Stepantsminda
Rooms is a massive, inspired conversion of a former Soviet sanatorium. The once-spartan building is now clad almost entirely in appealing dark wood and…
Stepantsminda
Rooms is a massive, inspired conversion of a former Soviet sanatorium. The once-spartan building is now clad almost entirely in appealing dark wood and…
Great Caucasus
A 10-minute trudge uphill from Juta with fabulous views up the valley to Mt Chaukhi, Zeta provides good tents with sleeping bags and mats, multiple rooms…
Stepantsminda
This fantastic addition to the accommodation options on the way to Mt Kazbek, 2018-opened AltiHut sits at 3014m, a 7km (2½-hour) trek from Tsiminda Sameba…
Svaneti
A comfortable mountain lodge in a gorgeous setting just past Mazeri, with a restaurant serving good Georgian dishes, salads and desserts. Rooms are…
Tusheti
Beside the church at the top of Shenaqo, delightfully eccentric matriarch Darejan (Daro) offers seven bright, wood-floored and -walled rooms, all with…
Mestia
This friendly family establishment is annoyingly unsigned and hidden in a lane just by Erti Kava coffee shop. However, with its own Svan tower, 20…
Great Caucasus
Ukrainian- and Polish-run and dedicated to everybody having a good time, the Yeti revolves happily around its sociable bar-restaurant. It's 500m back down…
Mestia
These teacher sisters speak good English and German, and their house has five big, carpeted rooms that just ooze Soviet Georgian character. Each room…
Svaneti
This charming family-run guesthouse oozes character, not least with its own 11th-century Svan watchtower on the premises, which owner Giorgi will be happy…
Mestia
Terrific Svan meals and a warm welcome from the ever-helpful, English-speaking Roza and her family make this one of Mestia’s best places to stay, all the…
Svaneti
This welcome new guesthouse in the village of Iprali has seven comfortable rooms that share six bathrooms. There's hot water, wi-fi and host Temuri speaks…
Tusheti
By far the most appealing sleeping option in Dartlo, the Hotel Samtsikhe – whose name means 'three watchtowers' – comprises six stone-and-wood houses,…
Stepantsminda
Six bright, spic-and-span rooms with polished pine floors, good breakfasts and helpful English-speaking owners add up to one of Stepantsminda's best…
Mestia
This midrange hotel on Mestia's main street makes a good stab at boutique hotel offerings, with smart furnishings, polished wooden floorboards, crisp…
Mestia
This pleasant, clean and central budget-leaning place has a wide range of rooms of varied sizes and outlook. Most share bathrooms, plus there's a big…
Omalo
This fairly basic guesthouse in the middle of Kvemo Omalo offers some of the best-value rooms in the village. The four rooms have chipboard walls and…
Mestia
This attractive three-storey house with a lovely tree-shaded garden (where you can take meals or drinks) has a degree of traditional charm thanks to its…
Mestia
Opened in 2019 on Mestia's main square, the Posta is a splash of boutique fabulousness in a town still struggling to build rooms with bathrooms. Studiedly…
Svaneti
Temraz has four good, clean, wood-floored rooms, and serves awesomely delicious local food. His brother Fridon's paintings decorate the communal areas of…
Mestia
Hospitable, English-speaking Eka Chartolani, the archaeology curator at Mestia's museum, has six large rooms for up to four people (three of which share…
Svaneti
A hospitable Canadian-and-Georgian-run guesthouse about 1km up from the main road in Etseri, this guesthouse has several bright, medium-sized rooms for up…
Svaneti
Charming Gogia and Dodo moved back to Svaneti after living in Abkhazia for years, and offer a very comfortable modern house set in a large garden in the…
Svaneti
Nana's stone and timber house at the end of the village has extraordinary views over the valley and is extremely popular with hikers. At research time a…
Stepantsminda
This stylish new addition to Stepantsminda's accommodation scene is right on Kazbegis moedani and has some great views of Mt Kazbek from its rooms at the…
Great Caucasus
A very atmospheric guesthouse built into a watchtower near the foot of the Old Town, Imeda's has nine rooms (some windowless) for up to seven people…
Svaneti
For sheer atmosphere, Elizabeth's many-windowed traditional house is a great option, with multiple family members running around with plates of food and a…
Svaneti
This 30-room hotel is Ushguli's biggest, and is a good fit for groups and anyone who has had enough of guesthouses. Each of the rooms is spotless and…
Mestia
A good-value guesthouse spread over three houses, Manoni offers comfy pine-panelled rooms of various sizes, and five shared bathrooms. Camping in the…
Svaneti
One of Ushguli's largest and most professional establishments, with some 19 rooms in various wings of a sprawling building, Villa Lileo offers excellent…
Great Caucasus
Signposted from the bridge at Juta, this house has two four-bed rooms and a bathroom with a hot shower in the main house, as well as two rather cosier new…
Mestia
Particularly good Svan food, a hospitable welcome and a variety of renovated rooms (nearly all with bathroom) in two buildings make Nino’s one of the best…
Svaneti
This very friendly, modern family home on the hillside above the main road through the valley makes for an excellent base for hiking in the area. Its…
Stepantsminda
A friendly, English-speaking brother-and-sister team run this popular little hostel, 250m along the second street on the left as you walk up the Gergeti…
Omalo
This attractive stone-and-wood house has rooms with private bathroom, plus a nice front garden and a dedicated restaurant area serving good meals. Very…
Great Caucasus
Russian-speaking Fiso's charming guesthouse faces Shatili's extraordinary Old Town across the river and is a cosy and inviting place to stay. The five…
Svaneti
Iprali's main guesthouse is a professional outfit with 23 clean and comfy rooms that share five bathrooms and toilets. There's a small museum of Svan…
Omalo
This new family-run guesthouse has some charming English-speaking children running around and a pleasant restaurant on a small raised terrace. The rooms…
Svaneti
Amiable Tariel’s lovely old stone house is the first on the right as you walk up through Chvibiani. Of the six plain, clean rooms, two face north with…
Omalo
This two-floor slate and wood house with a pleasant balcony and terrace overlooking the village square is a comfortable place to stay. There's a…
Tusheti
Host Eldar Buqvaidze provides good, plentiful meals, plays the balalaika and maintains a curious museum of traditional Tusheti artefacts. Ask about the…