The Stamba Hotel opened in Tbilisi last spring. It was set up within the walls of the pre-war House of Press. The hotel there was designed by the architectural division of the hotel company Adjara Group.
Stamba is located not in the very center of Tbilisi, but on its "northern outskirts" - the bohemian district of Vere (however, Russian-speaking tourists quickly turned it into "Vera"). From here to
First Republic Square can be reached in 15 minutes.
The authors of the project organized the space so that the guests had the opportunity to “tactilely” feel the history of the building, where, by the way, the first communist newspaper of Georgia was published. “We wanted to show what the building looked like when we were still a publishing house, -
explains the executive director of Adjara Group Valeriy Cheheria. “We didn’t change the walls, we didn’t change the ceiling, but we left everything as it was.”
Most of all, the hotel is remembered for its “well” lobby. This part of the building contains most of the artifacts from that era, including the printing technique hanging from the ceiling.
A glass bottom pool was installed on the roof of the hotel. Sunlight penetrates the walls and the water column and leaves reflections on concrete surfaces and plants.
Rooms - each with an area of 52 m2 - mini-expositions are arranged: works by Georgian artists hang on the walls.
As Valeriy Chekheria explains, the company focuses on promoting local culture and getting to know it directly. So, the guests have a real opportunity to communicate with the residents of the city and learn everything about Georgia first-hand. Public spaces and two backyards are provided for this purpose.
“The locals come here with their children and can spend the whole day on the lawn,” explains Checheria. - We give our customers [the opportunity to experience the local culture] through our hotel. The idea came about when we first started developing the Stamba project. [Our] hotel is a very local brand and very locally designed."
