Much of the world celebrates on 25 December. Georgia waits for its own Christmas on 7 January, then welcomes the New Year a second time on the 14th. That makes six weeks of lights, gingerbread, supra tables and fireworks, and our 37-floor tower is dressed for every one of them.
It starts on Chavchavadze Avenue and climbs all the way up: golden cones over the revolving door, reindeer on the pavement, a tree in the lobby, a red bench everyone stops to photograph and a teddy bear the children always find first. Winter in Tbilisi is short and bright, and we make the most of every week of it.
EntranceThe first thing you see after dark
Lobby, GThe lobby tree
Lobby, GA bench made for a photo
Golden trees after dark
The children find him first
Mulled wine by the treeEight moments, two months, one tower. Dates for the lights are announced in November.
Mulled wine and carols as the lobby tree is lit.
Lobby, GTwo Saturdays: 5 and 19 December. GEL 55, with a hot chocolate and face painting.
Pre-register on WhatsAppGlühwein, pastries and a festive menu, every day from 18 December.
Outside the hotelA long festive table at Dumas, 36th floor. Early bird tickets are limited.
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Dumas, 36th floorGala dinnerFour courses, Kelly Kelz live and the fireworks at midnight
Weather Report, 37th floorThe partyCocktails, music and the countdown on the top floor
The day of fortune: as you spend 2 January, so goes the year. Make it a good one.
Pool, spa and a long breakfastGeorgian Christmas: carols and gifts across the city.
Across TbilisiOne more table, one more toast.
Pullman TbilisiRight outside the hotel: little wooden stalls, lit trees and the smell of roasted chestnuts. Glühwein, pastries and a special festive menu, something hot to hold while you walk.
Children decorate their own gingerbread cookies, with a hot chocolate and face painting. Parents get 10% off at The Junction.
Families come back to it every year. A festive table that runs the length of the room, a gingerbread house among the desserts, and Tbilisi in winter outside every window. The children dress up; the adults stay for one more glass.
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A Superior Room for one night, 24 to 25 or 25 to 26 December, with breakfast, brunch for two, pool and gym.
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Open a door. Each one hides something worth doing at the hotel or in Tbilisi this winter, from a cocktail on the 37th floor to a slice of honey and walnuts. In December, today's door glows.
Tap a door to open it
Arrive on a Friday, leave on a Sunday, and see the city at its brightest. Here is how we would spend it, from the lobby tree to the Old Town and back up to the 37th floor. Staying longer? Our Tbilisi day plans work all year.
Your room is on floors 19 to 35, so the first thing you do is go to the window.
Vake Park and Chavchavadze Avenue are a few minutes away, lit and busy before the holidays. Things to do in Vake
Back in the lobby, warm up at The Junction under the lights.
Weather Report Sky Bar, the whole of Tbilisi glittering below. See the bar
On the 36th floor, served from 7 to 11 am, with the mountains on a clear winter morning.
Take a taxi to Abanotubani, warm up in the domed baths, then ride the cable car to Narikala. Our Old Tbilisi walk
Browse the city's Christmas market and the Dry Bridge stalls for something to take home.
A swim in the heated pool, then dinner at Dumas, open from 6 to 11 pm. Dumas
At midnight, Tbilisi lights up from every balcony, rooftop and square at once, and from up here you see all of it, from Vake to the Old Town. Choose your floor: a gala dinner at Dumas on the 36th, or the party at Weather Report Sky Bar on the 37th. Then take the lift down to bed.
Tap anywhere to light the sky
Four courses and unlimited wine, Kelly Kelz live from the UK, then the whole city in fireworks at midnight, seen from the 36th floor. The table is yours until well after the countdown.
See the gala dinner →Unlimited wine and the show included.
A Georgian New Year has its own tree, its own sweet, its own carols and its own rule about who walks through the door first. Ask our front desk and they will tell you how their family does it.
The Georgian Christmas tree: a hazel or walnut branch shaved into long white curls, like a small white beard.
Turn overLook for chichilaki at the city's Christmas stalls in December. Families keep it until the Old New Year, then burn it to send the old year's troubles away.
Turn backWalnuts cooked in honey and cut into diamonds. No New Year's table in Georgia is complete without it.
Turn overIt is eaten so the year ahead is sweet. Only two ingredients, honey and walnuts, and every family insists theirs is the best.
Turn backOn the morning of 7 January, processions walk through Tbilisi singing carols and collecting gifts for those who need them.
Turn overAnyone can walk along. Bring something to give: sweets, warm clothes or food. Ask our front desk where the procession passes that morning.
Turn backThe first guest to cross the threshold after midnight brings the house its luck for the year.
Turn overArrive with sweets, a kind wish and, ideally, a good mood. Families choose a mekvle with a light step, so a lucky year follows them in.
Turn backBetween 25 December and 14 January there are four reasons to raise a glass in Tbilisi. A room in the tower puts you a lift ride away from each of them, and back to bed when the night is over. On cold days, our heated 25 m indoor pool is free for hotel guests.
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Yes. Winters in Tbilisi are cold but mostly dry, usually 5 to 10°C in the day, with little snow in the city. December and January bring Christmas twice, on 25 December and 7 January, plus Christmas markets, city lights and the Old New Year. Pack a warm coat, and warm up after a day in the city in our heated indoor pool.
Georgia celebrates Orthodox Christmas on 7 January. Many visitors and international residents also celebrate on 25 December, so the city's lights, markets and events run from early December into mid-January.
The Old New Year is the New Year by the old calendar, celebrated on the night of 13 to 14 January. Families gather for one more festive table, and it closes the holiday season.
Yes. The city runs its own Christmas market and light displays through December. At Pullman Tbilisi we also host our own Christmas market right outside the hotel, every day from 18 December.
At the top of our tower, two ways: a gala dinner at Dumas on the 36th floor, or the party at Weather Report Sky Bar on the 37th. Both look out over the city's fireworks at midnight.
At midnight on 31 December, fireworks go up all over Tbilisi, from streets, courtyards and rooftops, so the higher you are, the more you see. Mtatsminda and Narikala are popular viewpoints. At Pullman Tbilisi, the New Year's Eve gala dinner at Dumas is on the 36th floor, with panoramic views of the city from every seat.
Taxis are hard to find around midnight on 31 December and on 1 January, and fares go up. If you celebrate with us, stay the night: dinner is on the 36th floor and the lift takes you to your room.
1 and 2 January are public holidays in Georgia, and many museums, shops and restaurants close or open later. At the hotel, The Junction lobby bar stays open until 1 am from 31 December to 3 January, and room service runs 24 hours.
On 25 December, Christmas Day. Families with children are welcome. Tickets are on sale: see the brunch and book, or message us on WhatsApp.
Yes. The heated pool, spa and Power Fitness are included for hotel guests, from 7 am to 11 pm. Spa treatments are paid separately.
More for your trip: Tbilisi in December · Christmas markets in Tbilisi · Where to watch the New Year fireworks · A Tbilisi advent calendar
