Austrian Hospice — Attraction in Jerusalem

I stayed here for one night in March 2023. I was checked into the new building which isn’t part of the actual hospice but was built in 2019.||The room was spacious with good WiFi, a desk, two twin beds, a bathroom, toiletries and a hair dryer. There is no kettle or tv though.||There is a lovely terrace with multiple floors you can sit on which is private the to the new building residents. Lots of benches to sit on and it overlooks the Via Delarosa.||The beds are comfy and there are ample plug sockets for charging. You can open the shutters of your window to have a view of the hospice.||Breakfast was fab, there was a hot drinks machine, lemon, orange juice and water. There is fresh fruit, boiled eggs, meats, salad, cereals, toast, cake, yogurt and chocolate and vanilla puddings. The dining area is lovely and the staff are warm.||The main hospice is open to the public, it is like a museum inside with a beautiful chapel and library.||As a resident you can go onto the roof included in the price, but as a visitor it is 5NIS to visit which is well worth the money if you don’t stay here. There are commanding views of Jerusalem which is especially amazing at sunset.||A lovely hotel, great for a relaxing stay, but if you want to stay in the actual hospice don’t book a terrace room as this is a new...

I stayed here for one night in March 2023. I was checked into the new building which isn’t part of the actual hospice but was built in 2019.||The room was spacious with good WiFi, a desk, two twin beds, a bathroom, toiletries and a hair dryer. There is no kettle or tv though.||There is a lovely terrace with multiple floors you can sit on which is private the to the new building residents. Lots of benches to sit on and it overlooks the Via Delarosa.||The beds are comfy and there are ample plug sockets for charging. You can open the shutters of your window to have a view of the hospice.||Breakfast was fab, there was a hot drinks machine, lemon, orange juice and water. There is fresh fruit, boiled eggs, meats, salad, cereals, toast, cake, yogurt and chocolate and vanilla puddings. The dining area is lovely and the staff are warm.||The main hospice is open to the public, it is like a museum inside with a beautiful chapel and library.||As a resident you can go onto the roof included in the price, but as a visitor it is 5NIS to visit which is well worth the money if you don’t stay here. There are commanding views of Jerusalem which is especially amazing at sunset.||A lovely hotel, great for a relaxing stay, but if you want to stay in the actual hospice don’t book a terrace room as this is a new...

An oasis. A little piece of Europe in the middle of the Muslim Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem. Checkout the chapel, it is lovely. The café, though, is the main attraction. Gain much peace of mind, recharge your stressed out psyche, start a conversation with a total stranger, relax in the shade with fine coffee, decent beer, excellent tortes, OK-ish schnitzel, and revel in the intoxicating atmosphere that I'm finding myself incapable of expressing any further in this post for you. Just go. When done, go upstairs to the roof and enjoy a most spectacular rooftop view across the Old City. Magnificent. We take our friends and family whenever they visit Jerusalem.

WARNING #1 Don't go when the meusin is due to call Muslims to prayers...the noise from the mosque's loudspeaker is enough to break every word I've written extolling the place into a million broken pieces.

WARNING #2 The staff and manifesto of the hospice are inherently anti-Israel. Hundreds of years in Israel and they refuse to relate to the country any other way than referring to it as "Palestine" or "The Holyland". Also, don't see their photo exhibitions on the upper floors if you're sensitive to anti-Israel propaganda. You've...