Family hotels and homes in Vardzia

Tatjana Germany

The views are amazing! There are a few wonderful possibilities to explore the beautiful area around the hotel, which we enjoyed a lot. The atmosphere is calm & relaxing.

tiddy France

Bondo and his wife were amazing hosts we had a wonderful time and the best food. If you don't have 4x4 he will be there to give you a lift to the house from vardzia car park.

Brian United States

Staying in Vardzia for 3 nights at Gvala was a great decision. Most people do day tours to the caves and only spend 1.5 hours or so before eating at the restaurant and leaving back to Tbilisi or Kutaisi. That is a lot of driving for a rushed tour of a massive cave city complex. If you're coming this far, stay overnight and do so at Gvala. The photos of the area don't do it justice, as the landscape is more dramatic than we expected. There is some nice hiking/ walking opportunities from the entrance to the caves and fortress ruins worth visiting. The area is in the countryside and was a refreshing break from the rest of our busy trip. There's no bank or atm in the area so make sure to bring enough cash with you. Tomas and his wife were very nice hosts and extremely generous with their food and wine (and chacha). Breakfast (20 GEL) and dinner (30 GEL) were delicious and there was always more than enough food. Everything is homemade including the honey, jam, and wine. For one dinner they brought us terrific kinkhali from a local restaurant. Tomas was helpful shuttling us in the area and we even had an after hours visit to the local sulfur bath. They also helped us with our laundry for free. Saba, their grandson who helps them over the summers, is very attentive and fun. He speaks excellent English and was very helpful for us when communicating with his grandparents. Whenever we were relaxing he was offering us complimentary coffee, tea, and juicy watermelon to snack on. We had a great time and are very happy we stayed at Gvala.

Omar Qatar

This was an amazing experience. The location is great, the host is amazing, room was clean, breakfast was good. Overall recommend this to others, and if I'm ever in the area again, would definitely stay here.

Berta Spain

The staff are very kind and they prepared us an amazing breakfast.

Jakub Ivanický Romania

The family with whom we stayed was very nice, they offered us both tea/coffee when we came in the evening and breakfast in the morning (which was exceptional). The rooms themselves are also nice and were clean. The whole stay kind of felt like a visit of your distant relatives, in a good way. They also have a very nice dog Bubu.