it didn't help that they were festooned with tacky posters, photos from a Ministry of Tourism view of Israel. Why no tasteful paintings, or at least photos taken by artists, unadorned with ideological messages? On a personal note I must add that, as a Reform rabbi, I was even more dismayed that the hotel that serves as part of Beit Shmuel, the Center for Reform Judaism in Israel, was in such a deplorable condition. NO RECOMMENDATION!…
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Date of stay: February 2019Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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I recommend the hotel to any family looking for a good clean very pleasant great location and good price. we did not eat there so dont know about the food. Over all it was good. Will be happy to stay there every time we visit Jerusalem
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Date of stay: February 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
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We stayed with the extended family for a weekend celebration. Great location, rooms are nice and clean, service is excellent and the food is delicious. We were a large group with a lot of special requests and the staff accomodated us on everything. Special thanks to Oren for the care and attention to detail. Highly recommended for family excursions to Jerusalem.
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Date of stay: December 2018Trip type: Travelled with family
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For my husband's 76th birthday, we wanted to go to Jerusalem. Checking the internet, we found a very attractively priced room in an ideally located hotel called Beit Shmuel. The website pictured a "guest house" room with a double bed, shower/bathroom and all the amenities and we made our reservation. Before we left, we asked about parking and were told we must park on the street or in a private car park. When we arrived, we were shocked to find our "guest house" room was on a par with a youth hostel: single bunk-beds, 6+ in a cramped room, etc., with little or no amenities. Fortunately, the reception clerk saw our distress and arranged for a room in the "hotel". It was a large, not too clean room with a double bed, a shower stall with doors that didn't close and a mattress as hard as a rock. However, we were grateful and the staff throughout our stay was kind, helpful but overwhelmed with work. Breakfast was mediocre, the milk was spoiled and the coffee machine didn't work, but again the staff was great. We noticed on the elevator that there is a parking level so we checked it out. We found a large, underground and empty parking and, when we asked at reception why we had been sent to an inconvenient and incredibly expensive private lot, we were told it is not for hotel guests! The website is deceptive and a good location in definitely not everything.…
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Date of stay: October 2018Trip type: Travelled with family
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Great location, within walking to Jaffa Gate, to Sultan's Pool, Mamilla, First Train Center, Center of Jerusalem. Front desk excellent service. Very reasonable price. Rooms are large with coffee/tea facilities in room. The rooms are a bit tired, could definately use update on carpet and furniture, but the bed is comfortable and it is clean. Breakfast is simple buffet with a small variety. We stayed here to go to several music venues, so convenient!
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Date of stay: August 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Students from around the globe come to stay and study. The environment supports that mission by offering courtyards, classrooms, gallery, coffee shop and banquet rooms. Breakfast was more than satisfactory, accommodations were quiet and clean. TV provided in room (but why would you want to watch TV?) and air conditioned. Our room had a partial view of the Old City. The staff let us keep luggage in storage while we had a day long outing.
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Date of stay: May 2018Trip type: Travelled with family
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I loved the food, the service and the promptness. The waiters were VERY courteous and served the meals fast to my delight. From the 4th floor, the scenery was very good as I could virtually see parts of the celebrations going on. The meals were good: chicken, bread and rice.
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Date of stay: May 2018Trip type: Travelled with friends
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For a room with a view over the City walls you can either pay $400+ at the King David or David's Citadel, or a lot less at Beit Shmuel. Located wonderfully close to the Montefiore Windmill and Jaffa Gate, this functional hotel provides an ideal base for touring the sights. Essentially it is a conference hotel, so do not expect room service or true luxury, but the rooms are comfortable, with all facilities and the breakfast is good and fresh. Great for a first stay in Jerusalem
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Date of stay: May 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The location of the guest house is great - very convenient access to the Old City, King David Hotel, restaurants, bars, etc. The condition of the rooms in the guest house is poor. The rooms (we rented one room for 3 people) felt like outdated college dorm rooms. The number of outlets was minimal (I think we had 1), and the style and decor was nonexistent. Our biggest issue was the air conditioner, which simply couldn't keep up with an August night in Jerusalem. The shower and bathroom were both adequate. If you're looking for a mid-range hostel type feel with a good location and little else, then this would be a great choice. Anything above that and you'd be better off looking elsewhere.
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Date of stay: August 2017Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Room Tip: Get a higher floor, travel during cooler months.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Hotel Beit Shmuel
Which popular attractions are close to Hotel Beit Shmuel?
Nearby attractions include Église du Saint-Sépulcre (0.3 km), Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem (0.4 km), and Mamilla Mall (0.2 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Hotel Beit Shmuel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and airport transportation.
Which room amenities are available at Hotel Beit Shmuel?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a refrigerator.
What food & drink options are available at Hotel Beit Shmuel?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast during their stay.
What are some restaurants close to Hotel Beit Shmuel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Deja Bu, Happy Fish Restaurant, and Luciana.
Does Hotel Beit Shmuel have airport transportation?
Yes, Hotel Beit Shmuel offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Hotel Beit Shmuel located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.9 km away from the centre of Jerusalem.
Are any cleaning services offered at Hotel Beit Shmuel?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Hotel Beit Shmuel?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English and Hebrew.
Are there any historical sites close to Hotel Beit Shmuel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Old City of Jerusalem (0.7 km), Temple Mount Sifting Project- HaMasu'ot Lookout (2.6 km), and Western Wall (1.0 km).