Where to stay in Georgia?

A design hostel for a first night in Tbilisi, with dormitories and private rooms. You meet travellers passing through before heading down to the old town and the baths.

The hostel occupies a former Soviet garment factory, converted with a courtyard, cafés and workshops.

On Kostava Street, in the Vera quarter, just over three kilometres from the old town. A design address for those who want creative Tbilisi rather than postcard Tbilisi.

A former Soviet printing works, kept raw: concrete, presses and a giant library in the lobby.

On Rustaveli Avenue, between Mtatsminda and Sololaki, three kilometres from the centre. The glass tower suits those who want to look down on the city before heading back down to the baths.

The tower rises from the former Institute of Marxism-Leninism, whose stone façade has been preserved.

On First Republic Square, on the edge of Mtatsminda and Sololaki, three kilometres from the centre. A large chain hotel, handy for exploring Rustaveli on foot.

This is the former Hotel Iveria of 1967, which housed refugees from Abkhazia in the 1990s before its renovation.

On St George Street, in Sighnaghi. A simple guesthouse that puts the fortified town and its sunsets over the vineyards within walking distance.

In Kedeli, on Baratashvili Street. A lodge in the middle of its own vineyard, for those who want to sleep among the vines rather than near them.

In Kachreti, in the municipality of Gurjaani. A resort with golf in the heart of the Alazani valley, for those who like calm and space.

Same address on Gorgasali Street, less than a kilometre from the centre, but in a suite. You gain space and a panorama of the Caucasus for a stay where you stop moving once you arrive.

Same building as Rooms Hotel Kazbegi: a former Soviet sanatorium whose terrace looks out on Kazbek.

In Gudauri, the ski resort, twenty-five kilometres from Stepantsminda along the Military Road. A resort that suits those combining Kazbegi with a ski or high-altitude hiking stop.