Jerusalem District · Israel
Where to stay in Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in Jerusalem District, Israel, home to about 1,050,000 people. This guide covers 8 hotels in Jerusalem, with about 1,690 rooms between them. 3 of them carry a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 8
- Best months
- March to May, October and November
- Nearest airport
- TLV42 km · Ben Gurion International Airport
- Currency
- ILSnew shekel
- Time zone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Language
- Hebrew
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About Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world and is considered a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Located in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea, Jerusalem is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It is the holiest city in Judaism and Christianity, having been the spiritual center of the Jewish people since the 10th century BCE, and the third-holiest in Islam. It has a history of nearly 4000 years, and has been fought over and conquered countless times in that period.
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Jerusalem
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem hotel | 269 | 91/100 1,435 reviews |
| 2 | Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem hotel | 74 | 92/100 723 reviews |
| 3 | Leonardo Hotel Jerusalem hotel | 398 | 89/100 1,833 reviews |
5 more places to stay, without a published guest score
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Dan Boutique Jerusalem hotel | 218 |
| Dan Jerusalem hotel | 176 |
| Dan Panorama Jerusalem hotel | 242 |
| King David Jerusalem hotel | 227 |
| Nucha Hotel hotel | 86 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Jerusalem
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jerusalem are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 120 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Jerusalem: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), about 42 km from the city centre in a straight line; Queen Alia International Airport (AMM, 72 km) and Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport (ADJ, 75 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Israel's main entry point for the international traveler, Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), is next to the highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (Highway 1). Travel from the airport to the center of Jerusalem takes 40–50 minutes, or more if there is traffic.
Getting around
Getting around Jerusalem used to be tricky, time-consuming, and frustrating as the terrain and age of the city left clogged roads unable to handle modern population numbers. The building of the light rail line has mitigated this but where the light rail doesn't go the going may still be slow. Cabs are plentiful in the city of gold. You can probably flag one down quickly by walking to the nearest busy street. Just in case this doesn't work, it is good to have the number of a cab company ready, or to install the Gett smartphone app.
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TLV · Ben Gurion International Airport
AMM · Queen Alia International Airport
ADJ · Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Jerusalem
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Questions
Jerusalem: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Jerusalem?
By published guest score: Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem (91 / 100 · 1,435 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem (92 / 100 · 723 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)); Leonardo Hotel Jerusalem (89 / 100 · 1,833 reviews · www.leonardo-hotels.com (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Jerusalem?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jerusalem are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; January is the wettest, with about 120 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Jerusalem?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), about 42 km from the city centre in a straight line; Queen Alia International Airport (AMM, 72 km) and Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport (ADJ, 75 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Jerusalem?
3 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Jerusalem?
new shekel (ILS).
Nearby
Destinations near Jerusalem
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.