New Radisson Collection Hotel Opens in Tsinandali
A new hotel complex of the Radisson Collection of the Silk Road Group has been opened in Telavi Municipality, Kakheti region, 79 kilometers east of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.
The five-star hotel has 142 rooms and also features a library, outdoor and indoor restaurants, a spa-center, swimming pool and a fitness club, an amphitheater, and a concert hall. It also has a winery equipped with the latest technology and restored vineyards.
The project amounted to $35 million, of which $10 million was paid by the state-owned Partnership Fund. The project was also co-financed by TBC Bank.
The hotel was opened by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Mamuka Bakhtadze who said the place is unique and special as it consists of a mix of old and new architecture, with the hotel being located near the Tsinandali Palace Museum of Prince Alexander Chavchavadze, a memorial to the founder of Georgian Romanticism and an important cultural attraction in its own right.
“It is no coincidence that the best traditions of Georgian culture continue here in Tsinandali, near the Chavchavadze Palace, where cultural life brimmed with activity as early as the 19th century. In addition, classical Georgian viniculture originated here on the Tsinandali Estate and here our winemaking traditions spanning 8,000 years continue today, with European viniculture also taking roots," the PM said.
Bakhtadze thanked the Silk Road Group for implementing the project, and the Partnership Fund of Georgia, the project's financial supporters, and every representative of different branches of art involved in the creation of the beautiful infrastructure.
"This unique place offers everything to make Tsinandali an attractive year-round destination for visitors and tourists. I am convinced that this exceptional complex with its hotel, concert halls, historical vineyards and wine, will make a tremendous contribution to the promotion of our country, including its positioning the country as the cradle of wine,” he added.
The Prime Minister underlined that the government always supports such initiatives and projects, adding Georgia is the regional hub and should be a cultural center too.
“Projects of this scope always have a spillover effect, such as new jobs, attraction of private investments, development of tourism, services, and businesses, which make up one of the key preconditions of the country's progress,” he added.
The Silk Road Group (SRG) is one of the leading private investment groups active in the Caucasus and Central Asian regions with participation in different sectors of the Georgian economy, including transportation, trading, real estate, retail, telecommunications and banking.
By Thea Morrison
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