Le Port apart-hotel opens in Batumi

A stone’s throw away from the harbour of the Black Sea coastal city Batumi is the latest accommodation block Le Port apart-hotel, which is hosting its first guests.

The apart-hotel’s location allows guests the perfect base from which they can explore the city and its surroundings.

 The premium class residence offered 45 cosy and fully equipped accommodation units, including two one bedroom apartments, 34 double and seven triple housing spaces, some with balconies. Luxury apartments are located on the top floor of the apart-hotel and offer magnificent views.

All apartments are furnished, equipped with accessories and kitchen built-in appliances.

The official opening ceremony of the apart-hotel was on Thursday and attended by Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who said it was important to expand Georgia’s hospitality business due to the increased number of international visitors coming to the country.

The investor company behind the Le Port apart-hotel was Georgia-based real estate company Redix Group, owned by Georgian entrepreneurs the Papashvili brothers.

"Operation of such a high-class brand such as Le Port is very important for the Georgian hospitality sector. We will spare no efforts or resources to make it a truly high quality project that gives guest the opportunity to take individual, as well as family holidays,” Redix Group CEO Lasha Papashvili said.

A total of $10 million USD was invested in the hotel project.

A range of full-service international hotels currently operate in Georgia. In Batumi particularly, top hotels include the Sheraton Batumi and Radisson Blu Hotel Batumi with a Holiday Inn Batumi coming soon.

The latest survey by Georgian National Investment Agency, the group responsible for attracting investments to the country, revealed from 106 hotels across Georgia, 60-65 percent of the total revenue generated in the hospitality sector was generated by international hotel chains while the remaining 35-40 percent came from the local market.

The survey also revealed high-quality hotels were concentrated in the capital city, while mid-range hotels, guest houses and family houses were more common in the Georgia’s regions. Last year there were five hotel franchises operating in Georgia.