"We recently spent a long weekend at the Ruth Hotel in Safed. The hotel has a very good vibe, especially over Shabbat. However, there are a lot of little things that did not go well that put a drag on our stay and overall experience. Room - we had a room in the new building. I am not sure if we ordered a room in this building or if we were assigned a room in this section. Either way, the room and building are a bit run down and could benefit from an overdue renovation. "Upgrade" offer - after receiving our room, the front desk contacted us to offer us an upgrade to a room with a balcony. Just out of curiosity, we looked at the room. What the hotel was offering us was a room overlooking a parking lot that also sits on top of a maintenance storage area. This offer we of course declined. Reservations in dinning room - at first, the hotel refused to accept a reservation for dinner on Friday evening. The explanation we received was that they only take reservations from large families or something like this. After involving the hotel manager, we were finally able to make a reservation. Wine bar - we had a bad experience in the hotel's wine bar. The waiter quoted us one price for a bottle of wine and then tried to charge us another price. After again involving the hotel manager, the waiter and wine bar manager apologized to us and corrected our tab. Walking tour - the hotel offers a walking tour of Safed. The tour guide was not much of a tour guide. He only stopped every few minutes to sing a song, which was a really weird experience and a waste of two plus hours."

"I really enjoyed my stay at this ad the spa facilities . The hotel is more of.a wellbeing destination than a typical all inclusive hotel and the best food I've eaten in a long time . The chef prepares fresh daily fruits and salads and more dips than Ive seen in my life. Rooms are super clean and new and spacious "

"An amazing little place with the most kind and generous hosts. Very central to synagogues and eateries and of course, as the name suggests, to the art shops that Sefad/Tzfat is known for. Very cosy with only 2 separated 'mini houses' with a shared courtyard between and the hosts' personal home. Hosts are olim (born overseas) so they get the little creature comforts sometimes missing in Israeli run B&B's (umbrella for rain, sprays for bathroom and even extras eg needle & thread which we needed) ... so good we went back for a 2nd weekend."

"The hotel is of a very high standard Includes all spa services And has one of the highest levels of service we have seen in Israel. However, we were disappointed to discover that the heated pool was actually heated to an inadequate temperature, which meant we didn't get into the pool at all - we expected more than that."

"This is not the first time we have been to Azamra, but each time we are amazed anew at the gorgeous attention to detail and the impeccably-maintained rooms. The hosts are sweet and gracious, and can't do enough for us. We can't recommend it highly enough."