Location the american colony hotel a member of leading hotels of the world is housed in a classical ottoman building in the center of jerusalem close to the old city formerly a pashas palace the hotel has hosted guests as diverse as sir winston churchill and uma thurman the dome of the rock on temple mount is 12 miles 2 kilometers from the hotel the mount of olives is 19 miles 3 kilometers away and malcha train station is within 47 miles 75 kilometers tel aviv ben gurion air