Gjirokastra
This hostel is a fantastic conversion of an Old Town house, created and run by Dutchman Walter. The attention to detail and respect for traditional…
Must-see hotels in Albania
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Tirana
Albania's first-ever hostel continues to go from strength to strength. Housed in a charmingly decorated house, with a 1970s air of hazy hippy backpacker…
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Berat
This transformed traditional house in the Gorica quarter is home to one of Albania's friendliest hostels. The vine-clad establishment contains a basement…
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Tirana
The owners could not have picked a better name for this inspirational hotel. The eight rooms are bright, modern, colourful and all have light summery…
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Shkodra
A wonderfully restored old town-house, the Rose Garden is all clean modern lines dusted with touches of old-fashioned class. Rooms are exceptionally…
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Tirana
Tirana's coolest hostel is on a small side street, housed in a design-conscious self-contained house with a leafy garden out the back, a bar lined with…
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The Albanian Riviera
If you want to escape from the glitzy hotels on the seafront, this unique summer-only hostel housed in the village school at Vuno is a wonderful place to…
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Berat
A true highlight of Berat is this gorgeous place inside two sprawling Ottoman houses where all the rooms are beautifully furnished in traditional Berati…
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Central Albania
This sleek design hotel would be a surprise almost anywhere in the Balkans, but in a charming backwater like Korça, it's almost unbelievable. Rooms are…
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Gjirokastra
Combining modern facilities with traditional touches, this lovely family-run hotel inside a 300-year-old house has rooms with huge balconies and…
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Gjirokastra
Fabulous new 11-room boutique hotel housed inside an immaculately restored building that's older than some countries. Rooms mix just the right amount of…
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Saranda
Referencing the name given to Saranda during the Italian occupation (Edda was Mussolini's daughter), this hotel is a charming place and about as central…
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The Albanian Riviera
Run by a family who learnt the tourist trade in Greece, Villa Kosteli has supersmart apartments decked out in driftwood- and rope- light fittings and…
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The Albanian Riviera
This great little set-up is run by two brothers. Each summer they turn the family orange orchard into a vibrant tent city, and the price includes the tent…
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Theth
Next to the church, right in the centre of the village, this place has been totally rebuilt from the ground upwards. It is one of the best guesthouses in…
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Shkodra
This innovative and hugely atmospheric hotel is as much a museum as a mere place to rest your head. Housed in a painstakingly restored 17th-century…
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Berat
This gorgeous Gorica hotel is a careful restoration of an old stone mansion on the riverfront, just over the footbridge from the centre of town. With…
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Tirana
This superchilled villa in a side street in the middle of Tirana's old town is a friendly place with five- and six-person dorms, though the basement's 12…
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Gjirokastra
Claiming the crown for the hotel with the best view in town, the Kalemi has big, bright rooms with balconies and large windows from which to admire the…
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Tirana
You've got a fantastic location at this 10-room hotel with downlit, stylish rooms that might be some of the city's coolest. Some have balconies, all have…
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Shkodra
Shkodra's original hostel is a gorgeous arty space, and with a peaceful garden and open-air bar (selling local craft beers) you'd hardly guess that you…
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Berat
From the castle gates, go straight ahead and you'll find this gorgeous hilltop hideaway, run by a friendly English-speaking family. There are just five…
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Shkodra
Frequently appearing in lists of Europe's best campsites, this gorgeously located place is not in Shkodra itself, but on the lakeside 7km from the city…
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Tirana
A snug six-room hotel rich with royal flushes and an old-fashioned sense of style. The beds have plumped-up pillows and the bathrooms are decent…
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Durrës
With an unbeatable location right on the main square, this attractive 1930s Italian villa has been converted into one of the more memorable hostels in…
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Berat
Filled with memories of yesteryear, this large and carefully restored Berat townhouse has a wide range of room types (including apartments suitable for a…
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Theth
Zorgji is a gorgeous stone farmhouse with big, bright en-suite rooms and a dining room full of drying corn and old farming implements. The garden is…
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Saranda
Easy to miss amongst a rash of bigger, glitzier cousins, the sea-facing rooms at the Titania have huge wrap-around windows and terraces that overlook the…
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Theth
The friendly Shpella family run their 110-year-old house as a traditional hotel and it's located in an atmospheric environment near to the Kulla. The 12…
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Tirana
With an unbeatable location in the heart of the city, the Rogner feels more like a private club than a hotel. Its huge garden contains a great pool and…
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Shkodra
With bold statement art, dark tiled floors, subtle colour schemes, giant TVs and sharp, angular furnishings, this modern boutique hotel is easily one of…
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Shkodra
Very popular with a young Anglophone crowd, this central and convivial hostel is a great place to hang out by the garden bar and make fast travel buddies…
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Gjirokastra
Very central, renovated stone mansion that has some beautiful fittings in its 16 individually decorated rooms. Modern bathrooms contrast with the…
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Tirana
Bordering on being a boutique offering, this central 19-room hotel has comfortable rooms with polished wood floors and bunches of flowers adding an…
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Berat
Push open the dark wooden door, clamber up the uneven whitewashed stone steps and enter the home of the loquacious Lorenc, a former opera singer who puts…
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Saranda
Your host at Saranda's most central hostel is the gregarious, English-speaking Tomi and he does much to give this place its party atmosphere. The 14 beds…
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Saranda
With a prime 8th-floor location, a clean beach at its base and a friendly, helpful atmosphere, this Irish-run backpacker hostel is a good place to chill…
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Tirana
Right on Tirana's central square, this high-rise has rooms with fantastic city views. Management has done an impressive job refitting the public areas of…
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Theth
This traditional stone guesthouse with a large garden is run by the formidable Roza, who speaks good English and is a great source of information about…
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The Albanian Riviera
Set up a tent under the olive trees at this chilled-out camping ground across the main road from the beach. Facilities are basic, but nice touches include…
