Sea view in Batumi: HomeRadar tests how much extra rent a view premium needs

Same floor, same size, different price

• Montemar, 35 m², 15th floor: $111,825 vs $148,225, a $36,400 (32.5%) gap; the units are in different building sections.
• Next Collection, 35.8 m², 9th floor: $72,316 vs $83,056, a $10,740 (14.9%) gap.
• Tonino Lamborghini Tower, 58.8 m², 16th floor: $272,538 vs $290,707, an $18,169 (6.7%) gap.

HomeRadar stresses that these are listed price gaps, not measured sea-view surcharges: in none of the pairs were both orientations independently verified. LUX Group's Lux Home shows the mechanism openly, with prices from $1,300/m² on lower floors to $1,500/m² for upper-floor sea-facing flats.

Can rent pay it back?

In HomeRadar's simple test (150 occupied nights a year, 75% of the extra revenue kept, ten years, no financing or taxes), an $8,000 premium needs about $7.11 more per night, $15,000 needs $13.33 and $30,000 needs $26.67. A shorter season, higher management fees or years of waiting for completion make the payback worse.

Before paying for a view, ask for the unit number, facade direction and signed plan, and check what neighbouring plots may be built.

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