Jerusalem · Bayit VeGan · Renamed 2025
Rimonim Shalom is now the Brown Jerusalem Hotel.
If you knew this hotel as the Shalom (since 1956) or the Rimonim Shalom, here is the update nobody states in one place: it was acquired by the Israel Canada Hotels group, renovated top to bottom (roughly NIS 50 million), and reopened just before Pesach 2025 as the Brown Jerusalem Hotel — same building at 24 Shachrai Street, Bayit VeGan.
The honest fit
The kashrus, from the hotel’s current official site: kosher under the supervision of the Jerusalem Rabbinate — the standard certificate, not stated mehadrin or Badatz anywhere. The Shabbos infrastructure is genuinely strong: Shabbos elevator, candle-lighting stations on every floor, Shabbos clocks and keys for the rooms, and an active synagogue.
The honest reputation read: this is a renovated mid-tier hotel with genuinely mixed recent reviews — recent guests praise the experience and others flag upkeep and food consistency (TripAdvisor sits in the low 3s out of 5 across ~450 reviews). A 287-room hotel with conference space for 700, a seasonal semi-Olympic pool, and free parking, priced accordingly — not a luxury relaunch.
The neighborhood, framed both ways: Bayit VeGan is an established frum residential neighborhood near Shaare Zedek — a real plus for visiting family or a hospital stay — but it is a drive, not a walk, to the Old City and the Kotel.
Families whose priority is a documented mehadrin or Badatz standard with city-center access should compare our four partner hotels; we book this hotel too, on request, and confirm its current teudah in writing first.
Facts at a glance
- Current name: Brown Jerusalem Hotel (since 2025; formerly Rimonim Shalom, originally the Shalom, 1956)
- Address: 24 Shachrai Street, Bayit VeGan
- Kashrus: Jerusalem Rabbinate (standard) per the hotel’s site — not stated mehadrin; verify the current teudah
- Shabbos: Shabbos elevator, per-floor candle stations, room Shabbos keys/clocks, synagogue — per the hotel’s site
- Scale: ~287 rooms; conference space to 700; seasonal pool; free parking
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Common questions
What happened to the Rimonim Shalom Hotel in Jerusalem? +
It did not close — it changed hands and names. The 1956 Shalom Hotel in Bayit VeGan became the Rimonim Shalom, was then acquired by the Israel Canada Hotels group, renovated for roughly NIS 50 million, and reopened just before Pesach 2025 as the Brown Jerusalem Hotel. Old booking links and reviews for "Shalom" or "Rimonim Shalom" refer to this same building.
Is the Brown Jerusalem Hotel (ex-Shalom) kosher? +
Yes — its official site states kosher under the supervision of the Jerusalem Rabbinate, with a Shabbos elevator, candle-lighting stations on every floor, and a synagogue. It is not stated as mehadrin or Badatz anywhere we found. As always, the current teudah — which we request in writing before any booking — is the real answer.
Is the Brown Jerusalem near the Old City? +
No — Bayit VeGan is a quiet frum neighborhood in southwest Jerusalem near Shaare Zedek hospital, roughly a 10-minute drive from the city center. Families choose it for the neighborhood, the parking, and the price — not for walking to the Kotel.
At a glance
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- Neighborhood
- Bayit VeGan — 24 Shachrai St
- Walk to Kotel
- A drive, not a walk — Bayit VeGan is southwest Jerusalem
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