Review

There are a lot of Russian speakers, IT professionals, and young families. It's a decent crowd, and I haven't seen any drunken brawls. But renovations are still underway, and sometimes someone drills during the day.

The door is metal, the intercom works, and strangers don't often walk around the floors.

There's a caveat. If your windows overlook Dynamo Stadium, be prepared. During matches, the noise is so loud that closed windows don't help. On normal days, you can hear road noise.

The house was delivered in good condition, with most of the renovations recent. The main advantage was the dry walls.

Fiber optics are installed in the apartment (Silknet/Magti), and they work reliably.

If you're on a high floor, the view of the city and mountains is magnificent. From the stadium side, the view is spacious, not "window to window."

The complex is comfortable for living, not just renting out to tourists. The location is a huge plus. Right across the street is a Carrefour hypermarket (no need to lug bags far) and plenty of pharmacies. The sea is a 15-20-minute stroll along Heroes' Alley, which is actually a plus for permanent residents—less tourist noise outside.

The lobbies and elevator hallways are cleaned regularly and look presentable. There's occasional construction dust from neighbors in the hallways on each floor, but it's not a major issue.

There's a reception desk downstairs with video surveillance. Visitors are being monitored.

There's practically no street. There's a parking lot and a small patch of land. There's nowhere to walk a child or a dog here—you have to go to Heroes' Alley or the stadium.

There's never enough space around the building. There's underground parking, but it's only available for rent, and it's expensive. Parking is a quest every evening.

Power and water outages are rare (by Batumi standards). The elevators (there are four of them) are fast, but during rush hour there can be a 3-5 minute wait. The gas supply is constant.

Parking here is a nightmare. Taxi drivers, Carrefour shoppers, and fans (if there's a match) are constantly milling around the building. If you have a car and don't have a parking space, you'll be driving around the neighborhood and getting nervous. There are also traffic jams—the Bagrationi roundabout and Shartava Street itself are jammed during rush hour. But taxis arrive here in a minute, and the drivers know the area perfectly.

Living near the Dynamo Stadium is fun until the match starts. When Dinamo Batumi scores, you can hear it even with the windows closed and headphones in. The roar is deafening. Plus, on match days, the police block the roads, making it harder to get home by car.

We don't have our own yard, so we stroll along the Alley of Heroes. It's a wide boulevard lined with palm trees that leads right to the sea. It's a leisurely 15-20-minute walk to the beach. I like it: you're not in the epicenter of the tourist hubbub and karaoke, but a little further away, yet still within easy reach of the sea. The Alley itself is beautiful, but it's concrete—more greenery would be great.

In terms of services, everything is close at hand. A referral hospital is nearby (God forbid).