Gudauri Hills Apart Hotel
by the TopOfHotel team
Gudauri Hills is a design-led luxury apartment with a full kitchen in every unit — built for groups of four to six who want to ski together and split the cost.
Gudauri Hills is a design-led luxury apartment with a full kitchen in every unit — built for groups of four to six who want to ski together and split the cost.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Gudauri Hills Apart Hotel is the design-led luxury apartment in town, scoring 8.2/10 on both Agoda and Booking.com — solid, if middling for a resort where the average runs high. The suites are spacious and finished in a modern style cut with Georgian folk materials: wood, stone and metal. The sitting area is clearly separated from the bedrooms, and the full kitchen comes with a stove, fridge, dishwasher and proper cookware, plus an in-unit washing machine. Reviewers keep landing on the same point — the rooms are bigger and more usable than they expected, which is exactly what a group needs.
Food and amenities
There is no in-house restaurant, and that is by design — the kitchen in each unit does the heavy lifting. Guests shop the local supermarket and cook in, with town cafes a short walk away for the nights nobody feels like washing up. The in-unit washing machine earns its keep on a week-long ski trip, and ski rental is sorted on site so you are not hunting for a rental shop before your first run. What you do not get is a full-service hotel package: no spa, no buffet breakfast brought to you, so set expectations for self-catering.
Location and getting there
The location is the headline: it sits right beside the main Gudauri gondola, so you can walk out carrying your skis or board and step straight onto the lift up the mountain rather than wait on a shuttle. The New Gudauri Gondola and the town's restaurants and shops are within walking distance too. Gudauri runs along the Georgian Military Highway in the Caucasus, and Tbilisi International Airport is roughly a 2-hour drive away (about 120 km), so most guests arrange a transfer or rent a car for the climb up.
Things to know before booking
Two honest caveats. First, rates open around $115 a night — the highest of any 4-star in Gudauri — so the value only lands when four to six people split the unit; at one or two guests you are overpaying for the space. Second, the 8.2 review score is moderate for this town, worth checking the latest reviews against before you commit. And there is no restaurant on site, so beyond your own kitchen, every meal means a walk into town.
Our take
For a friend group of four to six here to ski together, this is a genuinely smart pick — the per-head cost drops fast once you share the suite and cook your own meals, and the gondola is right outside. Large families wanting room to spread out fit the brief too. If you are a couple after full service and breakfast included, book Gudauri Diamond or Monte instead.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- The suites are genuinely large, fitting 4 to 6 people in a single unit with a separate sitting area — the size and usable space are what reviewers single out most.
- Every unit has a full kitchen with a stove, fridge, dishwasher and real cookware, so a group can shop the local supermarket and cook in instead of eating out every night.
- It sits right beside the main gondola, close enough to walk out carrying your skis or board and step straight onto the lift up the mountain.
- Ski and snowboard rental is handled on site, which saves a separate trip to a rental shop before your first run.
- The architecture and interiors stand out from the standard chain look in town, blending a modern build with Georgian folk materials like wood, stone and metal.
- Rates open around $115 a night, the highest of any 4-star in Gudauri — only worth it once four to six people split the unit.
- The 8.2/10 review score is moderate for a town where the average runs high, so it is worth reading the most recent reviews before you book.
- There is no in-house restaurant, so apart from cooking in your kitchen you are walking out to a town cafe for every meal you do not make yourself.
Who It’s For
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Amenities
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Insider Tips
- Book it only if you are four to six people splitting the unit — at one or two guests the per-night rate makes Monte or Gudauri Diamond the smarter call.
- Stock the kitchen at a Gudauri supermarket on your way in; with a full stove and dishwasher a group can cook proper dinners and skip eating out every night.
- Confirm the on-site ski rental when you book and reserve your gear ahead so it is ready for your first morning on the lift.