3 Best Hotels in Georgia

Lodgings with a personal touch can be found at this small inn run by husband and wife Gocha and Irina Meskhi in the center of the old town. The rooms thoroughly embrace a retro vibe, with red and brown fabrics and semi-antique furnishings (flatscreens need not apply) that seem pre-independence either by design or practicality. Nonetheless, it stands in charming contrast to the surrounding glass and steel of the refurbished city, and the views out the windows onto the clusters of neighboring appartments gives a sense of Batumi behind the scenes. The family feel also means mom-cooked breakfasts in the morning.

Although French Belle Epoque in appearance, this 4-star hotel a few steps from Piazza Square is a relatively new creation, built by Georgian businessman Oleg Galogre. Rooms contain far less flair than the exterior and lobby, with few distinguising characteristics in the standard double and single beds, wood desk, and leather sofas and armchairs. The roof-top terrace, however, is a gem and the location of a restaurant and bar that serves breakfast and classic Georgian cuisine throughout the day, made more enjoyable by the views of the sea and mountains.

It's hard not to notice Italian architect Michele de Lucchi's crooked glass and steel building rising 19 floors at the north end of Batumi Boulevard from just about anywhere in the city, and this recent addition to the skyline is also one of its best hotels. Each of the rooms has floor-to-ceiling glass windows with views of the sea, mountains, or old town and is decked out in Scandinavian chic, with throughly modern furniture and bursts of muted reds, yellows, and blues in the fabrics. The 19th-floor bar and restaurant, Clouds, offers some of the best views in the city, and is a popular meeting point for romantic cocktails at sunset. The hotel's efforts in ecological management has earned it a Green Key label, one of only two in the country.