Four-star Tsaghkadzor, about 26 km from Dilijan, Dilijan
Eighty Eight Hotel & Spa
The marble hotel with the gilded dome above Tsaghkadzor, rebuilt and reopened in 2024 with a 38-metre pool and the ski slope a hundred metres from the door.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Rooms
- 126 rooms and suites
- Reopened
- February 2024, as the former Golden Palace
- Ski slope
- About 100 metres away
- From the airport
- About 1 h 30 from Zvartnots
The hotel
The Golden Palace, renamed.
The building opened on 2 March 2013 as the Golden Palace, a white marble block with a gilded central dome on the slopes of Mount Teghenis, the president of Armenia at the ribbon. Two years later it hosted the World Team Chess Championship. Its owner, a former head of the customs service, later handed it to the state, which put it up for auction.
Project Inter-Invest bought it in 2022, renovated it and reopened it in February 2024 as Eighty Eight Hotel & Spa, with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the opening. There are now 126 rooms over seven storeys. Tsaghkadzor is a ski resort, and the eleventh-century Kecharis monastery is about twenty minutes away on foot. Inside are a 38-metre pool, a hammam, a cinema hall and three function rooms, the largest for up to six hundred guests.
- Ski in The ski park is about a hundred metres away, with a slope down to the Tsaghkadzor cable car.
- The pool A 38-metre swimming pool, with a sauna, a hammam, a gym and a spa for massage and facials.
- Kecharis The monastery of Kecharis, begun in the eleventh century, is a short walk through town.
Rooms & suites
From a mountain room to the Presidential Suite.
Nine room categories, from standard queen rooms to the Royal Suite.
- Room Deluxe Double About 35 square metres, with a king bed and a sofa bed.
- Suite Premium Suite About 108 square metres with a king bed.
- Two bedrooms Presidential Suite About 520 square metres, for up to four guests.
Dining
Dinner in the mountains.
Venues as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Nush Restaurant Local produce From starters to desserts
- Sport bar Drinks and snacks In the hotel
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by noon.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Children A kids zone, a games room and a cinema hall are in the hotel.
- Old name Some maps and booking sites still show the building as the Golden Palace.
Getting there
Flying to Dilijan.
Zvartnots International, the airport of Yerevan, handles both airline flights and private jets. The drive north to Tsaghkadzor takes about an hour and a half; Dilijan is about 26 kilometres further on.
- Tel Aviv 2 h 00
- Istanbul 2 h 05
- Dubai 2 h 55
- Nice 4 h 25
- Paris 4 h 50
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Is Eighty Eight Hotel & Spa the old Golden Palace?
- Yes. Project Inter-Invest bought the Golden Palace of 2013, renovated it and reopened it under the new name in February 2024.
- Can you ski from the hotel?
- Almost. The ski park is about a hundred metres away, and a slope leads down to the cable car.
- How far is it from Yerevan airport?
- About an hour and a half by car from Zvartnots International.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Dilijan?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Dilijan, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Staying at Eighty Eight Hotel & Spa?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Dilijan, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.