Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi
| Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Rose Revolution Square, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 41°42′14″N 44°47′37″E / 41.70389°N 44.79361°E |
| Opening | 1967, 2009 |
| Management | Carlson Rezidor Hospitality |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 236 |
| Parking | Yes |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel is a 236-room hotel on Rose Revolution Square in the city center of Tbilisi. It has a casino and spa as well as good views of Mtatsminda District.[1]
History
The hotel was built in 1967 by the Soviet government as the premier luxury hotel of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic and was named Hotel Iveria after the ancient kingdom of Iveria. At that time, it was the tallest building in the city.[2]
In 1992, due to the war in Abkhazia, the hotel became a refugee camp housing more than 800 refugees. In 2004, the refugees were removed from the hotel and offered $7,000 per room. The dilapidated hotel was stripped down to its steel structural frame and completely rebuilt as a modern luxury business hotel, managed by the Radisson Hotels group. It reopened in 2009 as the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel.[3][4] The new building was designed by Graft.[2]
References
- ^ Moulton, Sean (2 May 2025). "Bohemian Tbilisi is not to be missed – here are the six best things to do in the Georgian capital". The Independent.
- ^ a b Meyer, Ulf (23 August 2022). "The City and the Tower".
- ^ Patowary, Kaushik (July 16, 2014). "Radisson Blu Iveria: A Luxury Hotel That Became a Refugee Camp". Amusing Planet.
- ^ "Georgia refugee tower re-opens as luxury hotel". Expatica.