What's in it?

A well styled small space that feels very welcoming and inviting in this holiday apartment in jerusalem. It is well laid out to make the time you spend here enjoyable. If you are one or two people visiting the city for a short time or extended period of time, this is the vacation rental in jerusalem for you. A comfortable bed for two with Sealy posturpedic mattress and a nice kitchen that is dairy kosher and cable tv and wireless connection for updating your friends at home. Ideal for short term rental in jerusalem 

What is the area like?

A quiet neighborhood very near the president's house. It is on a quiet side street with no fast traffic or buses moving through the street. You can walk two mminutes to buses or cabs to get aroound the city very easily. You can also walk into jerusalem or to the kotel. It is well situated to the German Colony and to staying in or getting out. You can take your laundry to the corner, walk to the cheesse and wine shop on Halamed Hay Street, or pick up sundries at the nearest super or the convenienece store on the corner.

What shall I have for lunch?

A quick trip to the German Colony will reward you with an array of restaurants from McDonald's fast food to Pizza Sababa; which offers great pizza and pasta in a fast service atmosphere. The renowned pizza shop in Jerusalem reportedly put its international chain pizza shop out of business. There are so many choices that are incredible in Jerusalem you just have to decide what type you want to start. Middle Eastern? Chinese? Sushi? All flavors are here in this international city influenced by many years of immigration from other countries throughout the centuries.

Where can I empty my wallet?

There are many high end shops near the King David Hotel and in the area of the YMCA. A further walk will bring you to the new Mamila Mall. The designers have managed to incorporate the old arab style homes here by reconstructing them after building the mall. Many of the buildings are new but I think you cannot tell the difference from the old style architechture. Continue to the end of the mall and you will see the stairs that will take you to the Jaffa Gate near the Tower of David. A tourist's mecca awaits you here at the daily bazaars. The old arab shuk is full of middle east designs and kitch. You can walk through to the Christian Quarter for more specific religious items and a great atmosphere with restaurants and cafes. Sit back and relax and enjoy the most religiously charged arena in the world.

 

 

 

Arts and Entertainment?

The Yad Vashem Museum takes a recent horrific event in the lives of the Jewish people and commemorates it in a way that will leave you in awe and wonder with a new determination for life. It is a must see to understand the struggle of a people and their attempt at religious identity in a land and a world that often looks down on the State of Israel.

A day's trip by car will bring you to the Dead Sea, Matsada, Ein Gedi Springs Waterfalls and Kumram. A day trip will take you all of 9 or 10 hours and is easily accessed from Jerusalem on highway one. If you look at your map you wil find Ein Bokek which is the hotel zone in the Dead Sea region. At this area you can shop for dead sea products, try McDonald's for lunch or just float in the waters at the public beach area. Now work your way back to Masada and decide if you want to walk up or take the cable car to King Herod's famous  summer hide away. Moving on back towrds Jerusalem you can catch Ein Gedi and Kumram and relax now and enjoy the short ride back to the modern world as you leave the Dead Sea and its many years of history behind as did the likes of King Davd, and King Herod.

 

Let's Get Practical

You can walk to the street and find a bus to the heart of the city or on to the central bus station for buses and trains to all parts of Israel. A short walk will take you to the German Colony where even more buses will take you  to the city. You can walk very easiliy from here to enjoy the amazing streets that are lined with trees and flowers showing everyone's pride in their capital. Cabs are very cheap and are along all streets in Jerusalem 24 hours a day. ATMs are at every bank main office. You can receive shekels here at the most current rate of exchange. There are also cash exchange kiosks along the streets.