when Rosh Pina was still called “Gei Oni” (“valley of my strength”), Baron Edmond James de Rothschild founded an estate for the benefit of the local farmers who are known as the pioneers of the first “Aliya”. Gei Oni was later renamed by the pioneers “Rosh Pina” as per Psalm 118:22: "The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone” ("head of the corner" is "Rosh Pina" in Hebrew).

Over 100 years later, in 1994, the estate was acquired by Kobi Kuperberg. Kobi, having just come back to Israel from his business in the USA, chose to materialise a dream, his dream, to launch a small boutique hotel, a unique and prestigious establishment, in Old Rosh Pina. Kobi named it Pina Balev (in Hebrew “a corner in your heart”).

preservation and reconstruction, Pina Balev was exposed to the world. In the newly reconstructed 19th century estate five luxurious suites were built, surrounded by a wide garden. Wild plants and ancient trees decorate the garden along with collector’s art pieces that are spread around the garden and the suites: statues, decorative stained glass windows, paintings and various pieces of art made of pottery, iron, stone and wood.

that every little detail has been thought through at Pina Balev in order to create an impeccable hospitability experience. The guest’s experience comes first and foremost: the service, attitude and attention to detail, all combined are why Pina Balev was voted and crowned the recommended B&B in the Middle East.

In 2002 Pina Balev won its first MAP’s website’s * “Recommended” award and since, for 13 years consecutively, Pina Balev has been voted by the website’s critics and reviewers “one of the recommended hospitality establishments” in the country.  *MAP website (www.mapa.co.il), Israel’s largest national equivalent of TripAdvisor, was established in 2001 and is synonymous to quality and excellence in the fields of hospitality, trips and leisure. Boasting 800,000 web visitors on a monthly basis, the website covers thousands of attractions in Israel providing, in a centralised point of reference, objective and up to date recommendations for the leisure, holiday and culture industries in Israel.

Since 2013 Pina Balev has been awarded and voted TripAdvisor’s Excellence Certificates: 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Travellers’ Choice Winner. For consecutive three years Pina Balev has been voted the most recommended hospitality establishment in Rosh Pina.

In 2014 TripAdvisor** awarded Pina Balev First Place in the “Top 25 B&Bs and Inns, Middle East” category.**TripAdvisor is the world's largest travel site providing traveller’s reviews and travel-related content in the travel, leisure and holiday industries. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 350 million unique monthly visitors, and 320 million reviews and opinions covering more than 6.2 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 48 countries worldwide.