리어 센스 - 익스피리언스 럭셔리 호텔(Lear Sense - Experience Luxury Hotel)

We stayed for 9 nights in Sept 2023 and appeared to be in a minority as foreign tourists. The restaurant was loud and filled with locals, even at breakfast. This is breakfast Israeli style. You are proffered a menu with a selection 6 or so egg-based cooked options, with little leeway to customise. No fry ups. The rest of the breakfast consists of a small buffet, the majority of which comprises salad plates: beetroot, lettuce, couscous dishes. The only cereal on offer is granola which they insist you have with yoghurt, not milk. Their fruit salad is an acerbic mix of julienned Granny Smith-style apples and halved grapes. I can still taste the acid. The room was large, but as others have said, it is noisy til around 2am. Our room was on the 2nd floor, above the patio, which locals use as an outdoor cafe/bar, sitting around all day clinking glasses and shouting loudly. The bathroom was fitted out with towel hooks that couldn't hold any towels and the shower area had a nonsense glass shelf that listed on a downward trajectory so nothing could be placed on it. As for amenities, there is a daytime bar on the roof, along with a very narrow 'two is a crowd' swimming pool. There is a spacious carpark, but be warned: getting thru the barrier isn't straightforward, you are reliant on buzzing the reception desk - and that desk being manned. If, like us, you are holidaying from Europe, think about staying nearer Tel Aviv or Jerusalem as Gedera is remote with a poor range of restaurants.

This is probably the fourth or fifth time that we’ve stayed here. The hotel is around the corner to my sons home and it’s very convenient. When we first stayed here it was excellent but we’ve seen over time how it has become less and less the place we’d like to stay again. The decor remains gorgeous. The food in the restaurant is generally delicious but I sent back my salad as it was swimming in a bitter dressing. However, The service is below par and when we went to sit in the cocktail lounge with friends afterwards I had to physically get up and look for a waitress. The music was so loud that it was difficult to talk but I guess that’s what most of the clientele are looking for. The room is spacious, comfortable and charmingly decorated but they’ve moved from individual bottles of toiletries in the bathroom to large bottles fixed to the wall. I understand that the move was for ecological reasons but for me it felt cheap and was more uncomfortable to use. The towels in the room were threadbare and falling apart. At home I’d have used them for rags. However, my main grouch is how impersonal the staff are. It must have come up on their computer that we’ve stayed frequently, a “ welcome back “ or “ nice to see you again “ would have made all the difference. We’re booked in again in another 6 weeks but are now reconsidering.

We had been staying in Tel Aviv and wanted a spa break for a couple of days without a long drive. Couldn't have chosen better, just 40 mind or so from Tel Aviv. Really friendly, helpful staff, great room (we had the loft room with our own jacuzzi) We ate at the on-site restaurant Alberto, lovely food, reasonably priced and good service. Had a couple of trea**ents, spa staff helpful and friendly. Hotel has small pool but perfectly adequate. Would definitely return and would have no hesitation in recommending.

I had a really unpleasant experience with the massager, she didn’t really do any massage and then she agreed to do only left side (saying I don’t need right). Service was bad. Needless to say it’s very expensive

Lovely hotel, good food, very pleasant rooftop bar and (tiny) swimming pool. Generous breakfast, although they do need a toaster! Staff all cheerful and helpful. Absolutely no complaints.

The hotel is very stylish. Staff very friendly and helpful. The room was very large and extremely comfortable. Dinner in the restaurant was of high quality as was the breakfast. We would highly recommend this hotel and stay there again.

We stayed 6 nights in this charming hotel. There was always plenty of free parking which was greatly appreciated. The hotel itself is stunning, beautiful and tasteful decor. The bedrooms are large with plenty of cupboard space ( my pet peeve is no cupboard space in hotels !) , a huge really comfortable bed and a fridge always filled with complimentary sparkling and still water plus a great coffee machine. On each floor there is also complimentary tea, cookies and more water if required. We had a beautiful and comfortable balcony overlooking the gardens. There is a really comfortable bar downstairs and the restaurant is superb as are the breakfasts. The hotel also has a well fitted gym, a rooftop bar and small swimming pool.The staff are helpful and pleasant so all in all a great stay. The ONLY thing that I would gripe about is the REALLY loud background music that is constantly played. There were times in the bar at lunchtime when we were the only ones there and we couldn’t talk as it was so loud. If we had to be in gedera again we would definitely come back.

Pros Nice intimacy hotel with limited number of rooms Great exclusive breakfast combined with menu and buffet Private parking Cons Uncomfortable pillows Noise below the window in the early morning from a track that delivered supply to the hotel or the restaurant

My husband and I came to this hotel for a short vacation and we enjoyed every minute of it. We booked a room with a balcony, and it was beautiful. The room was big, great design, it came with robes, slippers, hair dryer and nespresso machine. outside the rooms there were coockies and tea available to everyone. The pool on the roof is quite small, but enjoyable nevertheless. There is also a bar by the pool and you can order lunch and drinks. The view from the pool and roof is terrific. There is also a good restaurant right next to the hotel, so it's very convienient. All the staff members of the hotel and restaurant were very kind and helpful. We will cetenly come back again! Highly reccomemded.