Forest1961 Boutique Hotel & Restaurant

Forest1961 is a boutique hotel and restaurant on a wooded edge of Vanadzor, next to Forest Park. It offers 20 rooms across four categories, from Deluxe to Suite, described as bright and spacious with views of the dendropark (a park of cultivated tree species) beside the property.

The restaurant and bar cover breakfast, dinner, casual meetings, and small events. Chef Armen Asloyan has kept the Sarukhanyan family's recipes for over 20 years.

Guests can walk through the park or join tours around Vanadzor and Lori. The neighboring dendropark holds rare tree species and is used locally for morning runs and yoga.

Forest1961 is in Vanadzor, Lori region, about 69 km north of Yerevan in a straight line.

The dendropark's rare trees and open ground get used for morning runs and yoga — worth knowing if you plan outdoor time during your stay.