We needed somewhere to stay in the Bakah area because we were attending a five-day seminar there. We chose the Little House because we had stayed in the LH in Rehavia a couple of years previously and had found it quite good,
First the not-so-good. The hotel is exactly what it says on the tin, a house, not a multi-storey hotel. That's fine, but it is looking a little tired, and could do with some renovation. The room was adequate, but felt a little small, as did the bathroom. The pillows were quite hard, and I found I had to roll up a bathtowel under my neck to avoid waking up with a very stiff neck. However, everything was clean.
Now for the good. The area is expensive, but the hotel is quite reasonable, given the surrounding prices. The breakfast, in Polly's restaurant next door, was great. Tea and coffee are always available off the lobby. We were at the hotel over shabbat, and for sabbath-observant Jews, everything was well looked after; a hot water urn by the tea/coffee in the lobby, and a room at the side of the hotel with tables and chairs and hot plates for heating food, as well as a fridge for keeping your own food in. They do not provide plates, cups or cutlery, however (an easy thing for the management to fix, I think), so you have to bring your own. Area stores may carry what you need. We got a takeout shabbat meal from HaChatzer, accessible from Derech Bet Lechem, which was fabulous. Everything you needed for dinner or lunch, lots of food (too much really for the two of us) and only 78NIS per person. Highly recommended.
And the best part about LH Bakah was Esther, the receptionist/welcomer/city guide/ etc. She was unfailingly happy, friendly, helpful and generally an excellent addition to this Little House. Nothing was too much trouble. Thanks again, Esther.