Must-see hotels in Georgia

  • Hotel Leon

    Georgia

    A very good, medium-sized hotel just back from the eastern end of the central seafront. Rooms are furnished in pale wood and equipped with good showers,…

  • Green House Shatili

    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…

  • Hotel Boombully

    Tbilisi

    Boombully has a fantastic location, a sociable atmosphere and friendly young management. Rooms are brightly and stylishly decorated and share a pine…

  • Hotel Abaata

    Georgia

    This is a recent restoration of Prince Oldenburgsky's century-old hotel installations inside the Abaata fortress. Rooms are comfortable, bright and…

  • Kiev-Kutaisi Hotel

    Kutaisi

    This 14-room hotel has the feel of a family home and is handily located just south of Tsentraluri moedani. The welcome is friendly and English-speaking,…

  • Family Hotel Ucha

    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…

  • Guesthouse Mgzavri

    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…

  • Guest House Caucasus

    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…

  • Valodia's Cottage

    Vardzia

    In a beautiful riverside setting 2.5km south from Vardzia, Valodia's offers comfy rooms, some with a balcony or a terrace, in new pine or stone buildings…

  • Old Tusheti

    Tusheti

    Host Eldar Buqvaidze provides good, plentiful meals, plays the balalaika and maintains a curious museum of traditional Tusheti artefacts. Ask about the…

  • Guesthouse Lasharai

    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…

  • Wald Hotel Lagodekhi

    Kakheti

    Tucked away behind the Visitors Centre, the Wald Hotel offers the most comfortable accommodation in town and makes for an excellent base for exploring the…

  • Nunu’s Guesthouse

    Stepantsminda

    A good option just 50m along the uphill street from the marshrutka stand, with a friendly hostess, good meals and lovely mountain views from the balcony…

  • Diana's Guesthouse

    Stepantsminda

    Terrific meals, a welcoming hostess and bright, clean rooms (some with private bathroom) in modern buildings make this one of the best picks. From…

  • Villa Mtiebi

    Tbilisi

    This rather charming bolthole is hidden in a quiet and almost tourist-free part of the Old Town and has maintained its building’s original art-nouveau…

  • Hotel Tusheti Tower

    Omalo

    A small 17th-century tower on Zemo Omalo's village square has been extended vertically to house four small stone-walled rooms with private bathrooms…

  • G&G Guesthouse

    Telavi

    This fantastically located traditional house just under Telavi's castle has tonnes of character and four comfortable, recently renovated rooms that…

  • Guesthouse Sweet Home

    Svaneti

    A charming guesthouse in the village of Lalkhori – 2km beyond Adishi if you're walking from Mestia – Sweet Home is just that, with lots of space, a large…

  • Hotel Apollon

    Southern Georgia

    Apollon provides good, pine-floored rooms with balconies and comfortable wooden beds, satisfying meals in a cosy dining room, friendly staff, and…

  • Hotel Neli Telavi

    Telavi

    Five of the eight big, bright rooms at Neli's charming family home have private bathrooms. Best of all is the slightly more expensive top-floor 'lux' room…

  • Hotel Brigitte

    Sighnaghi

    The best midrange option in town, Brigitte is an attractively converted house with spotless and comfortable rooms, pleasantly designed communal areas and…

  • Guest House Goari

    Tbilisi

    This attractive conversion of a fine Old Town house has nine well-appointed and comfortable rooms, and lots of small terraces with good views over…

  • Hostel Batumi Globus

    Batumi

    A largish hostel with a warm welcome, a good kitchen, pleasant if basic dorms (including one for women only) and four private rooms with pallet beds. The…

  • Hotel Svan House

    Mestia

    A welcoming and smart conversion of an old stone house, with eight good, clean and well-sized rooms along two wooden verandahs. There's a pretty garden to…

  • Hotel Terrace Kutaisi

    Kutaisi

    Set among a quiet residential neighbourhood, this brand-new 17-room hotel tower sticks out a little bit, but it's run by a super-helpful team and has…

  • Kusika Guest House

    Sighnaghi

    This friendly little place has a vine-shaded courtyard with superb views over the Alazani valley to the distant Caucasus. There are three cosy, clean…

  • Amra Boutique Hotel

    Georgia

    With its marble floors, spacious rooms, art on the wall and discreet, almost hidden-away location, Amra is probably the classiest place in town to lay…

  • Demidov San Donato Shelter

    Kakheti

    This new mountain hut is usually used on the second night of the circular hike to Shavi Kldeebis Tva. You'll need to bring your own sleeping bag and food…

  • Meteo Shelter

    Kakheti

    You can spend the first night at this shelter about halfway from Lagodekhi to Shavi Kldeebis Tba. You'll need to bring your own sleeping bag and food. You…

  • Piazza Boutique Hotel

    Batumi

    For a treat, check into this hotel with 16 luxurious-themed rooms (from shabby chic to art deco and English) in a 13-storey clock tower over a lively…

  • No12 Boutique Hotel

    Tbilisi

    On a quiet lane right in the heart of the Old Town, No12 offers attractive if smallish rooms with exposed brick panels, pretty tile-surrounded mirrors and…

  • Hotel Makhe

    Svaneti

    This Russian-Georgian hotel in Ienashi village 7km west of Mestia, was formerly a hostel, but it's undergone a transformation into a smarter place with…

  • Dato Jalabauri's Guesthouse

    Great Caucasus

    An atmospheric koshki-guesthouse with 19 beds in small rooms reached by wooden staircases, plus a scenic balcony and a good hot shower. The family's own…

  • Light House Hotel

    Batumi

    A stylish hotel on a quiet street, the Light House has 15 rooms in eye-catching, modish styles and colours, making it a comfortable and friendly place to…

  • Hotel New Star

    Southern Georgia

    This small hotel has a magnificent location with the castle looming right on the doorstep. Rooms, which can sleep three people and all have a private…

  • Kavkasioni Twins Guesthouse

    Kakheti

    There's a warm welcome here, just 100m from the reserve entrance, and the seven rooms are bright and spotless, with shiny wood floors. Two have private…

  • Schuchmann Hotel

    Kakheti

    A smart hotel at one of Georgia's top wineries, with spacious, balconied rooms in an attractive stone, wood and brick building, plus ample dining areas…

  • Shota Tsiklauri's Guesthouse

    Great Caucasus

    The excellent Shota Tsiklauri's Guesthouse, at the very top of Roshka village, provides four comfy guestrooms and fine food – a dream for anyone arriving…

  • Hotel Tamarindi

    Southern Georgia

    This small hotel literally facing Svetitskhoveli Cathedral has five very comfy, large rooms and a good terrace looking across the street. Host Jemal…

  • Savanna Guesthouse

    Kakheti

    This super-friendly family guesthouse is an atmospheric place to overnight while exploring Vashlovani. The four rooms, two of which have a private…

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