Region · Israel
Where to stay in Jerusalem District
This guide covers 3 destinations in Jerusalem District, a first-level administrative division of Israel, with 106 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh and Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. Across its destinations, March to May, October and November are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 106
- Comfortable in the most places
- March to May, October and November
- Main airport
- TLVBen Gurion International Airport
- Currency
- ILSnew shekel
- Time zone
- Asia/Jerusalem
Destinations
Destinations in Jerusalem District
Every destination in this guide in Jerusalem District, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | 1,050,151 | 103 | TLV · 42 km |
| Beit Shemesh | 118,700 | 3 | TLV · 31 km |
| Mateh Yehuda Regional Council | 56,600 | TLV · 29 km |
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Jerusalem District
3 places to stay in Jerusalem District with a published guest score, ordered by that 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. Each links to its own website.
| # | Place to stay | Where | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem hotel | Jerusalem | 269 | 91/100 1,435 reviews |
| 2 | Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem hotel | Jerusalem | 74 | 92/100 723 reviews |
| 3 | Leonardo Hotel Jerusalem hotel | Jerusalem | 398 | 89/100 1,833 reviews |
Where to stay
More hotels in Jerusalem District
98 hotels in Jerusalem District recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Jerusalem District
From the climate of 3 destinations in Jerusalem District with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: March to May, October and November.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | 17 °C | 124 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 19 °C | 91 mm |
| March | 3 of 3 | 21 °C | 40 mm |
| April | 3 of 3 | 26 °C | 12 mm |
| May | 3 of 3 | 28 °C | 2 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 0 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 0 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 0 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 0 mm |
| October | 3 of 3 | 29 °C | 19 mm |
| November | 3 of 3 | 24 °C | 59 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 20 °C | 94 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Jerusalem District
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Jerusalem District name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
TLV · Ben Gurion International Airport
AMM · Queen Alia International Airport
ADJ · Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Jerusalem District, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Israel
Nearby
Regions near Jerusalem District
Other regions of Israel with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.