Ibis Styles is a weird brand. Either they are like an Ibis or they can get very good, better even than a Novotel or a Mercure. The Ibis Styles Budapest Airport, the one at CDG are good example of surprisingly good hotel. 

The one at Jerusalem can be added to the list, and since Accor options in Jerusalem are limited (either Ibis or Ibis Styles), I thought it deserved a full review.

Check In

Check-in was quick and efficient, I was welcomed by a member of staff who explain the hotel to me as it was my first visit, gave me a key and a voucher for a drink at the bar (not sure what it would have been, there was no bar I could see, and I did not use the voucher).

Room

The hotel is modern, built fairly recently in a building of 9 floors. All room are the same as far as I could see (there might be some family room). They are larger than what I would have expected, with enough space to put luggage and walk around the bed. Theme is fruits and vegetables, as you can see on the pictures. There is shelves, a table with a chair, a safe.

The bathroom was big enough and also modern, not of the cookie cutter Ibis version.

The negative point is that the building isolation is not that great, I could hear street noise despite being on the 6th floor, albeit not very loud. There was some music from the bar nearby in the evening but it always stopped before 10 PM. Heat isolation was fine but the AC (powerful) was needed. 

There was a large bottle of water as welcome (seems standard) and a bag of chocolate covered almonds, some nuts and dried fruits (Gold welcome gift I think).

Service

Service from the staff was quite nice, very variable though depending on which staff member was manning the desk. 

Dining

Breakfast was amazing, blow expectation for a Ibis Styles and better than most Hilton. It is very local, in a way, you need to like feva beans, lentils, grilled vegetables, fish, halva, tahini, mezze, shakshuka, kachapuri, tzatziki. There was pizzas too, even made to order. Various sorts of bread, nuts, granola, yoghurt. My biggest complaints would be the lack of choice of fresh fruits: melon and apple, that was all.

On Saturday morning there is no hot dish and only filtered coffee, the coffee machine is off. 

There is a non kosher diner on Friday evening available if enough people register for it but I did not partake.

Location

Location is excellent, dead in the center:

- 10 min walking to the Jaffa Gate

- 15 min walking to the Damascus Gate

- 30 min walking to Israel Museum

- Jaffa Center light rail stop 2 min away, meaning from leaving TLV to arriving at the hotel was less than 60 minutes, including waiting for a train. 

Overall

If going to Jerusalem and wanting Accor or a fairly cheap hotel (I pay 120 EUR/night, booking 3 weeks upfront) that is clean, modern, well situated and with a good breakfast, I would recommend this hotel.