Royal Bath House
- Location
- T'bilisi, Georgia
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 6.5
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Royal Bath House in Tbilisi's Abanotubani is one of the domed sulfurous bathhouses of Georgia's ancient Bath District, drawing on the natural thermal springs that flow from geological fissures in the Tbilisi valley at temperatures around 37°C. Built in the traditional Georgian-Persian bathhouse architectural style — with domed rooftops pierced by skylights that illuminate tiled interiors below ground — the Royal Bath House offers private chambers, communal pools, steam rooms, and traditional Georgian body scrub services. Tbilisi's bathing culture, where the bathhouse serves simultaneously as a therapeutic centre, social club, and cultural institution, has been described by travellers from Pushkin to Alexandre Dumas, and the Royal Bath House maintains this storied tradition as a living practice in the heart of one of the Caucasus' most historically layered cities.