Ski Resort Goderdzi to Become Year-Round Recreation Center
The Government of the Autonomous Republic (AR) of Adjara announced on Saturday that the well-known Goderdzi ski resort will be developed to become a year-round recreation center of international standards.
Goderdzi is located in a unique climate zone in Adjara, on the Goderdzi Pass - just 100 kilometers from the Black Sea coast and 2000 meters above sea level. Goderdzi ski-resort was opened in 2015 and is three times larger than Georgia’s other mountain resorts Gudauri and Bakuriani.
The resort development strategy, elaborated by Georgian and foreign specialists, will be launched from 2017.
According to the strategy, the resort development area will cover 633.45 hectares and will be able to receive 7,000 visitors at any one time. Moreover, the Adjaran government is to allocate 4 million GEL for infrastructural projects in the area.
The new regulation plan of the resort envisages the addition of two new cable ways and a number of new ski slopes.
“This is a very important project leading to the ultimate aim of an international standard resort. The new infrastructure projects will promote economic development of the region and create employment opportunities for the people living in the mountains,” Adjara government chair Zurab Pataradze said.
Pataradze also visited the construction process of two new hotels at Goderdzi resort.
5 mln GEL was invested in the construction of 4-star international standard hotel ‘Alliance Resort’, which will have 100 rooms and accommodate up to 250 guests. The hotel will open in 2018, creating around 100 jobs for locals. The complex will boast a swimming pool, tennis courts, children's entertainment center, a bar, restaurant, fitness complex, casino, conference hall and other facilities.
A second 4-star hotel to be built at the resort is ‘Euphoria Sky Towers’ with a total investment of 15 mln GEL. The hotel will have 150 rooms and create 100 jobs.
Pataradze said that a new ‘Goderdzi Subalpine Garden’ will also be built near the Goderdzi Pass, spread over 10 hectares of land and containing a natural lake, spring and waters.
According to him, creation of subalpine botanic garden will create new perspectives of tourism development in highland of Adjara Region.
Thea Morrison