My first night in Jerusalem was my second night in Israel. The first night I spent in Eilat. All of the second day I drove the length of Israel north from Eilat to Mount Bental near Syria, then I drove back to Jerusalem. It was Sabbath, I did not have a reservation, so I pulled off Route 1 just 20 miles from Jerusalem and surveyed my options on Orbitz.
Since I had to park a car until I could return it to the airport, I needed a place with low hassle parking. I chose the Crowne Plaza which wasn't very expensive and had easy access to the road to Jerusalem. I have been a member of the Holiday Inn loyalty program since 1999 so occasionally I get upgrades.
But not like this.
The Crowne Plaza is a tall tower with 21 floors on height above the Central Bus/Rail station. When I checked in I got upgraded to the 19th-floor suite. It had a balcony that wrapped 3/4ths of the way around the hotel to the south, east and north and could have held a party for more than a 100 people. The room was huge. And best of all was the view. Here is what I saw on the balcony after I checked in:
This was my room:
The hotel:
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