Nino Kandelaki, editor of Georgian Stays
About me

Hi, I'm Nino.

I'm the editor behind Georgian Stays. I care about the part of travel planning that happens before you book: choosing the right town, neighborhood or mountain base, understanding where a property actually sits, and finding smaller stays that are easy to miss on a huge booking platform.

Why I made this guide

I wanted accommodation search to start with the place.

Georgia is a country where two stays in the same region can lead to completely different trips. A guesthouse in a Svaneti village, an apartment in Tbilisi and a small hotel on the Black Sea should not be reduced to the same generic hotel card.

Georgian Stays is my way of organizing accommodation around the destination first: where you will wake up, what kind of base it gives you, how the area fits into the route and then which property makes sense inside that plan.

What I look for

Useful details over hotel-marketing language.

I pay attention to map position, the type of stay, the strength of the guest-rating signal, recent review sources and whether there is a practical way to check current prices and availability.

I also like independent guesthouses, apartments and smaller hotels because they often put travelers in parts of Georgia that are much easier to understand once you stop looking only at the biggest brands.

How I write the guides

The questions I would ask before choosing a stay.

01

Is this the right area?

I start with the destination, neighborhood, village or region before comparing individual properties.

02

What kind of stay is it?

Guesthouse, apartment, hostel, cottage or hotel can change the feel of a trip as much as the star score.

03

What should I check before booking?

Maps, recent guest feedback, direct contacts and current booking terms matter more than vague promotional claims.

How I research

I keep recommendations tied to evidence travelers can check.

I use official property websites, booking and review sources, map data, tourism information and direct property details where they are available. Ratings stay attached to their source, and time-sensitive details such as prices and availability are checked on the current booking or property page.

Corrections

The directory is meant to improve as local information changes.

Property owners can claim or update a listing, and travelers can report information that looks wrong. I would rather show a clear source boundary than turn an uncertain detail into confident travel advice.

Start with the part of Georgia you want to experience.

Then compare the stays that make sense for that trip.

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