Hotel Rustavi

It’s an interesting stay, the architecture is cool, it’s kind of a ‘stay here while you still can’ kind of place. Very clean and good hot water. One lady at the front desk was very kind and tolerated me oversleeping and checking out behind schedule.

While the Soviet history is a reason to stay here, it comes with its downsides: there is a floor attendant who stays outside the rooms all night long and watches all coming and going, there are cameras everywhere, and the front desk lady yelled at me for trying to take the stairs at night, insisting I take the elevator (where I can be seen by her cameras). I felt like I was being babysat. Very Soviet indeed. This is as barebones of a hotel as possible. Bed, nightstand, single chair in the room, bathroom, fan, that’s it. The rooms have been renovated, so it’s somehow too outdated to be modern, but too updated to feel truly Soviet. No air conditioning, only a fan, but the room was hot all night, even with the window open. The only lighting is harsh overhead lighting, no lamps. For the price, the value is kind of terrible. I’ve stayed places in Georgia twice as comfortable, for half the price. If you want Soviet, I recommend the Hotel Chisinau in Moldova.

The hotel is from Soviet Union times and keeps the style of our days, a very interesting place that likes history. Stuff is very good, welcome, and ready to help.

The bed mattress was broken, I had a room in front of a 24/7 car washing place so it was noise. Wi-Fi is super slow.

I really liked the cleanliness in the hotel. It is very basic but it does the job for one night or two. Don't expect luxury or European Design standard, expect a bed to sleep in and basic private facilities. For architecture geeks like myself, this place is a gem like in a 1980's timewarp (to everyone else, there has been renovation in the rooms!) and lots of things are original Soviet including the whole design of the place, probably built for business visitors to the Rustavi Steelworks - check the mosaics in the lobby! For the price I paid, this place is a gem!

Noone in the reception spoke any English, communication had to be done in my very basic Russian, and the hotel's location is far from the city center. And there is no food in the hotel (take a walk to McDonald's, it's 800 meters down the street)

very bad stuff.

wrong location