Georgia · Georgia
Where to stay in Batumi
Batumi is a city in Georgia, Georgia, home to about 236,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BUS5 km · Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport
- Currency
- GELGeorgian lari
- Time zone
- Asia/Tbilisi
- Language
- Georgian
About
About Batumi
Batumi is the second-largest city of Georgia and the capital of Georgia's Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's southwest, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the border with Turkey. It is situated in a subtropical zone at the foot of the Caucasus.
Expect to party on the beaches with Russians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Iranians, Turks, Dutch, Germans, and, of course, Georgians. Also, Batumi has an interesting architecture, mixing modern attempts with old architecture. Batumi and its vicinity is one of the important tourism and resort zones on the Georgian Black Sea littoral. The climate is humid subtropical. The low annual range of temperature, with a mild winter and warm summer is a characteristic of the city and of the Georgian coast as well.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Batumi
See
- Black Sea
- Music fountain
- Dolphinarium
- Batumi Botanical Garden
- Medea statue
- Cathedral of the Mother of God
- Church of the Holy Spirit
- Armenian Cathedral of Christ the Savior
- Old Mosque
- Synagogue
- Archaeological Museum
- Adjara Art Museum
Do
Walk along the 'Bulvar' and watch the beach. During daytime families and youngsters play, during nighttime it is the favourite place for couples and party-goers. There are a number of restaurants and bars both on the beach and a little inland. The area is generally safe, but watch out for pick-pocketing. Batumi also has many casinos, for visitors so inclined. These tend to have an over-21 policy.
- Panoramic Wheel
- Cable car
- Aqua Park
- Olympic Swimming Pool
- Boat tour
- 6 May Park
- Batumi Drama Theatre
- Batumi Puppet and youth state Theatre
- Black Sea Jazz Festival
- Mt. Chakvistavi
- Two Mountains Trail
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Where to stay
Which part of Batumi to stay in
Batumi increasingly attracts investors and well heeled visitors from Russia, Iran and Central Asia. The emphasis is on casinos and luxury hotels. Prices vary depending on proximity to the beach and level of service provided, but mostly depending on the season. For private accommodation, prices are from 40 lari for a double room including breakfast. But in winter you might get lucky and have one for 20 lari.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Batumi
7 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Intourist Palace | 0.9 km | |
| Sheraton Batumi Hotel | 2010 | 1.1 km |
| Radisson Blu Hotel | 0.9 km | |
| Gulnasi's Guest House | 1.4 km | |
| Hilton Batumi | 1.4 km | |
| Mardi Plaza Hotel | 0.2 km | |
| Sea-view Studio Apartment in Orbi City | 2.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Batumi
Batumi has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; September is the wettest, with about 218 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Batumi: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS), about 5.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV, 84 km) and David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT, 92 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
There is the usual choice of marshrutkas crossing the city in all directions. The newer city buses require a Batumi Card or visa/mastercard to be ridden. Yandex Maps or batbus.app has inner city bus connections for Batumi. An automatic bike sharing scheme, called BatumVelo is available to rent bicycles and ride along the beaches.
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BUS · Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport
RZV · Rize–Artvin Airport
KUT · David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Batumi
Eat
Western Georgia has plenty of local flavours, and a local specialty is a type of khachapuri named acharuli khachapuri (Ajarian khachapuri) that resembles a Viking boat, with the cheese all mixed up with an egg in the centre. The (vegan) Georgian classic, lobiani (kidney bean paste in bread or pastry) is available at any small bakery around the city. Most are 1 lari but can be up to 1.50. Perhaps the best lobianis in the city are sold just north of the cross section of K. Gamsakhurdia and V. Gorgasali streets, in a nondescript bakery opposite Carpisa and Georgian Kitchen. Unlike other doughy lobianis in the city, they are triangular with flaky pastry. 1.20 lari (Mar 2019).
Stay safe
Batumi is generally quite safe. Drivers are more careful than in Tbilisi and the police are reliable for the high number of tourists coming through the city. However, more caution should be taken with street beggars than in Tbilisi. Very young children are often used as pickpockets, especially around the area just south of Batumi Piazza, and beggars are generally more aggressive than in the capital.
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Questions
Batumi: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Batumi?
Batumi has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; September is the wettest, with about 218 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Batumi?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport (BUS), about 5.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rize–Artvin Airport (RZV, 84 km) and David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport (KUT, 92 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Batumi?
Georgian lari (GEL).
Nearby
Destinations near Batumi
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.