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The House Hotel Old Tbilisi and Blue Fox restaurant open in Tbilisi’s Old Town

The House Hotel is a fast-growing, award winning, luxury lifestyle brand recognized globally for quality and individuality. Its trademark...

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The House Hotel Old Tbilisi and Blue Fox restaurant open in Tbilisi’s Old Town

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  1. TheHouseHotelOldTbilisiandBlue FoxrestaurantopeninTbilisi’sOld Town Tbilisi,July25,2022:Acrossthestreetfromthe6century AnchiskhatiBasilica,in theheartofTbilisi’scharmingOld Town,KertenHospitality,amixed-use,ESGandlifestyleoperator, hasopenedTheHouseHotelOldTbilisi,itsfirstof threelifestyle hospitalityprojectsinGeorgia.Thethree-story,17-roomhotelwas oncetheNikolozishvilimansionandblendsthattraditionalcharm withchicsensibility.Eachroomisdistinguishedbyahistorical Georgiancharacterpaintedbylocalmuralartist,MusyaQeburia,and featurescustom-madefurnishingsfromGeorgianoak,parquetfloors andmarblebathroomswitharainshower.SuitesfeatureTbilisi’s trademarkwoodenbalconieswithaviewofthenearbyMtkvariRiver andpedestrianstreetbelow.Inacozydistrictofcrookedstreetsand houses,medievalchurches,museums,winebars,andmany attractions,TheHouseHotelOldTbilisiisTbilisi’snewestlandmark andadestinationinitself. Tbilisi-basedfortheopeningoftheproperty,AntonyDoucet,Chief ExperienceOfficeratKerten Hospitality,said:“Thisarthotelinthecity’smosthistoricpartwillallowguestsandvisitorstogetthe feel,toconnecttoandtoexperiencetrullytheNeighbourhoodandthe destination.Ourclose-knitcollaborationwithourUBBUteams (UBBU–United.BuildingaBetterUniverse–KertenHospitality’s ESGinitiative)willbringthefocusonLocalityandSustainabilityall curatedaroundtailoredexperiencesthatultimatelycreatetruehuman connectionsandsupportlocaldo-goodcausesaswell.” TheHouseHotelisafast-growing,awardwinning,luxurylifestyle brandrecognizedgloballyforqualityandindividuality.Itstrademark isblendinglocalartandculturewithclassicandcontemporarystyles tocreateanauthenticanduniqueexperienceineverylocation.Witha pipelineportfolioofover40projects,KertenHospitalityisallabout workingorganicallywithitslocalenvironmenttotellastorythat

  2. complimentstheaestheticsoftheregion,celebrateslocalcultureand supportsthelocalcommunity.TheHouseHotelOldTbilisi’slocal teamunderstandcordialityandhospitalityareapriority,butin Georgia,whereguestsareconsideredgiftsfromGod,hospitalityis secondnature NikolozKurdadze,GMofTheHouseHotelOldTbilisi,said,”We areveryexcitedtoopenourdoorsforguestsandthecommunityin suchauniquedestinationwheremeaningfulconnectionsandlasting memorieswillbebuiltafterexperiencingtherealsenseofGeorgian hospitality,cuisine,artandcultural heritage.” TraditionalbuildingsinTbilisihavewhatlocalscall“Italian Courtyards,”intimatesocialareaswhereresidentsgathertoplay backgammonanddominoes,hanglaundryandgossipwhilechildren play.TheHouseHotelOld Tbilisihasrenovateditscourtyardto providemuchofthesamewarmthandneighborlinesswithabarthat mixesspecialcocktailsanduncorksexclusiveGeorgianwinesfrom itsowngrower,whilerapturousmealsareservedattablesaroundan olivetreeforbothhotelguestsandwalk-invisitors.Thosewhoset footinthepropertywillalsoenjoyviewingaspecialcollectionof Georgiancontemporaryart piecesfromthepersonalcollectionofthe hotelowner. Tbilisihasemergedfromobscuritytobecomeaworldheavyweight culinarydestination,yetonlyafewrestaurantsofferahighqualityfinediningexperience.ChefJaumePuigdengolas,aBarcelonanative, earnedhisMichelinstarsinMarbellabeforecreatingtheF&B conceptsforKertenHospitality.TheBlueFox,namedafteranold Georgiancartooncharacter,isa72-seatrestaurantandthechef’slatestachievement.RiffingoffofTbilisi’smulti-culturalheritage, ChefJaume’smenucombineswesternandeasternideaswitha GeorgianfoundationtocreatesomethinguniquelyTbilisian.“Irespecttraditionsandworkcloselywithlocalproductsandproducers,”hesays. KhachapuriisoneofGeorgia’smosticonicdishes.ChefJaume simplyturnsthestuffedbreadinsideout,withbeansandmarinated

  3. onionsontop,ormarinatedsalmon,lemonandcucumber,orSulguni andImeretiancheesewithlocaltruffles.Thereareseveralmore, whichhecalls“Pizzettas.”Georgiantomatoesandcucumbersare amongthebestintheworld,whichmayexplainwhytheyareasalad stapleoneverytableinthecountry.ChefJaumehasplayfully tweakedthesaladbyservingtomatowedgesonapooloflightly spicedcucumbergazpacho.AlthoughclearlynotGeorgian,Caesar Saladshaverecentlyappearedonnearlyeverymenuinthe country. TheSpanishchefdippedinto hisrootsandturnedthesaladintoa tapas–achickencroquettestuffedwithbéchamelandservedona leafofRomaine.MaindishesincludeatributetoGeorgianmtsvadi– skeweredmeatroastedovercoals.Here,theyincludemarinated chicken,andthetenderestbeefinthecountry,servedwithaselection oflocallyspiceddippingsauces.Somemightcallitfusion,butThe BlueFoxissimplycontinuingtheTbilisitraditionofinnovation. Tbilisi’slegacyisbuiltupontheGreatSilkRoadwhereitwasan importanttradinghub,bridgingEuropewithAsia.Thisisevidentin Tbilisi’sOldTown,wherethelocalmosqueisaroundthecornerfrom thelocalsynagogue,whichisnexttoanArmenianchurch.Anold Zoroastriantempleisabove.Nearlyacenturyofcommunism devastatedthisheritage,butitisnowbeingrebuiltbyindividualsand groupslikeKertenHospitality.TheHouseHotelOldTbilisiisnow partandparcelofthe“NewSilkRoad,”amodernhubwherenations cometomeet,minglerelax,andhaveatrulyone-of-a-kind, unforgettableexperience. TheHouseHotelOldTbilisiopensonJuly25th, 2022.

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