Boutique Kosher Hotel Tourfa

“מינימלי ביותר, לא באמת מלון”

The accommodation is tidy and clean. The staff are pleasant and try to turn lemons into lemonade. For Sabbath keepers there are a few things that make the stay easier. The proximity is about 5‑7 minutes walking from Beit Chabad and the Great Synagogue. A mezuzah in the room, a hot water heater available for all Sabbath, a Sabbath key, no electronic door or lights that open at the entrance. The place is very very simple. The room has a minimal design, no elevators. The hotel is in a very dark and back alley, not pleasant to walk at night. There is no way to park a car nearby. Breakfast is basic and very disappointing, at a level where there is really nothing to eat (pita, butter, sliced vegetables, hard‑boiled eggs, olives and fruit). Many faults in the room – lights missing, shower clog, broken toilet, water running in the toilets. We received one roll of toilet paper for a stay of two nights, the sheets were on the bed, no covers.

Efrat·3 weeks ago

The staff are polite and smiling. The hotel manager, Benjamin, called immediately after the booking from his personal mobile, spoke in Hebrew, corresponded in Hebrew and was available for any question or request! Even before arriving in Georgia and after. The hotel’s location is excellent! 8 minutes from Beit Chabad and Giv'ot HaShalom, 10 minutes from Ha'ir Ha'ir, close to the city centre. Getting there by car is a bit difficult but taxis worked out. Breakfast is relatively modest but fine. They let me prepare a pot for the family so there would be Jewish cooking. They make chazpuri and are very smiling and polite! All the guests in the hotel are Israeli tourists and that contributed to a sense of security, sharing routes and a pleasant atmosphere. Also making new friends. The hotel does not feel safe enough. There is no lobby. The main door is a metal door that is not closed at night because new guests sometimes arrive. We asked for ground floor for accessibility. The windows face the street and have no shutters. The cars passing by disturb at night, even though the street itself is internal and quiet. The mattresses were not that comfortable. The cleaning was adequate. It’s not really a hotel, but more like apartments. For us, kashrut, location and breakfast with Israeli tourists like us, and the warm attitude of the staff covered the hotel’s shortcomings.

Zoarsharvit·3 weeks ago

The location is excellent, close to Beit Chabad and the city centre. The hotel is adapted for kashrut, has a key, a safe for the key and everything you can think of. The staff are very nice and helped us with everything we needed, did our laundry, and also helped with the leak in the room. Breakfast was nice, it has what you need for breakfast but not too much. Overall we enjoyed it a lot. I don't know if it’s worth the price but it was especially suitable for us after a week of touring.

Tchiya·3 weeks ago

The location is great, the rooms are fine. The cleaning was not the cleanest in one of the rooms. The service is lovely, they try to make the stay successful. Breakfast is very cheap.

טל·4 weeks ago

“מלון מטיילים פשוט, חדרים טובים, מיקום טוב, שירות מצוין בקבלה אך ממש לא נעים מצד הבעלים”

The hotel is just a tourist place. We stayed in a family room, it was spacious, clean and comfortable for three people. They promised us a room with a balcony in advance but in the end we didn’t get it, and they gave us another room that happened to free up without extra charge. Reception is lovely and tries to answer everything it can. Breakfast is cheap, the smell in the dining room is unpleasant. There are no seating places outside the rooms, except a small courtyard. We had a bad experience with the owner, who we felt treated our request with contempt even though it was agreed in advance. In addition we were in Sukkot and confirmed beforehand that there would be a sukkah where we could eat the holiday meal, but in reality the sukkah was small and didn’t accommodate all the invited guests, and despite that there was no attempt to provide a reasonable solution but we were told to wait a long time. When we tried to find out when we could eat, we got a contemptuous and unpleasant reply from the owner, who sent us to look for kosher food from another restaurant in the area during the holiday.

אילת·A month ago