Family hotels and homes in Vardzia

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.

Everything. It is a home stay with a local family. They are nice, lovely and welcoming. We had such a great time with them. The place is a local farm by a river. Everything is homegrown and home made. We had an amazing dinner and a great breakfast, all sourced from the farm. From the bread to the cheese, the salad and the wine, everything was made by our hosts. They went out of their way to make us feel at home. This is by far the best place we stayed at in Georgia. Such an Amazing experience. Thank you Koba and Natalie for the talks, the time you spent with us, and the laughs over wine into the night. Thank you for welcoming us into your amazing family.

In short, I should say that this is a must stay place if you are visiting Vardzia. If not you should visit Vardzia to stay at this place. A very cozy wooden house located in the midst of beautiful mountains next to the Tsunda Lake. The host is so friendly and goes out of the way to help his guests. We wanted to do fish BBQ and he came with us to buy some good fish and the BBQ we had that day was one of the best! Very clean, cozy and safe place. If I visit this area again, for sure, I will not stay anywhere else!

This is a BEAUTIFUL place. The staff was absolutely amazing. Everyone was so friendly and kind and helpful. The views from every direction was absolutely breathtaking. The rooms were very spacious and clean. I can't wait to come back again!

View from the room is amazing, delicious breakfast with great variety.

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.

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.