Tbilisi

Tbilisi's Booming Small Business Scene: Opportunities for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

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During my stay in Tbilisi, I've explored various entrepreneurial ventures, ranging from launching a hostel, operating a black kitchen, or creating a Groupon-like platform. My current, and latest, investment project in Tbilisi real estate involves purchasing pre-construction real estate with the aim of reselling it for a profit upon completion. To gather more inspiring ideas, I've asked OpenAI machine learening to create a list of unique and promising small business opportunities that could…


27 places, hotels & restaurants in Georgia we discovered in 2022

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In this article, I've listed 27 awesome places (including hotels and restaurants) to visit in Georgia, Tbilisi, Batumi, Gori, Bakuriani, Rustavi, Racha i, and more. These are the places I actually visited and discovered for the first (Well most of them) back in 2022. From the impressive Gori Fortress to fine french cuisine in Tbilisi


Pullman Tbilisi Axis Tower Gym and Pool

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Pullman Tbilisi Axis Towers Wellness Center is located in Vake (37M Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue) on the 6th floor at Axis Tower. It has a 25 meters heated indoor pool with a retractable roof, sauna, steam room, gym (more like a fitness), spa treatment rooms, and a lounge. We booked an unlimited membership here for one month in November 2022 (paying GEL 600 each, kids go free) with unlimited access to the gym pool and sauna facilities. Kids (pre-schoolers) going free was the selling moment for us…


Navtlugi Farmer's market Tbilisi

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Navtlugi farmers market is located in the Samgori metro area, Tbilisi. It seems it is possible to buy here fresh veggies from local farmers, kitchen sinks, electric lamps, bicycles, and many more. Navtlugi market seems is like a mix of a Dezerteer bazaar, Kidobani market, and Dry Bridge flea market. I had heard about this market from friends, but I first time discovered it just at the end of 2022, during a scouting tour for buying an apartment in Samgori. A German friend Ralph, happily…


Why should you buy an apartment in Georgia?

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Recently I have been a lot into the Georgian real estate market - I'm currently gathering funds to buy an apartment in Tbilisi and later resell it for a profit. Scouting Potential Apartment Investment in Tbilisi (Samgori Ecocity) In this article I will lay out some information regaridng buying a real estate in Georgia (Tbiisi / Batumi/ Gudauri or other) I found with the help of TBC bank. I was considering using loan at the local TBC bank to finance such purchase, but now with potential co-…


Invest in Tbilisi Real Estate - New Projects under construction

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A few months ago, I came up with an idea to crowdfund a real estate under construction in Batumi and sell it for profit once completed. I was contacted by a potential investor from Canada, and we kept shaping this idea more and more until we are already ready to make our first co-investment. High Risk / High Return Investment Opportunity in Batumi Real Estate A few weeks ago I went again to Batumi, to re-check the situation with Batumi real estate, and did some findings, some were good and…


Tbilisi by Night

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Tbilisi by night is very beautiful. Time after time I love to take out my DLSR camera and tripod to experiment with nighttime photography - long exposures, high ISO. Nighttime photography can be very creative.  In today's Piece of Live series - Tbilisi by night from the balcony of our apartment. We are lucky enough living in a place which offers us some of the best views towards the old town of Tbilisi During the day we went there swimming. It feels to be back to Tbilisi after some 2 month…


Tbilisi Rent to Sublet on Airbnb - Part 1

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This is the topic I first encountered many many years ago, well actually back in these days it was more about buying a property in Tbilisi and renting it out with the option of selling the property in a few years with profit.  Throughout the years I've been contacted by investors from all around the world (literally from Italy to Australia and Brazil) interested in Tbilisi rental market. My simple question always has been - what is the return on investment? ROI?  As a person with a strong…


Pearl of Tbilisi - Gardenia Shevardnadze Flower Garden

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Gardenia Shevardnadze is a lovely flower garden in Tbilisi, where you can buy seedlings for your yard, balcony, terrace, home, or office.  The place is popular among photographers, tourists, gardeners, and enjoyers of life. After visiting this place so many times, while living in Georgia, I wouldn't hesitate to call this place a Pearl of Tbilisi and include it among the top 10 must-visit places in the Georgian capital.  It was an early Saturday morning, at the start of June 2022, we decided…


Tbilisi Airbnb market overview - May 2022

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Recently I've been working on the Tbilisi Airbnb property management service and with the help of this article, I decided to take a quick look at the overall Tbilisi Airbnb market. The size, revenue, occupancy rate, and more. According to AllTheRooms, the average daily rate for hosts earned in Tbilisi was $40, which is a +5.26% growth if compared to the previous month. while the occupancy rate was 27% (a -10% decrease compared to the previous month) There were 6,435 listings in Tbilisi during…