Unique hotels in Armenia

Usually, when it comes to a trip to Armenia, the first things that come to mind are monasteries, Lake Sevan, or else the streets of Yerevan. But there is one detail that can make the journey completely different – the place where you stay at. In this country, hotels are not limited to the usual "room plus breakfast" formula. Here one can spend the night in a wooden barrel on the edge of a gorge, settle in a hobbit house in Dilijan, find yourself in a cave room with a transparent floor, or even wake up among vineyards where a glass of local wine becomes part of the morning landscape. In this article, we have gathered the most interesting options. The main feature of Armenian hotels is that they are all impressive. Even if it is not a boutique project but a simple family guesthouse, there is always a story inside: family recipes, old household items, photographs of great-grandparents on the walls.

Here it is easy to feel the connection with the culture: some restore old stone houses, turning them into mini-hotels, others build cottages right in national parks, preserving the surrounding nature in its original state. Many projects grew out of initiatives of local residents or those who returned from the diaspora and invested their ideas and energy in them.