Antarut · Aragatsotn · Armenia

An orchard, a hammock, and the whole sky.

A family guest house under Mount Aragats, set in a fruit orchard — with a pool, a fire pit, a grapevine courtyard, and the Byurakan Observatory a 25-minute walk up the road.

Three rooms · sleeps 7 Free parking Free WiFi Orchard, pool & fire pit Shared kitchen Direct booking, no fee

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Around the house

A pool that catches the whole sunset

The pool sits on the terrace above the orchard, edged in flagstone, with the valley opening out beyond it. Stairs run up to the rooms past an old karas and a swing seat. Under the walnut tree there's a covered table where most people end up eating.

The pool at sunset, orange cloud reflected in the water — The pool at sunset

Round table and four cushioned chairs on a covered terrace — The covered table under the walnut

Wooden stairs up to the rooms, beside a swing seat and an old clay karas — The stairs up to the rooms

An old wooden butter churn hung from a timber tripod against a stone wall — The old butter churn, still standing

Close-up of the terrace chairs with red and cream cushions — A cushion on every chair

The garden

Half a hectare of fruit trees, and nowhere to be

Apple, pear, peach, cherry and quince, trunks painted white the way every Armenian village does it. A flagstone path runs through the middle, lined with old clay karas half-buried in the grass. Hammocks between the trees. A fire pit ringed in tuff stone with benches on four sides. In spring the whole thing turns pink.

Peach tree in pink blossom with a hammock strung behind it — Peach blossom, late April

Wooden table with tree-stump stools under old fruit trees — The table under the old pear tree

Striped hammock hanging between two walnut trees — One of the hammocks

Stone fire pit surrounded by four wooden benches — Fire pit, benches on four sides

Grapevine over a stone courtyard with an old wine barrel — The vine courtyard at dusk

Flagstone path through the orchard under a clear blue sky — The path down through the trees

Covered wooden veranda above a stone wall — The covered veranda

Hammock and wooden table set among apple trees — Shade all afternoon

Wooden swing bench beside a stone wall — The swing bench

The stone path in high summer, clay jars in the long grass — Midsummer, same path

The orchard in full blossom under a wide cloudy sky — The orchard in blossom, from the path

Where you actually are

Everything worth seeing, from one gate

Antarut sits at 1,600 m on the southern slope of Aragats. Yerevan's light stops well below you — which is exactly why Armenia put its national observatory next door. Half of what people drive across the country to see is inside half an hour of the gate.

The rooms

Quiet rooms on hand-cut parquet

Three rooms, each with its own bathroom. Warm in winter, quiet at night, and finished with the inlaid star parquet that village houses here were once known for.

The double room

Sleeps 2 · private bathroom · mountain window

Double bed with white linen and a window over the valley — Double bed, window on the valley

Private bathroom with a rain shower and lit mirror — Rain shower, private to the room

Pillows against the oak headboard — Fresh linen on every changeover

The twin room

Sleeps 2 · separate beds · own bathroom

Twin room with two separate beds and a carved bedside table — Two beds, made up separately

Bathroom with rain shower and lit mirror in daylight — Rain shower and lit mirror

Rolled towels laid out on a made bed — Towels laid out before you arrive

The family room

Sleeps 3 · three single beds · own bathroom

Room with three single beds on inlaid star parquet — Three beds on the star parquet

The room's own bathroom with rain shower and extractor fan — Its own bathroom, off the room

Beds made up with striped linen and a towel rolled on each — A towel rolled on every bed

Hairdryer mounted on the bathroom wall — Hairdryer in every bathroom

In every room

Private bathroom
Rain shower
Hairdryer
Fresh towels and linen
Heating
Mountain and garden views
Free WiFi
Private entrance

Outside your door

The orchard
Two hammocks
Fire pit and benches
Covered veranda
Grapevine courtyard
Swing bench
Shared kitchen
Covered pavilion
The pool
Covered table outside
Free private parking
Hiking from the gate

Cribs and extra beds are not available. Children of any age are welcome — tell the host their ages when you write.

The kitchen

One kitchen, shared by everyone

There is a single kitchen for the whole house — it is not inside the rooms, and you'll share it with the other guests. Fridge, hob, kettle, sink and cupboards, and a long table under the windows that seats six. If you would rather cook than drive somewhere, this is where it happens.

The shared kitchen looking down the room towards the dining table — Looking back down the room

Kitchen counter with sink, kettle and hob under wall cupboards — The counter, hob and kettle

Dining table with six chairs beside windows looking onto the valley — The table under the windows

Full-height fridge next to the kitchen units — Fridge, shared by the house

The pavilion

Room for everyone you arrived with

Behind the house there's a covered hall — tuff walls, pine ceiling, two long tables with benches down both sides. This is where birthdays, christenings and family reunions happen, and it's the reason people book the whole guest house at once instead of a single room. Tell the host if you're coming as a group.

Covered hall with two long tables laid in red Armenian carpet cloth — Two long tables, laid end to end

Long wooden benches on both sides of the tables under a pine ceiling — Benches down both sides

Curtained windows running the length of the pavilion wall — Curtained windows the length of the wall

Long table against a chequered tuff stone wall — Tuff walls, pine ceiling

Sofas at the far end of the pavilion beside the tables — Sofas at the far end

A table running the length of the room, laid with patterned carpet cloth — Laid with Armenian carpet cloth

1 to 60 people · any hours between 10:00 and 22:00

Mornings

Breakfast is cooked, not laid out

Village cheese, fruit off the trees outside, and whatever the house is making that day — ordered à la carte, not a buffet tray. Eat it on the veranda with Aragats in front of you.

Guests write most often about the host. That part doesn't scale, and it's the reason people come back.

Good to know

House rules, plainly

Quiet hours

22:00 to 09:00. The village is silent at night and we'd like to keep it that way.

No smoking

Indoors and in the rooms. There is a whole orchard outside.

No pets

Sorry — we can't host animals.

Getting here

45 minutes by car from Zvartnots Airport. The host can arrange a pickup — ask when you write.

Paying

Book direct and settle with the host on arrival. No card needed to hold a date.

Season

Open year-round. Blossom is late April; fruit is August. Snow reaches the village in winter.

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Write to the host

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Anything else

No WhatsApp? Send the same message by email, or copy it and use any app.

Or call +374 55 34 44 43 Viber

Prefer the usual way? Book on Booking.com.

The Madoyans Rest House sign at the gate

Look for this sign at the gate. Antarut is small — if you get lost, call and someone will walk out to meet you.