For almost 100 years, the Galei Kinneret hotel 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 its guests to enjoy an exciting culinary world led by Chef Assaf Granit, incredible views, and an unrivaled hospitality experience.

Originaly opened in 1946, about a year before the establishment of the modern state of Israel, in partnership with the “Africa Palestine Company”, and under the direction of Architect Aharon Kempinski, Lotte established the Galei Kinneret luxury hotel. When Lotte Eisenberg was 16, her family went on an unforgettable tour at the Villa d’Este hotel on the shores of Lake Como, Italy. The magnificent hotel, its elegant gardens, and the beauty of the surroundings were engraved deep in Lotte’s heart. Years later, with this vision Lotte arrived to the small town of Tiberias, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.. Among the first hotel guests to arrive were the UN forces that oversaw the ceasefire agreement between the fledgling Jewish state and its neighbors. With them came the young state’s new leader, David Ben Gurion and his wife Paula, who became regular hotel guests, along with a long line of royalty, heads of state, movie stars, and celebrities from all around the world.