바르지아 리조트(Vardzia Resort)

Amazingly situated hotel with a great staff - special recognition for the Armenian woman at the restaurant who was attentive to our needs, tolerated our noisy kids and made a birthday extra special! All staff were extremely helpful in accommodating our requests with small kids and older grandparents. Great restaurant with regional specialties. We will certainly be back!

This seems to be the only hotel in the area but it is nice. Very large, beautiful and interesting grounds, nicely done. Amazing view from the pool. Would be amazing to be there in the summer and be in the pool. Nice staff throughout. Willing to accommodate and help. Food ok in the restaurant. There was a mistake in the restaurant re payment and they immediately and without question sorted it out. Nice stay.

This was unfortunately the least satisfactory hotel on our trip to the Caucasus. We did not have a reservation and the hotel was quite full, so I expect that we got the last two rooms. Logically, these should be the worst rooms. Ours were cottages, not in the main building. One, a triple, was right next door to the backup generator. It is great that the hotel has such a system, but it is not great to be next to it. The shower was so blocked that it was unusable and the hot water in the other room ran out part way through showering. The beds were very firm (not to our taste) and one of the provided bottles of water had clearly been opened and used. It just didn’t feel loved. The WiFi was intermittent, which might be an issue for some people. Breakfast was good, and was available from 09:00 - 11:00. This was a bit late for us. Before 09:00 the breakfast room was reserved for a large tour party. The hotel is probably the only one in the area that can accept tour groups. On the plus side it has great views from the grounds (not from our rooms) and is very near the cave monastery.

This hotel has the most gorgeous grounds and view, worth an extra day just to relax. Ask for a room on the front with a view. Breakfast selection excellent. Meals were very good. Staff very helpful. A must go.

The hotel is located on the hill overlooking the side of the Cave Town, opposite. It consists of the main building and various utility structures, like restaurant and bar, and chalets. There were small swimming pools strewn across the complex. It was interestingly laid out. The lift was tiny, it only took one person with two suitcases to fill it up. Luckily, there were only two storeys so we used stairs most of the time. Our room was spacious enough. The rickety bed wasn’t overly generously-sized and seating was very limited. There was some wardrobe space, sufficient for short stays only. There was a small bathroom where the shower had feeble water pressure. Lighting was poor and WiFi signal pretty weak. Breakfast was quite standard. We also dined at the hotel. The food was rather mediocre and wine selection non-existent. Staff were rather inflexible.

The upside to this hotel: it has a beautiful garden and 2 pools to relax and swim after a long day of traveling or hiking. Vardzia caves close by. The rooms of this hotel are a little outdated. We had strange, not fitting furniture, wifi was down most of the time, small bathoom, beds were not really comfortable and the food in the evening at the restaurant was mediocre at best (I don't like bones in chicken filet for example). Breakfast was good. I have mixed feelings about this place. The staff was nice, the pool was great but the room was not value for money and this hotel was compared to our other hotels in Georgia very expensive but less in quality.

When it comes to accommodation in Vardzia, there is Vardzia Resort and then a heaping pile of mediocre budget hotels. We’ve stayed at the resort twice and loved both experiences. The hotel is absolutely gorgeous, the rooms are modern and comfortable, the on-site restaurant offers up some of the best food we’ve had in two years living in Georgia, and the twin pools are great after a hot day hiking to and from the Vardzia Complex (a 30 minute walk). One of our favourite hotels in Georgia.

Very nice hotel with an amazing view of the cave city. On site restaurant is very good. The grounds are lovely.

We chose this hotel for its location, only 5 minutes away by car (30 min by foot) to Vardzia Cave City in order to visit it as soon as it opens (at 10 am). I wouldn't really call this a resort as there is just a spa and 2 swimming pools and nothing else but we weren't there for that anyway. The hotel is very nice, the rooms are great and the view from our balcony was beautiful. The TV didn't work but we didn't mention it because we were just there for one night. I would suggest adding a recycling bin and installing refillable shampoo and soap bottles in the bathroom, so much waste generated from the small disposable bottles... Breakfast was strange. Due to COVID I presume, the staff prepares your plate for you. That is perfectly understandable. However, being told that having a cappuccino would cost extra is unacceptable in a hotel which costs $100 a night (in Georgia !). Same thing was told to the gentleman who wanted an americano. And the machine was right there ! It's really a matter of being cheap and that's too bad and the reason why I will not give a 5 star review. The food at the restaurant was very good but service was a bit slow.