Gas heating vs air conditioner for winter apartments in Batumi — which is better?

For a winter rental, avoid the first seafront line if possible: strong winds make it feel much colder. Prioritize working heating, no mold, and residential rather than commercial utility tariffs.

Check power reliability, especially near New Boulevard, where outages are reported more often. During a blackout, an AC unit and water heater stop working, so an apartment with a gas boiler and radiators is more reliable in winter.

Listings may call a gas boiler with radiators “central heating.” Confirm that the apartment actually has a boiler and radiators, rather than only AC or portable heaters.

If wintering in the Orbi Center area, note that apartments there often have only AC without gas heating — the cold feels harsher than actual frost in Siberia or Cyprus.

The key to a comfortable winter is gas heating in the apartment. Coming in from the cold to an already warm home feels completely different than waiting for AC to slowly heat up the room.

Apartments with AC-only heating noticeably increase electricity bills in winter — heating with an air conditioner uses much more energy than gas.