Must-see hotels in Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

  • Turqut Motel

    Azerbaijan

    Good-value, basic-but-clean rooms mostly come with air-conditioning, functioning bathrooms and toiletries; simpler rooms share a seatless sit-down toilet…

  • Hostel Kalifornia

    Gori

    You can sleep very cheap in the bunk dorm at this family-run hostel a few steps north off Chavchavadze. It has two colourful mansard private rooms too –…

  • Gelati Guest House

    Kutaisi

    Original art, moulded ceilings and other pretty touches give this friendly, English-speaking guesthouse a little something extra. All but one of the seven…

  • Hazz Hotel

    Baku

    Tiffany glass panels and Modigliani-style paintings by a Georgian artist enliven indigo corridor walls and lead to rooms which are mostly the size of…

  • Hotel Inter-Sukhum

    Georgia

    The rooms at this largeish hotel just west of the city centre are certainly pretty bland, but they’re clean and secure with small balconies and comfy beds…

  • Givi Kakhiani's Guesthouse

    Svaneti

    Givi's friendly and attractive farmstead has four comfortable and modernised rooms for two to four people each. The only inconvenience is having to walk…

  • Hotel Old Capital

    Southern Georgia

    Just across the street from Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, this friendly place has five neat, clean rooms and two two-bedroom apartments upstairs, all with…

  • Altstadt Hotel

    Baku

    This cheap, simple eight-room guesthouse in a quiet corner of the Old City has creaky floors and wobbly shower curtains, but guests can use the hob and…

  • Borjomi Park Guest House

    Borjomi

    More like a small hotel than a guesthouse, the Borjomi Park is something of a study in beige, but remains a good midrange option with clean, cosy rooms…

  • Kiwi House

    Kakheti

    A friendly English-speaking family home, with most guest rooms in a separate block at the back with a pleasant and spacious garden. Vegetarian meals…

  • Hotel Shamo

    Great Caucasus

    A relaxed, smallish hotel with a homey, log-cabin-type feel and excellent traditional Georgian meals. It's about 1km down the road from the resort centre,…

  • Keselo Guesthouse

    Omalo

    Green-fenced Keselo, scenically placed at the top of Kvemo Omalo, has comfy beds in half a dozen rooms that share bathrooms. There's lots of communal…

  • Hotel Gudauri Hut

    Great Caucasus

    A friendly, medium-sized hotel a short distance up the road from the resort centre, Gudauri Hut offers pleasant, clean, yellow-painted rooms with good…

  • Hotel Brighton

    Batumi

    This spick-and-span 15-room hotel has a great location just off Evropas moedani, helpful staff and a smart terrace overlooking the square. Rooms are…

  • Edelweiss Guest House

    Southern Georgia

    In the town centre, Edelweiss is a family-run enterprise with welcoming hosts. Rooms are spacious and cosy wood-panelled affairs, and there's a small…

  • Hotel Victoria

    Borjomi

    A friendly place with 10 good-value rooms for two to four people, including two duplexes (ideal for families), and all attractively pine-panelled. The…

  • Dzveli Batumi

    Batumi

    Friendly and informative hosts Gocha and Irina offer a dozen well-equipped, carpeted rooms in an old-town house, with assorted colour schemes, homey…

  • Marelisi Guesthouse

    Southern Georgia

    Marelisi has four double rooms sharing bathrooms and is recommended for its good food. Owner Giorgi speaks English and can arrange horses for the national…

  • Xınalıq Hotel

    Azerbaijan

    This traders' guesthouse is basic and male-orientated. There are obvious signs of wear but maintenance standards are no worse than you'd expect given the…

  • Kəpəz Hotel

    Azerbaijan

    The Kəpəz is a monstrous Soviet-era hulk of decomposing concrete, whose unreconstructed sense of dilapidation is its source of perverse interest to a few…

  • Hotel Dina

    Armenia

    Its handsome exterior and pretty front garden raise hopes that are dashed when the dowdy brown rooms at this centrally located hotel are inspected. They…

  • Nina B&B

    Northern Armenia

    It might have a few of the most affordable dorm beds in Dilijan, but this guesthouse is terribly dated, has bare-bones rooms and smelly bathrooms. We're…

  • Pansionat Sahil

    Azerbaijan

    Aimed at market traders, Sahil has clean, simple but perfectly survivable rooms with private if sometimes musty bathrooms and some wear to the floors.

  • Oskar Hotel

    Azerbaijan

    Oskar has just three compact rooms above the entrance to a small, tree-shaded yard-cafe. It's very basic, road noise can be disturbing and there is no…

  • Old Ganja Hostel

    Azerbaijan

    The location is unbeatable, there's a hangout yard with tyre-seats and chess sets, and the eight curtained bunks are comfy enough. However, they share a…

  • AzPetrol Motel

    Azerbaijan

    This simple but clean motel is located at the filling station at the east end of Balakən, 600m east of the bus station. Across the concourse there's a…

  • Saro’s B&B

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    English-speaking owner Saro Saryan is an enthusiastic host and knows much about Shushi’s history. His tranquil home has several large rooms and a garden…

  • Park Hotel Artsakh

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    This boutique hotel in the building of a former hospital has been tastefully redeveloped in the classic Karabakhti style. The distinctive stone and wood…

  • Ella & Hamlet Guesthouse

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    The cheapest place in town, this spotless guesthouse is the closest Stepanakert gets to having a hostel. It has five basic but spacious rooms that share a…

  • Avan Shushi Plaza Hotel

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    Right in the middle of town, the rooms at this high-rise place may feel a little worn, but they're still a great deal. There are sweeping views from the…

  • Hovik Gasparyan B&B

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    This large family house has four multi-bed guestrooms. No English is spoken, but the welcome is warm and you'll get a good feel for life in a typical…

  • Armenia Hotel

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    Once the plushest hotel in town, the Armenia now has some competition, but its location on the main square, along with its fitness centre, sauna and cable…

  • Hotel Heghnar

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    This clean and functional place doesn't have the best location, but its rooms all have balconies with green valley views and are quite cosy and…

  • Shushi Grand Hotel

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    Shushi's best hotel has spacious and comfortable (if not particularly characterful) rooms, all with balconies in a modern and clean environment. The…

  • Seastone Hotel

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    This curious place has spacious rooms and an utterly surreal setting, next to a giant lion carved into the rock face that roars as you approach, and…

  • Eclectic Hotel

    Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

    The Eclectic Hotel is shaped like a boat, and has an utterly bizarre atmosphere. It's great value though, and a good place to overnight if you are…