Originally Posted by
nobody-elite
No, not observant. Are the higher floors better rooms? Any suggestions of what floors are best?
It's not that the higher floors are better are worse. Simply, observant Jews don't use electricity on the Sabbath, and therefore, many don't use an elevator on the Sabbath. They therefore try to get lower floors so they don't have to walk up so many floors. So the hotel wants non-observant Jews (as well as non-Jews) to stay on higher floors.
Originally Posted by
nobody-elite
I think the best advice is what numerous people here have said, myself included: GET MONEY FROM THE ATMS IN THE ARRIVALS HALL, AFTER BAGGAGE CLAIM! AND DON'T GET MONEY FROM THE BANK HAPOALIM ATM THAT'S INSIDE THE BAGGAGE CLAIM HALL - THEY RIP YOU OFF AS WELL!!
Was planning to get some shekels from the currency exchange in
Vanc. before leaving Canada but will now take your advice to use the ATM in arrivals hall. Thank you.
Np!