ROOMS Kazbegi — Hotel in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia

In short

ROOMS Kazbegi is a hotel in Stepantsminda, in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia, close to Mount Kazbek and the Georgian Military Highway. It is the mountain outpost of Rooms Hotels, the Georgian lifestyle hotel group that also runs properties in Tbilisi and Batumi. The hotel says it opened in 2012 inside a Soviet-era modernist building that originally served as a sanatorium. Its defining feature, according to the hotel, is the view: a mountain-facing pool and rooms set up to look out over the Caucasus. The hotel also runs its own restaurant, Kazbegi Kitchen, and has hosted recurring bar and festival events under the name Bar Brutal.

The building and its history

The hotel occupies a modernist complex built in the Soviet period as a sanatorium, a type of institutional retreat common across the USSR that combined rest, treatment and mountain air for workers. Rooms Hotels converted the building and opened it as ROOMS Kazbegi in 2012, the same year the wider Rooms brand was launched in Georgia. The company describes the move as a way of “stepping into the potential” of the Kazbegi region by pairing an existing structure with a hospitality concept built around its setting.

• Soviet era (date not specified by the hotel): building constructed and used as a sanatorium
• 2012: building converted and reopened as ROOMS Kazbegi, part of the newly formed Rooms Hotels brand

The official site does not name the original architects or give a construction date for the sanatorium, nor does it provide further detail on the scope of the 2012 renovation. These remain gaps in the hotel’s own published history.

Rooms and suites

The official website does not publish a breakdown of room categories, counts or exact amenities for ROOMS Kazbegi. What the hotel does state is that the property, and its rooms, are built around the mountain outlook — the site describes ROOMS Kazbegi as “all about the view.” Prospective guests looking for a detailed room-by-room comparison should check the booking engine on the official site, which allows searches for groups of up to ten guests but does not itemise room types on the general pages reviewed here.

Restaurants, bars and venues

Kazbegi Kitchen — The hotel’s in-house restaurant. The hotel says it has “enlisted the finest craftsmen and women from the local village of Stepantsminda” to prepare food drawing on the cuisine of the region.

Bar Brutal — A bar and event concept that the hotel brings to Kazbegi periodically; the site promotes a two-day edition on 30–31 October featuring natural wine, seasonal feasts and live music sets, bookable directly through ROOMS Kazbegi.

Wellness, pool and fitness

The hotel highlights a swimming pool that faces the mountains, which it describes as its “famous mountain facing pool.” No further detail on spa treatments, fitness facilities or wellness programming is given on the official site for this property.

Meetings and events

Beyond standard hospitality, ROOMS Kazbegi hosts organised events on site, most notably the Bar Brutal gathering, which the hotel describes as “two-day festivities full of natural wine, seasonal feasts, live sets, and more.” The site does not list dedicated meeting rooms, conference facilities or business-event services for Kazbegi.

Awards and memberships

No awards, ratings or industry memberships are stated on the official website for ROOMS Kazbegi.

Prices and booking

The official site does not display specific room rates on its general pages; booking is handled through a reservation widget on roomshotels.com, where guests select the Kazbegi property, dates and party size (up to ten guests). For current prices and availability, the hotel directs visitors to book through its official website.

Location and getting there

ROOMS Kazbegi is located at V. Gorgasali Street 1, Stepantsminda 4700, Georgia, in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. Stepantsminda sits on the Georgian Military Highway, the main road linking Tbilisi with the Russian border via the Caucasus mountains, and lies close to Mount Kazbek. The hotel notes that Gergeti Trinity Church, the well-known hilltop monastery above the village, is reachable on foot from the hotel via a hike. Tbilisi is roughly 150 kilometres to the south; the drive along the Georgian Military Highway typically takes around two and a half to three hours, depending on road and weather conditions, which can affect mountain-pass travel at this altitude.

Good to know

• ROOMS Kazbegi is part of the Rooms Hotels group, alongside sister properties in Tbilisi and Batumi
• The hotel opened in 2012 inside a former Soviet-era sanatorium building
• The property is known for its mountain-facing swimming pool
• Gergeti Trinity Church is accessible by a hike directly from the hotel
• The in-house restaurant, Kazbegi Kitchen, works with producers from the local village of Stepantsminda
• The hotel periodically hosts the Bar Brutal event, featuring natural wine, seasonal food and live music
• Booking and rate information is managed through the official roomshotels.com website
• The hotel sits directly on the Georgian Military Highway route between Tbilisi and the Russian border

Questions travellers ask

Is ROOMS Kazbegi located in Stepantsminda village itself?

Yes. The hotel’s address is V. Gorgasali Street 1, Stepantsminda, in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia.

What was the building before it became a hotel?

According to the hotel, the building was originally a Soviet-era sanatorium, a modernist complex that Rooms Hotels converted before opening ROOMS Kazbegi in 2012.

How do you get to ROOMS Kazbegi from Tbilisi?

The hotel lies along the Georgian Military Highway, roughly 150 kilometres north of Tbilisi. The drive generally takes around two and a half to three hours, though mountain weather can affect journey times.

Can you walk to Gergeti Trinity Church from the hotel?

The hotel states that Gergeti Trinity Church is reachable via a hike from ROOMS Kazbegi, making it a feasible excursion directly from the property.

Does ROOMS Kazbegi have a pool?

Yes, the hotel describes a swimming pool that faces the surrounding mountains as one of its features.

Sources

• ROOMS Kazbegi — official website (roomshotels.com)
• ROOMS Kazbegi: About

Profiled in depth by the GTour desk on 27 October 2026 from the property’s official website; photographs are the property’s own, from its official website, credited under each image. Not sponsored; tell us if something has changed.