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For over 100 years, the Galei Kinneret has come to symbolize the tradition of glorious hospitality. After extensive investments and renovations, the luxury hotel on the shores of the Sea of Galilee is reopening its gates, and invites you to enjoy an exciting culinary world led by Chef Assaf Granit, incredible views, and an unrivaled hospitality experience.
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HOTEL STYLE
Marina View
Harbour View
Languages Spoken
English, Arabic, Hebrew
Location
1 Eliezer Kaplan Street, Tiberias 14100 Israel
Galei Kinneret
1,149 reviews
Getting there
Good for walkers
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The spa is so-so but, the food and restaurant staff excellent. The rooms are clean and well kept. The hot tub needs cleaning and there is no soap or shampoo in the locker rooms. Otherwise- nice hotel!
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We chose the recently renovated Galei Kinneret as a special birthday treat. I've stayed there before and enjoyed the fabulous location directly on the Kinneret and the lovely spa. This time, I was slightly disappointed by the room, which was nice, but not for the exorbitant price--even midweek, early March downtime. The balcony is not private; there's no privacy screen or any barrier between the balconies. Bathroom is nicely furbished, but as in most Israeli hotels without a tub, the shower water runs all over the floor. Water pressure is GREAT, however. Breakfast is fabulous, a cut above other Israeli hotel breakfasts, and can be taken at a table overlooking the lake. We booked our special birthday dinner at the new chef restaurant of the hotel, Lotte, thinking it would be a quiet intimate experience. In fact, the restaurant is actually the same breakfast space with terrible acoustics. Service was great, but despite having written in the reservation and speaking to staff during the day, nothing special was offered for the birthday. The dinner menu is terrific, original and super tasty. Kosher dining at its very best. Service in the lobby bar was slow, but the views made up for it. The remodel of the outside space/poolside/lakeside is beautiful. An array of comfortable chaise lounges and chairs and creative use of lighting and palm trees made this a lovely place to hang out before dinner. Spa services are very good, but very expensive.
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Date of stay: March 2022
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Room Tip:Higher floors have the best views.
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Response from Nimrod Tal, Owner at Galei Kinneret
Responded 24 Mar 2022
Thank you for staying with us at the Galei Kineret and for taking the time to share your honest feedback. Your comments are truly appreciated and we will use this as a tool for improvement. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the menu of the Lotte and the remodel of the hotel. We would be delighted if you would join our members club and you can enjoy a 10% discount on future reservations. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future, I hope you have a wonderful day! Best regards, Odelia Abraham Guest relations manager
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While other hotels in Israel reduced their service after the corona disaster, Galei Kinnereth Updated and improved all its facilities. Our room, on this visit, was the least expensive at the hotel, yet, it was large and comfortable and extremely clean. Extra gifts waited for us in the room and more arrived during our one-night stay. The service at the front desk was delightfully full of smiles on the young clerks' faces and one even recognized us. Our main destination - the 'waterfall" in the spa, was clean, with the right temperature and with a clean supply of towels. At 5 pm we were taught by a second-year student of wineries about local wines while tasting some wine and cheese; surprisingly it was an informative and interesting hour even though I don't drink alcohol. The restaurant for supper had a fun atmosphere with great entertainment by the chef and his crew and later on by a couple of young artists. We were very impressed by the symphony of colours, the explosion of various new tastes and the excellent service by the waitresses. We were delighted to receive that same service again at breakfast, with excellent food at our disposal. A short visit that relaxed us, satisfied us and provided all the special ingredients one needs while away from daily pressure. We'll be back!
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Date of stay: January 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Crowded evening restaurant - book early. You get more value for the packaged deals. Not enough...
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For many years we have tried to find a hotel on the Sea of Galilee that is comfortable and can offer a menu that caters to the international traveler. Tiberias has become the destination of choice for Haredim Israelis looking to vacation on a budget, so this has become rather difficult. In years past, for example, we learned to avoid horrors such as the Leonardo properties. We thought we found the solution in a fairly new hotel called Galei Kinnereth. The rooms, though pricey ($400) were fairly comfortable with good beds and soft pillows. The bathroom was likewise generous with a comfortable marble shower stall. The problem was the food. The breakfast buffet was entirely geared to Israeli taste; with my special dietary needs, I couldn’t eat a single thing. In fact, we had to drive to a supermarket and stock up on sandwich bread, jam, bananas and other simple staples that for some mysterious reason the hotel was not able to provide.The evening menu was so outrageously priced ($50+ for a simple fish entree) that we chose to eat each night along the harbor front, at an excellent fish restaurant that served wonderful fish at half the price. For that reason, we cannot recommend the Galei Kinnereth.
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Date of stay: April 2022
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Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Odelia Abraham, Other at Galei Kinneret
Responded 21 May 2022
Thank you for staying with us at the Galei Kinneret and for taking the time to leave your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you were not satisfied from dining choices. We do appreciate your comments as it provides us with the ability to improve. We are happy to see that the room was to your satisfaction and we hope that your next stay with us will meet all your expectations. Best regards, Odelia Abraham Guest relations manager
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The hotel is nicely laid out with an impressive view of the Kinneret. The outside area is very comfortable and newly refurbished with white seating and the pool chairs are comfortable. BUT it is impossible to relax because the hotel insist on playing pumping music through speakers which are placed all over the outside area. There is no escape. After some protests I managed to get them to turn down the volume to an acceptable level only to hear it get louder a little later. The hotel management clearly are not interested in having a peaceful area to sit by the pool and feel that it encourages people to buy more drinks if they make it more like a night club. Money of course talks.
We had a lovely room called Kinneret Room with balcony on floor three . Views over the Kinneret were great and the room is nicely done, quite large with a large comfortable bed, large wardrobes, air con and ceiling fan. Beautiful BUT…. You cannot sit out on the balcony because the noise of the music coming from the beach area to the left of the hotel is sometimes just outrageous. We can even hear it in the room with the doors closed. The hotel, of course, have no authority over this area outside the hotel ground so you have to shrug your shoulders and say “welcome to Israel”. The shower is nice BUT the temperature keeps changing so it makes it a little harder to fully enjoy.
We did not eat in the restaurant at night. It was no doubt lovely food BUT not only is it very very expensive, it is also very very noisy.
We did however enjoy a very well prepared breakfast with lots to enjoy. You won’t leave hungry. They try to make it feel exclusive BUT in true Israel style they managed to screw it up when this morning they had people running back and forth taking things out and bringing things in through the restaurant for a conference they were putting on. We just laughed. You have to really.
I could name other small things like the magnetic keys to open the bedroom door not working half the time so off we trudge to reception to get the keys remade. Three times yesterday we did that. You would think that they would send an engineer to check what is wrong BUT a shoulder shrug will do.
We tried to overlook the issues and we did enjoy ourselves and for Israel it is a nice hotel BUT not equal overall to a European 5 star. I doubt we will return mainly because there is no way to relax in peace and quiet around the pool area. By the way, I have Apple noise cancelling earphones but they were unable to cancel out their pumping “music”. Oh well, you live and learn. You could do a lot worse than to come here but if you want something peaceful and restful then this is not the place for you.
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Date of stay: March 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Nothing about the hotel is luxury. Very unprofessional, food portions are bad, room was full of misquitoes, and when my wife came to pick me up, they didn't allow her to drive into parking lot to pick me up. They let a woman with a 3 year old girl in the car just sit on the road as I got my luggage and walked all the way to her. Even after I explained that it was pick up only they were very adamant against kids coming in. Also dinner was planned for 6 and when we got to the resturant they decided that they want to feed us at 7 and we had to argue with them until they agreed to feed us at 6:30. All around my worst experience at a hotel period and I'm a tour guide who sleeps in hotels for a living.
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Odelia Abraham, Other at Galei Kinneret
Responded 12 May 2022
Dear Alfred, Thank you for taking the time to write your feedback! We are sorry to hear that you didn’t enjoy your stay with us. I understand that you were frustrated because we couldn’t allow your 3 year old daughter to come and stay with you in the hotel. this is our policy, entrance to the hotel is from ages 16 and up. I very much hope that despite the inconvenience you will still consider staying with us in the future. Best regards, Odelia Abraham Guest relations Manager
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I would stay away from the beautiful property. Their customer service is terrible. Our fan was broken and we contacted them twice and nothing was done. Our AC temperature couldn’t be lowered, we couldn’t open the balcony doors as insects would fly in. They offer pastries and drinks as room service, when you call to order it, it is not available. They charge to use their jacuzzi as a guest, unless if you are staying in one of their suites. Food was hard to get, if you don’t reserve a table you are out of luck with no option to eat, other than eating at their lobby lounge in which they only allow dairy. I would expect from a hotel with a restaurant attach, to offer options for people visiting who don’t observe their traditions, as many people from other races and cultures visit this area. The hotel should be disclosing the fact that they are not accommodating hungry clients eating outside of their tradition scheduled. It is closed minded way of thinking. Accommodating should the first way of handling clients. We don’t offer non dairy meals at the lobby and the restaurant is fully booked but we can send a plate of food, sandwiches to your room. You can order from this restaurant or we have vending machines, nothing, we just received looks .
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Date of stay: March 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Find a non kosher hotel to stay at
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Response from Nimrod Tal, Owner at Galei Kinneret
Responded 6 Mar 2022
Dear guest, I'm sorry this was your hospitality experience at Galei Kinneret Hotel I will be happy to improve our service experience for you by calling 046707070 Best wishes, Guest service manager Nimrod Tal
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This Hotel has a great potential : A) The location of the hotel on the lake's shore is great and special B) The premises of the hotel are great and were renewed as Israel Canada rented the on a long term period It s a high class hotel C) The hotel staff is very professionnal and cares in every matter .
But the great disadvantage of this resort : 1) The hotel doesnt have restaurant service .As a separate service there is the Chef Restaurant Lotte whose location is in the hotel managed by the well known Israeli Chef Assaf Granit when it s open also for outside guests . As a matter of fact it could be that as a hotel guest You will not be able to get a table as the res taurant is full and so you should stay without dinner as it happened to us .It cant be that as a guest of this hotel you dont have the possibility to dinner at he hotel . As we spend 2 nights at the hotel we were told that the restaurant was full on thursday night and there is no chance to get a table . This matter is incedible .
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Date of stay: December 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Nimrod Tal, Owner at Galei Kinneret
Responded 19 Dec 2021
Dear Ilan, Thank you for the feedback on your hospitality experience at Galei Kinneret Hotel Booking a table for the Lotte restaurant for dinner is separate from booking the hotel and it is possible to book a table for the restaurant directly in front of the restaurant only based on availability Guest service manager Nimrod Tal
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I am in the hotel as I write this review , I leave in Israel now and came with a colleague from the state . This hotel is not cheap so I thought I will be safe taking him here . Big mistake . Yesterday we got here at around 3 and went to pool . No service I was told no servers ,no food they closed the bar food , no one to talk to .they should basically change there name to “No” No coffee was told because of kosher issue but what about black coffee . The ceiling fan in the room is making a clicking sound but without it room very hot A/c can’t handle the heat . Ask to do something but nothing was done . They also have a movement sensor in room so when you are not in the room air condition stops working , the problem with that is that you return to a hot room with a weak air condition and you sweat for an hour in the room till it gets better I just wish I could sleep with a ceiling fan that make clicking noise .
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled on business
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My wife and I stayed at Galei Kineret for a few days. Even before we arrived, the wonderful and friendly guest relations manager Odelia, whatsapped us to inquire if we would need anything before we arrived. Upon arrival and throughout our stay, there were ice cold drinks and snacks at reception. The lobby is beautiful and very smartly decorated. We had a magnificent suite with complimentary beverages and coffee, as well as a beautiful welcome gift, and a fresh fruit platter in our suite. Our suite had a huge bathroom, as well as an extra powder room. Our suite had magnificent views of Lake Kinneret, as well as a large terrace overlooking the pool. The pool was beautiful, and the pool area was very roomy and had fabulous comfortable lounge chairs. As well, the pool area had a great vibe, and great English music playing all day. We ordered burgers and salad at the pool bar and the food was delicious. A special shout out to our servers Adele and Chen. Breakfast was amazing with special breakfast items created by the chef. Special thanks and a shout out to our wonderful server Dor. Galei Kinneret is a great hotel, and we are looking forward to returning soon.
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Date of stay: July 2022
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Room Tip:Choose the Ben Gurion suite if available!
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Response from Odelia Abraham, Other at Galei Kinneret
Responded 2 Aug 2022
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are so pleased to read that you enjoyed your stay with us at the Galei Kinneret and we appreciate your kind words. We will definitely be sharing your wonderful feedback with the rest of the team. We look forward to the pleasure of welcoming you back soon. Regards, Odelia Abraham Guest Relations Manager
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There are more places to choose from in the Tiberias area.
PRICE RANGE
S$428 - S$507 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
rimonim galei kinnereth tiberias
LOCATION
IsraelNorthern DistrictGalilee RegionTiberias
NUMBER OF ROOMS
120
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