Kvareli Lake Resort is a four-star hotel in Qvareli. The hotel offers a pool, a spa and a restaurant. It scores 4.6/5 across 1457 guest reviews — an excellent rating. In our 2026 scans, rooms ranged from US$138 to US$299 per night depending on dates and occupancy. It sits about 9 km from the centre of Qvareli. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
About Qvareli: Qvareli sits where the vineyards of the Alazani valley run straight into the wall of the Greater Caucasus, two and a half to three hours east of Tbilisi. All hotels in Qvareli →
Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 1 priced stays for Kvareli Lake Resort: rates ran from US$138 to US$299 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. Rates in Qvareli move with demand: midweek stays booked a couple of weeks out are where our scans found the widest choice of free-cancellation rooms. The price you see after tapping “Check availability” is the live app.impt.io rate for your exact dates, not an estimate.
Location
Kvareli Lake Resort is at 4800 Kvareli Lake Rd, Qvareli, Georgia. That puts it about 9 km from the centre of Qvareli's hotel district, based on the coordinates in our scans. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is Tsinandali, about 23 km away — compare Tsinandali hotels too if your plans are flexible. This page's “View on map” link opens the exact spot in Google Maps, so you can measure the journeys that matter to you.
The facilities, in detail
For food and drink, the hotel lists bars, minibar, pool bar and restaurant(s). On the wellness side there's indoor pool, massage, outdoor pool, pool bar and spa. Practical services include 24 hour front desk, 24h. security, free car parking, laundry service, luggage storage and parking. In the room itself: air conditioning, bathrobe, bathroom, free wifi, hairdryer and iron and board. The full list of 62 facilities is below; double-check the ones that are deal-breakers when you book, as hotels adjust what they offer by season.
Good to know before you book
Booking is straightforward: pick dates and guests in the widget, check the live rate on app.impt.io, and complete the reservation there. Most rooms are offered with free cancellation until a few days before arrival — the exact deadline is shown next to each rate before you pay. Every confirmed booking also removes a tonne of CO₂ through IMPT's carbon-removal projects, at no extra cost to you. When comparing, note that the four-star rating reflects the hotel's declared standard; the guest reviews on this page tell you how it actually feels to stay. Prices on this page are shown in US dollars, converted from the euro rates our scans observed; the exact total for your stay, including any taxes and fees, is confirmed in the booking funnel before you pay.
Where our data comes from
Through 2026 we ran 22 weekly scan rounds against the live IMPT booking funnel, probing one-night stays across the coming weeks for every hotel in this guide. Kvareli Lake Resort returned bookable rates in 1 of the stay windows we probed, most recently in October 2026. Prices you see here are per-night room rates converted to US dollars at the single euro rate used across this site; they are a planning aid, not a quote.
About staying in Qvareli
Qvareli has 2 hotels in this guide; 2 of them returned live bookable prices in our 2026 scans, with rooms from US$138 a night. The selection skews upscale: 2 four-star properties. Hotels with observed prices lead every list; for the rest, the widget checks the live rate in seconds. All hotels in Qvareli →
Qvareli for hotel guests
It is a small, low-rise town: a market, the house-museum of Ilia Chavchavadze, who was born here, and the Kindzmarauli micro-zone that made the name known. Most people stay two or three nights for the citadel at Gremi, the monastery at Nekresi, the rock-cut tunnel cellars north of town and a swim in one of the lakes. Supply is thin and resort-heavy: our 2026 scans covered 14 properties, with from-rates opening around US$175 and a median from-price of roughly US$271. All hotels in Qvareli →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.61457 reviewsI had a wonderful stay at this hotel. The staff were incredibly warm and welcoming, always ready to help with a smile. The food was absolutely delicious. The views from the hotel were so beautiful and impressive. I also really appreciated the calm and peaceful environment, which made it the perfect place to relax and recharge. It was an excellent experience and I would gladly return.
I Had an amazing stay at Kvareli Lake Resort with friends. The location is absolutely stunning with beautiful views of the lake, mountains, and Alazani Valley. The food was great - they offer both Georgian and European cuisine with excellent quality. The service was high class throughout our stay, and all the staff were very friendly and helpful. Our rooms were cozy and comfortable, perfect for a relaxing getaway. The resort has excellent facilities including a spa, both indoor and outdoor pools. We had a joyful trip to the lake where we enjoyed water bicycles - such a fun activity! Highly…
We stayed at this hotel—what a wonderful experience! The views are simply number one, overlooking the valley and the lake. As a suggestion, it would be great to have a beach or at least a designated swimming area in the lake—it would make relaxation and leisure so much better. Right now, the only way to swim is if you're waterskiing. We wish the hotel growth and even more new services for guests!
Planning your trip to Qvareli
When to go
The best fortnight of the Qvareli year is rtveli, from roughly mid-September to mid-October: grapes arriving on trailers, the whole valley smelling of crushed skins, warm afternoons and nights cool enough for a blanket. It is also the tightest window for beds and the most expensive, so book two or three months ahead if you want a specific place.
July and August are hot — 33-35°C on the Alazani floor is normal and the town offers little shade. Domestic visitors fill the lakes on August weekends, so swim early or late, sightsee before eleven, and treat the middle of the day as cellar-and-shade time. The vineyard villages under the foothills run a few degrees kinder.
November to March is cheap, damp and very quiet. Snow rarely settles in the valley but fog does, resort pools and some restaurants close, and the last stretch up to Nekresi turns to mud. April and May are green and reasonably priced, with chakapuli on every menu and enough rain that you should pack a jacket.
Getting there and around
Qvareli is about 145 km from Tbilisi. Marshrutkas leave through the day from the Isani/Samgori side of the city and take roughly three hours for something in the 10-15 GEL range; from Telavi it is about an hour, from Gurjaani less. There is no useful passenger train, and no airport closer than Tbilisi.
Driving, the valley route via Sagarejo, Gurjaani and Bakurtsikhe is the dependable one in every season. The Gombori pass shortcut to Telavi is prettier and faster but takes snow and thick fog in winter and is occasionally closed. Nothing crosses the Caucasus from here: the mountains behind the town are a wall, not a route.
In town you can walk from one end to the other in twenty minutes. Taxis handle everything else — on the order of 5-10 GEL for a hop inside town, 15-25 GEL out to the lakes, and 120-180 GEL for a driver for a full day of Gremi, Nekresi and cellars. Village marshrutkas run a few times daily and barely at all on Sundays.
Where to stay, zone by zone
Central Qvareli — the market, the Ilia Chavchavadze house-museum, a couple of cafés, the pharmacies — is where the cheapest rooms and small family-run places sit. You can buy bread, find a taxi and eat khinkali without planning anything. In return, the rooms are plain and the evenings go properly quiet after nine o'clock.
The strip north and east of town, along the foothills and the lakes, is resort country: gated grounds, pools, in-house restaurants and the rates that pull our median upward. It suits families and anyone who wants to arrive and stop moving. You will taxi in for anything urban, and in low season you should confirm the pool and kitchen are actually operating.
West along the Telavi road the vineyard villages — Gremi, Shilda, Eniseli, Akhalsopeli, Gavazi — have guesthouses with their own marani and breakfast poured from the family qvevri. This is the honest wine-country stay, but it needs a car, a taxi habit or a host who collects you. Zinobiani, the Udi village, is another quiet option.
If the numbers do not work, base yourself in Telavi, about 40 km away, or in Sighnaghi, and do Qvareli, Gremi and Nekresi as one long day. Both have deeper, cheaper hotel markets and more places to eat after dark. What you lose is the foothill air and the early light on the vines.
Eating and going out
Food here is Kakhetian and unfussy: mtsvadi grilled over vine cuttings, khinkali, chakapuli in spring, kotori, nadughi with mint, shoti pulled straight off the oven wall. Reckon on roughly 1.2-1.5 GEL per khinkali and 15-25 GEL for a hot main at 2025 prices, with portions built for a table rather than for one person.
This is the Kindzmarauli micro-zone, so the semi-sweet Saperavi is local and unironic; the dry Saperavi and the qvevri Rkatsiteli are usually the better drinking. Tastings at family cellars and at the rock-cut tunnel cellars north of town are best arranged a day ahead. Bottles start somewhere around 15-25 GEL at the source. Do not drive afterwards.
Nightlife, honestly, is a hotel restaurant and a bottle. The centre shuts down around ten, shops earlier, and there are no clubs. A village supra has to be ordered in advance, usually at a fixed per-person price, and is worth doing once. If you want a late drink on your terrace, buy it during the day.
Booking well
The market is tiny: our 2026 scans covered 14 properties, with from-rates opening around US$175 and a median from-price of roughly US$271 a night. That skew is resort-driven, and it means the genuine value — small guesthouses in the centre and the villages — goes first. Book early for rtveli and for any weekend between June and October.
Read the inclusions rather than the photographs. Pools are seasonal, resort restaurants sometimes close entirely from November, and an address in Qvareli can mean five kilometres out along an unlit road. Confirm dinner, transfers and Tbilisi airport pickups in writing with prices, and ask specifically whether breakfast is served in low season.
There are ATMs in the centre, but village guesthouses and cellars generally want cash lari. In winter, phone or message before you travel: small places really do shut out of season and listings do not always say so. Free cancellation is worth paying a little for here, because weather and road plans shift more than you expect.
Frequently asked about Kvareli Lake Resort
How much does Kvareli Lake Resort cost?
Prices we observed in 2026 started at US$138 per night. These are scan observations, not a live quote: the final rate depends on your dates. Use the check-availability widget on this page to see the current price.
Where is Kvareli Lake Resort?
The address is 4800 Kvareli Lake Rd, Qvareli, Georgia, Qvareli, about 9 km from the centre. This page's "View on map" link opens the exact spot.
What facilities does Kvareli Lake Resort have?
The hotel lists 24 Hour Front Desk, 24H. Security, ATM, Air conditioning, Badminton and Balcony. The full list (62 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Kvareli Lake Resort?
Pick dates and guests in this page's check-availability widget: it takes you to the live price on app.impt.io, where you complete the booking. Most rooms come with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
What currency are the prices in?
Prices on this page are in US dollars, converted from the euro rates our 2026 scans observed. When you book, the exact final total is shown before you pay.
