Haghpat Hotel

The monastery is just about twenty metres from the hotel, and it felt truly sacred and spiritual. The complex has several buildings and is around a thousand years old. It felt as if it had barely been touched. The village is quaint, and I’d guess it’s about fifteen hundred metres above sea level. We walked around and saw happy children, families and cows roaming. The mountain view from our nice room was beautiful, and it had a great en suite and shower. The food, tea, local wine and juice were fantastic. Everything was organic and grown in the village, and the cheese, jam and soup were homemade. We found the place by chance after our car ran out of coolant just before we arrived, and we were worried. The hosts sat us down with complimentary tea straight away. By the next morning they’d arranged for someone local to drive about thirty minutes with the exact coolant we needed, charging us only what it cost. We also couldn’t get cash nearby, and they helped us sort that out so we could buy souvenirs from the kind local ladies at the market stalls. We’d totally return and recommend it to anyone.

The food is amazing and the staff are really friendly. The location is spot on, right next to the monastery. Big thumbs up to Marry and the family for their hospitality. Stay here when you visit Haghpat.

Mary and her family were very hospitable, and both dinner and breakfast featured lots of homemade products. The room was clean, had AC and was right in front of the monastery. Good value for money, really recommended.

Breakfast was so generous I didn’t need to eat for the rest of the day, and the homemade wine was amazing. The food overall was great, too. Mari and her colleagues gave us super hospitable, friendly service. It’s a beautiful place, with the monastery and mountain views. Deserves more than five stars. Armenia is beautiful to visit, and I can totally recommend this hotel and place.