Tufenkian carpets, Western Armenian flavours, gorgeous interiors and a cheeky coffee overlooking Vernissage… time to have a nose around one of Yerevan’s most distinctly Armenian hotels!!
GENERAL HOTEL INFO
📍 LOCATION: 48 Hanrapetutyan Street, Central Yerevan
🏨 TYPE: Boutique hotel & restaurant
🗓️ OPENED: 2012
🛏️ ROOMS: Standard rooms, Junior Suites, Executive Suites & Presidential Apartment
🍽️ RESTAURANT: Tufenkian Kharpert Restaurant
🥘 KNOWN FOR: Western Armenian cuisine & Armenian-inspired design
🏊 FACILITIES: Outdoor pool, restaurant, bar, conference space & carpet showroom
🛍️ NEARBY: Vernissage Market & Republic Square
✨ VIBE: Traditional Armenian character with a polished boutique-hotel feel
TUFENKIAN HISTORIC YEREVAN HOTEL is located in a beautiful building in a great location in Yerevan
And despite the name, it isn’t actually an old historic building! The hotel opened in 2012 and was designed to look like old Yerevan, combining European classical architecture with 19th–20th c. Armenian architectural influences
Owned by the Tufenkian Heritage Hotels group founded by James Tufenkian (and American Armenian enterpreneur) he began with the Tufenkian carpet business before expanding into hotels
LOCATION
Its a really quirky location which gives this hotel and cafe a really artsy and cultural Armenian vibes as its across the road from Vernisage markets and has a carpet store and showroom in the hotel itself
Look at this building! It was calling to me… we hadnt planned to go here…
The gorgeous exterior is made from traditional Armenian black and orange tuff, giving the building that classic Yerevan look
A regal and handsome looking building from the outside which catches the eye straight away, masculine and energetic, its a beautiful hotel, inviting and definitely interesting…
and then you walk inside….
There is the cafe on the side of the hotel and you can stop here for a drink or coffee and sit in the hotel’s outdoor area, even if you’re not staying overnight, which is what we did…
The hotel reception lobby, pretty impressive! I loved the lights hanging from the ceiling, a mix of traditional Armenian and modern contemporary design is scattered all around this hotel
🍽️ KHARPERT RESTAURANT ~ Western Armenian Flavours in the Heart of Yerevan
Have you visited KHARPERT RESTAURANT?
BREAKFAST: 07:30–10:30
BUSINESS LUNCH: Weekdays 12:00–15:00
À LA CARTE: 16:00–22:00
BUSINESS LUNCH: 3,850 AMD currently advertised
The restaurant is on the ground floor, with a lovely balcony area where you can sit outside.
Dishes served have flavours from Western Armenia created in a contemporary approach
Kharpert (Խարբերդ) is the Armenian name for Harput, a historic Armenian region/city in present-day eastern Turkey
The bar / cafe on the ground floor where we ordered our coffees
NOTE: You don’t need to be staying at the hotel to eat here! Kharpert serves buffet breakfast to hotel guests and outside visitors, with weekday business lunch and à-la-carte dining later in the day.
☕ COFFEE IN THE SUN… WITH A FEW FURRY VISITORS!
We found a nice spot under the sun and enjoyed our coffees
Friendly cats loitering around trying to grab food by being all cutesy lol
We paid 2,200 AMD for ONE Americano when we visited in September 2026 — definitely pricey compared with many independent Yerevan cafés, so you’re paying a little for the hotel setting too!
BUT… the coffee was good
We received a yummy chocolate with our coffee
Sitting outside in the sun was so lovely, the feel of this hotel is really relaxed and peaceful even with so many tourists around, it has a nice subtle vibe
TUFENKIAN CARPETS
One of my favourite things about the hotel is that you can see the Tufenkian story throughout the building
Tufenkian Artisan Carpets was established in the late 1985 and began bringing carpet production into Armenia in 1993, helping to revive the Armenian carpet industry in Armenia
so, found in a side room leading out from the lobby of the hotel is a carpet showroom with gorgeous carpets on display!
Such beautiful colours of the rugs
This is the downstairs area which is set up for events
The reception area from the 1st floor
The upstairs area is a small cocktail bar which overlooks the restaurant on one side and the lobby on the other
The hotel even has a small outdoor swimming pool around 10x4m where you can cool off in, perhaps with a drink? Its a small courtyard and seating area upstairs
Tufenkian Historic Yerevan Hotel rooms
The rooms continue the same elegant Armenian-meets-European style, with natural materials, Armenian craftsmanship and Tufenkian carpets.
I found some photos of the rooms on Booking.com — and they are gorgeous! Here are some of the room options currently available at the hotel… I didnt stay, I just nosied around lol
Curious about staying here? Check out the current prices and availability
Rooms range from 26 m² Standard King and Twin rooms through to 39 m² Junior Suites and 50 m² Executive Suites, with the seriously impressive Presidential Apartment coming in at a HUGE 200 m²! Some of the suites also have private balconies.
I really liked the atmosphere of this hotel, it was low key and didnt come across at snobby or up market, it had a nice feel to it, I could explore and walk around without anyone annoying me and the cafe and sitting area outside was nice
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