OZON 3* OZON 3*

We were traveling without prior booking, already from Kutaisi (the day before Gudauri) they called OZON, widely known in narrow circles))))) and Stepan and we were given a room.
The hotel is located in Lower Gudauri, which means that you need to go to the ski lifts. The hotel car takes you centrally in the morning to the gondola for 2 GEL per person.
A very cozy and spacious lounge bar with a fireplace, in which people gather in the evenings, from time to time the many-sided (administrator, instructor, etc. ) Stepan plays the piano or sings to the guitar. There are backgammon and chess. My wife and I played backgammon there.

The dining room is bright and comfortable. The food is very good. Large portions - in principle, you can live without a snack on the mountain at lunchtime. The kitchen is homemade, with fiction and a slight Georgian accent. For breakfast, in addition to the standard buffet, a hot main course is served. Dinner, in addition to soup and the main course, also consists of an appetizer-salad and fruit. The menu hasn't changed in a week.
By the way, the kitchen is very clean.
The staff is very friendly and readily responds to the most exotic requests.
Very decent internet speed.
There are no restrictions on bringing and drinking your own drinks and snacks both in the dining room and in the lobby.
The driver Herman (aka Captain) can provide promotional ski passes with a 33% discount. For a fee, he took us down the mountain (my wife got tired, it was hard for her to return on skis). The same Herman provided equipment rental.

Separately, about Stepan as an instructor. Before that, I took instructors in Dragobrat for my son and wife, and I myself peeped from the outside. In short - if you come to Stepan to put someone on skis, or correct your original skiing technique of a talented self-taught person (I'm hinting at myself))))) then you will save a lot of money and you will get much more pleasure from skiing, you will ride without fear on more difficult tracks.
Only if this factor is critical for you, agree with it in advance.

The disadvantages of the hotel, as I understand it, are common to all Gudauri hotels - the rooms are small, with basic amenities, the furniture and renovation are very simple, and also very tired. But the room was warm, there was always hot water, the mattresses were even, we slept well.
It turned out that in order for the room to be cleaned and replenished with soap and toiletry, it is necessary to hand over the key to the room at the reception.

An ideal hotel for a budget holiday with a big cheerful company in Gudauri.
A capricious client has the opportunity to stay in glamorous hotels such as Marco Polo or Carpe Diem, but it will be 3-4 times more expensive.