Our week long stay at the Waldorf-Astoria in Jerusalem got off to a rocky
start with a misled check-in and really didn't get much better, especially when
it came to Shabbat lunch on Saturday which we decided to eat there as most
places are closed. We only found out afterwards(when the bill arrived at
checkout) that the cost for the (quite huge) lunch buffet was over $100 per
person!! Okay, so this includes all soft drinks and waters, but
$100+++??!!!
Most of the food was so overcooked from sitting in the chafing dishes, as
on Shabbat cooking is prohibited, and while there were some nice items, they
sure were not worth the sticker price.
Several minutes into our eating the first course of salads and such, Will
discovered a black hair at least a foot long in his food, showed it to the
staff, who apologized, and went on their way. Within minutes he was sick to his
stomach and left, so that was one meal we would not pay for.
The Saturday evening non-eat buffet which I had(Will & Sam went out)
was not much better and also cost a pretty penny. Warning--when staying at
hotels in Israel, always ask the price of Sabbath (Shabbat) buffets before you
reserve!
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