Mountain Mestia — Hotel in Mestia

We stayed here three nights as part of a tour group.||||Our room was clean and modern but very basic. No fridge, no tv, no jug/kettle and the wifi was practically non existent. We had had it for about an hour one night. ||||You can’t lock the balcony door, which is on ground level and also easily accessible from the adjoining balconies.||||The towels were very small and thin. The bathroom basin is free standing and there is no shelf to put any of your toiletries.||||There were 2 tour groups in the hotel, about 37 people and there was not enough seating in the dining room for everyone at the same time. And the food is awful.||||If all you need is a clean room, bed and shower, this hotel does that but don’t expect any extras.||||Because we were part of a tour group we had no choice, but if you are travelling independently I suggest you choose...

It would be unfair and inappropriate to judge the Hotel Mountain Mestia by ‘normal’ standards — so, I will not. It is located in an isolated small township in North-western Georgia where understandably services are a bit restricted. Despite this the Hotel Mountain Mestia copes well with a picturesque setting and providing a basic but clean and comfortable stay.||||The staff are helpful and friendly and the breakfast and dinner buffets are limited in scope but offer day-to-day variety and nutritiously and well-prepared meals. No TV, limited toiletries, no electric jug, no fridge, no safe and basic furniture (but with adequate storage) would generally be negatives but are quite understandable and acceptable. The wifi was of moderate strength but free. ||||All in all, a great place to...

As another reviewer wrote, this hotel in remote Mestia cannot be judged by regular standards. Beds are comfortable. The view is heaven. Accommodations are simple but more than enough. The staff is wonderful. ||Two details are so important to change however. They provide no glasses in the room so just simply drinking tap water forces you to lap it up at the faucet like a dog. ||Kettle, coffee or tea: there is no kettle in any rooms and none in the lobby. There’s no access to even getting hot water until they open the dining room which was as late as 8am one morning. Once you do get access they offer only instant coffee. This is sad and should change. It would be SO EASY to add this standard basic...