Tbilisi
Tbilisi's best hotel is currently unsurpassable, and Stamba has won new devotees – as well as awards – aplenty since its doors opened in 2018, when the…
Must-see hotels in Georgia
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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…
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Tbilisi
Revolutionising Tbilisi's hotel scene when it opened a few years ago and now spawning imitators all over Georgia, Rooms was Tbilisi's first top-end…
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Tbilisi
This enormous mould-breaking hostel in a converted Soviet sewing factory has raised the bar for local hostels to an almost embarrassing extent. Escape the…
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Batumi
Brand new in mid-2019, this fabulously contemporary conversion of an Old Town building now houses Batumi's most stylish boutique hostel. Each of the five…
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Tbilisi
Oozing old Tbilisi atmosphere, Marina's 19th-century house has a huge 1st-floor terrace with blue painted woodwork that simply couldn't be more…
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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…
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Davit Gareja
This unlikely Polish-run hostel-hotel-restaurant is indeed an oasis of relaxation, musical performances, outdoor cinema and the occasional wild party. It…
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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…
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Kakheti
This ample village house in Kisiskhevi, 7km southeast of Telavi, is a wonderful rural hideaway. It has been beautifully restored by its owners (a group of…
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Tusheti
Beside the church at the top of Shenaqo, delightfully eccentric matriarch Darejan (Daro) offers seven bright, wood-floored and -walled rooms, all with…
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Shota @Rustaveli Boutique Hotel
Tbilisi
A very stylish option just seconds from Rustavelis gamziri, this 52-room boutique hotel gets points for its charming staff, sleekly discreet public areas…
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Borjomi
The rather kitschy exterior of this 2016-opened luxury hotel takes up a large chunk of Borjomi's resort area and is definitely the fanciest option in town…
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Kakheti
Nazy’s beautifully kept stone and timber home is the best guesthouse in the Pankisi Valley, with four comfortable rooms sharing modern, spotless bathrooms…
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Sighnaghi
English-speaking Nana Kokiashvili certainly runs one of the most atmospheric guesthouses in town, with four spotless, spacious rooms sharing a wonderful…
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Kutaisi
Giorgi Giorgadze and his family provide clean, pleasant and sizeable rooms in their ample house on Ukimerioni Hill. They have been hosting travellers a…
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Western Georgia
Zugdidi's best hotel is this brand-new, highly impressive boutique property on the town's main avenue. Its rooms are sleek and minimalist, many boasting…
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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…
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Kutaisi
Probably overall the best hostel in town, mainly due to the infectious enthusiasm of the two Italian friends who run it, Dingo Backpackers is in a…
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Tusheti
By far the most appealing sleeping option in Dartlo, the Hotel Samtsikhe – whose name means 'three watchtowers' – comprises six stone-and-wood houses,…
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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…
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Borjomi
Charming hostess Marina keeps one of Borjomi's best-value guesthouses, in a welcoming, cosy home with four upstairs guestrooms, all of which have their…
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Tbilisi
Envoy has a great location just above Meidan and is one of Tbilisi's best hostels. It's an old parquet-floored house, with six dorms, four private rooms,…
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Tbilisi
An American-owned oasis of unpretentious comfort and good service, Betsy’s has a panoramic location on the slopes of Mt Mtatsminda, and is the hotel of…
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Sighnaghi
The hospitable Zandarashvili family provide good rooms, great food and homemade wine, and their house is deservedly a travellers’ favourite. Top-floor…
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Batumi
Gulnasi Mikeladze and her welcoming family run what’s effectively a great-value budget hotel. The 18 rooms, on three floors, are spotless, spacious and…
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Tbilisi
This Old Town hideaway has four very attractive, good-value rooms with contemporary furnishings and comfy beds – plus a lovely wood-columned verandah for…
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Batumi
From the folks who brought you Back2Me Hostel, Surf Hostel is an excellent addition to the hostel scene, with a brand-new and beautifully renovated ground…
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Sighnaghi
Just off Erekle II moedani and overlooking a deep, green valley, the Central offers a wide choice of neat, clean, wood-floored rooms with private bathroom…
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Kakheti
If you have time, stay overnight in one of these six tourist bungalows on the banks of the Alazani River. Each has three single beds, electricity and a…
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Kakheti
Local farmer Pavle has created this intriguing campsite in the middle of nature and it makes a fantastic spot to unwind and disconnect. There's a brick…
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Tbilisi
This very welcome boutique addition to the charming Sololaki district is a superb and vaguely futuristic conversion of a 1970s building that uses space…
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Borjomi
For sheer magnificence, check into this impressive renovation of a palace once owned by a 19th-century Iranian ambassador to Tbilisi. It sits right…
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Tbilisi
The Radisson has panoramic, luxurious rooms with super-comfy beds, most looking along the Mtkvari River and far beyond. Its several good restaurants,…
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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…
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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…
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Vardzia
With a gorgeous setting facing the cave city across the river, this newly built and very contemporary resort is upmarket and caters mainly to tour groups…
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Kutaisi
In a huge old Soviet building that was once a printing company, Mandaria is a hostel on a grand scale that is perfect for groups. There's a huge communal…
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Telavi
This welcoming house is a long-time travellers’ favourite and justly so. English-speaking Svetlana serves fabulous dinners and is more than helpful in…
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Tbilisi
This mini hostel is perfectly located between the Old Town and Rustavelis gamziri, and has just a couple of dorms and one double room all sharing three…
