This was a nice, clean hotel with a spectacular rooftop view of the Temple Mount! Staff was friendly and helpful. We had a very pleasant experience at Hashimi. AC was frosty cold, everything functioned properly. Safe and quiet at night.
If you Americans (like us) are staying in any hotel in the Old City, you are not going to experience anything like Hampton Inn or Double Tree with valet parking, so temper your expectations. It was a long walk (a few blocks) from the Damascus Gate with our luggage, but everything is a long walk in Jerusalem. After you settle in, this is a great location, just minutes from the Temple Mount, Via Dolorosa walk, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Tower of David, etc. You are smack dab in the market district of the Muslim quarter with local food and souvenir shops lining every street. If you want to get to locations outside the Old City, we recommend Uber or taxi from the Damascus Gate, New Gate, or even the Jaffa Gate.