Located in Gjirokastër, 27 miles from Zaravina Lake, Hotel Bebej Tradicional has accommodations with a terrace, free private parking and a restaurant.
Abigail
United States of America
Maradona was an excellent host, his location is not far from the old town, but because of the hills it can be hard to access the old town. He would drive and drop us off at the entrance to the old town so that we didn't have to worry about our car. He was a wonderful and helpful host and the breakfast was delicious. I would highly recommend staying with him!
Located in Gjirokastër, 27 miles from Zaravina Lake, Hotel Kalemi 2 provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
Darlene
United States of America
We were given a room upgrade that made us feel like we were staying in a Pashas Palace. Gorgeous room with castle view. The staff were so friendly and helpful. Private parking on site right at the Old Town.
Hotel Argjiro features a garden, shared lounge, a terrace and restaurant in Gjirokastër. This 4-star hotel offers room service, a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi.
Danah
Saudi Arabia
The location at the corner of the city bazar gave us the advantage to walk around, shop, eat and return to the hotel any time.
Staff are so friendly and helpful. Breakfast had all the varieties we thought of an the service was quick.
The rooms are comfortable, with adequate area and 3 windows for extra light and a lovely view of the bazar and the city :)
Providing free WiFi throughout the property, Old Bazaar 1790 is located in Gjirokastër. This hotel offers a 24-hour front desk. The property offers mountain views and a terrace.
Located in Gjirokastër, 28 miles from Zaravina Lake, Hotel Domino has accommodations with a shared lounge, private parking, a terrace and a bar. Guests can enjoy mountain views.
Arber
Albania
Cosy, traditional, clean, 2 min on foot from main attractions, friendly staff and very good value for money. 😊😊
Ahmetaj Guest House features free bikes, garden, a shared lounge and terrace in Gjirokastër. With free WiFi, this 3-star hotel offers a shared kitchen and a 24-hour front desk.
Mugdha
India
Warm and welcoming host. She was always going out of her way to help us. She even offered us homemade wine and cake :). The location is perfect with walking distance to everything. The room was small but clean and comfortable with a great view of the castle and the city from the front balcony. The breakfast was served in the balcony and was excellent. Would highly recommend this place to anyone who is visiting Gjirokaster.
Located in Gjirokastër, 24 miles from Zaravina Lake, Hotel Selfo has accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
Located in Gjirokastër, 27 miles from Zaravina Lake, Hotel Brahimi provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking and a terrace. The property has free WiFi.
Saimir01
Albania
Everything, cleanliness, hospitality, and the food. I recommend this to other people.
Located in Gjirokastër and with Zaravina Lake reachable within 27 miles, Hotel Kastro provides concierge services, non-smoking rooms, a garden, free WiFi throughout the property and a shared lounge.
Grant
United States of America
Very responsive staff. Great breakfast. Perfect location.
Located in Gjirokastër, 24 miles from Zaravina Lake, Hotel Selfo has accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
Very friendly stuff,beautiful place,value for money
Located in Gjirokastër, 28 miles from Zaravina Lake, Hotel Domino has accommodations with a shared lounge, private parking, a terrace and a bar. Guests can enjoy mountain views.
A beautiful and very clean hotel, perfect location.
Located in Gjirokastër, 27 miles from Zaravina Lake, Hotel Kalemi 2 provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
hotel stupendo, staff molto accogliente, pulizia top!
Hotel Kalemi is located 164 feet from the Ethnographic Museum and Zekate House and features traditional design elements. The charming terrace offers panoramic views of the city and Gjirokastr Castle.
Very good location, staff kind, confortable place.
Located in Gjirokastër and with Zaravina Lake reachable within 27 miles, Hazmurat Hotel provides a garden, non-smoking rooms, free WiFi throughout the property and a terrace.
Milý majitel,skvělé místo a dobrá snídaně dle přání
The Barrels Ms is offering accommodations in Gjirokastër. Each room at the 4-star hotel has city views, and guests can enjoy access to a garden and to a restaurant.
Beautiful place and the owners were lovely! Really good food and ambience.
Hotel Fantasy features a garden, shared lounge, a terrace and restaurant in Gjirokastër. With a bar, the 4-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom.
Amazing view from our room and very good location.
Located in Gjirokastër, 28 miles from Zaravina Lake, Argyropolis Boutique Hotel provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
Tatiana made us feel like home. The sweetest host!
Located in Gjirokastër and with Zaravina Lake reachable within 27 miles, Hotel Kastro provides concierge services, non-smoking rooms, a garden, free WiFi throughout the property and a shared lounge.
Excellent boutique hotel, superb stay, we highly recommend it.
Located in Gjirokastër and with Zaravina Lake reachable within 28 miles, Boutique Hotel Musée has concierge services, non-smoking rooms, a garden, free WiFi and a terrace.
Host is so helpful. The room is so authentic and big.
Located in Gjirokastër and within 27 miles of Zaravina Lake, Hotel Pashai features a terrace, non-smoking rooms, and free WiFi throughout the property. The hotel has family rooms.
The value for money
Room was very cozy
Staff was welcoming
Ahmetaj Guest House features free bikes, garden, a shared lounge and terrace in Gjirokastër. With free WiFi, this 3-star hotel offers a shared kitchen and a 24-hour front desk.
Zamira is always ready to help in every possible way
Providing free WiFi throughout the property, Old Bazaar 1790 is located in Gjirokastër. This hotel offers a 24-hour front desk. The property offers mountain views and a terrace.
Location was amazing and views from balcony were lovely.
Castle Hotel has a garden, shared lounge, a terrace and bar in Gjirokastër. This 3-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk. Guests can have a drink at the snack bar.
good location near the castle, very nice homemade breakfast
The Stone Sky Hotel has a garden, shared lounge, a restaurant and bar in Gjirokastër. This 3-star hotel offers room service, a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi. Guests can enjoy garden views.
Great breakfast. Owners are very friendly and helpful.
Located in Gjirokastër, Hotel Magic features a garden, shared lounge, bar, and free WiFi throughout the property. Built in 2015, the property is within 27 miles of Zaravina Lake.
Good, central location with parking with a very helpful hotel manager.
The town is beautiful and interesting for its fortified...
The town is beautiful and interesting for its fortified houses. Also is on UNESCO list. The old centre is very pleasant to walk around, it has an atmosphere. Car traffic was quite problematic, the roads between the houses are very narrow and very steep. Also, Google maps did not have good enough background and often led us somewhere where, for example, instead of a road was staircase. The old stone roads were very slippery in the rain ;-) Ono or two night is enought to stay here.
Natálie Karla
Czech Republic
10
Scored 10
Albanian thoughts:
Albanian thoughts:
Spent a week here in April 2024 – so many positives …
Purely electronic passport gates at Tirana airport – an advantage if low on passport stamp space? Swift bus into town centre. Euros very widely accepted, 1:1 with the local Lek currency. Felt safe, met many great people and enjoyed a lot of raki; wine rather so-so, beer better … Trains are close to non-existent; negotiating the minibus service involves arriving and paying on the spot – found it straightforward; typical price: Tirana to Gjirokastra – 4 hours - £10 ..; saw stunning mountain scenery in last 2 hours, and when crossing the mountains from this town to Sarande port (1hr15, £3.30). Accommodation costs very favourable: enjoyed flats at £9 pppn. From Sarande, easy enough to catch a ferry or hydrofoil to Corfu, as a return airport – ca/ £20 single, 30-60 mins. Albaniatourguide proved a very useful online resource. Looking forward to next trip: apparently 12 degrees even in January …
Raoul
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Gjirokastra stands as an enchanting and historically rich...
Gjirokastra stands as an enchanting and historically rich destination deserving of exploration. If you seek an unparalleled and genuine Albanian adventure, Gjirokastra emerges as the ideal destination to embark upon. Cheap hotels and cheap food prices
Memaj
10
Scored 10
Only had time to visit the castle.
Only had time to visit the castle. Spent several hours there. Would love to come back for the folk arts festival and visit some of the houses with the specific architecture that put this place on the UNESCO list.
Paul
United States of America
10
Scored 10
Beautiful historic city with lots of things to do - visit...
Beautiful historic city with lots of things to do - visit castle, go on walk through narrow streets and bazaar, try tradicional cuisine. You can also visit lots of natural places near the city on hour long distances
Marek
2.0
Scored 2.0
The city is pretty but unfortunately the vast majority of it...
The city is pretty but unfortunately the vast majority of it is rundown with only the bazaar and some houses being maintained to a level fit for a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and once you go away from the bazaar especially at night it feels really lonely and sad. Gjirokaster has become very touristic in the past few years with the old bazaar being constantly crowded with youths from Western European countries who do not respect the place and openly smoke hashish and get drunk.
The road to get to the old town is a traditional stone path that while beautiful is a disaster because it destroys your car's suspension, has very steep grades and if another car comes from the other direction good luck! Because of this and the lack of parking in the old town (even among hotels that advertise having parking) you become a prisoner of the old town. During the summer because of the type of stone the city is built of (also found in the mountain Gjirokaster is built on) it is very hot even during the night making the entire experience very unpleasant.
Most museums/attractions are basic and the few English descriptions that can be found are very nationally charged which reminds me more of the rhetoric of the 1940s than 2023. The vast majority of Albanians, even those who work in this "tourism industry" cannot speak English at all or speak it very badly making communication difficult and moreover they are not really friendly with tourists.
Gjirokaster like Albania in general is about as expensive as Greece or even Italy while effectively offering a touristic product akin to a 3rd world country. Unless corruption is rooted out, Albanians stop emigrating and the economy and democratic institutions develop I frankly do not think I will ever visit Gjirokaster again.
Excellent hotel with a convenient location just off the main road and close to the center, a cozy air-conditioned room with a balcony and wonderful mountain views. Pleasant and helpful staff, especially the unforgettable Valentina and her most beautiful Albanian smile :) Perfect cleaning, excellent coffee and food in the hotel restaurant. Thank you for the great service. I highly recommend accommodation to everyone! If I wil travel through Gjirokastër sometime in the future, I will definitely use Hotel Qiqi again.
The hotel owners was an older couple and they treated us like family! Upon arrival, we were given the grand tour and the Obelisk was only a few steps away. The room was a great size and everything was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was by far the best we had in Albania! The owner cooks everything and they take such good care of their guests! We loved everything about this four room hotel!! Definitely worth a stop just to have care and hospitality of the owners! Thank you!
Manjola and Nardi are excellent hosts. They went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable. Beautiful garden, surrounded by flowers and amazing scents. Comfortable room for 2 adults and 2 children. Manjola prepares tasty breakfast. We also enjoyed the veranda upstairs at night. Nardi helped us park the car (gjirokastra has very narrow and hilly streets). Location was also great. 5 mins walk to old bazaar and then going uphill up the castle. Great time in gjirokaster!
The best hotel in Gjirokaster! The location is perfect, it’s so close to everything in the old town. The rooms are clean with comfortable beds and you’ll get the best night sleep! But what really made the stay at Hotel Gjirokaster was the wonderful was the staff, they are the most welcoming people who make you feel like you are right at home. And the breakfast is plentiful and delicious, with great coffee. I recommend staying here 100%
One of my most favourite nights in Albania. The most gorgeous hotel in gjirokaster. Tatiana, the host, was so friendly and helpful and in the morning you get a home cooked breakfast which exceeds any hotel breakfast anywhere - it was amazing. There’s parking available but it’s within walking distance of everything in the town. We absolutely loved our stay and will definitely be back. Highly recommend staying at this beautiful hotel
- great place, they converted a historic house into an hotel. Our room was comfortable, spacious and just gorgeous. We had a free upgrade and had a room with a beautiful fireplace.
- breakfast was good and the courtyard where we ate it was even better
- the hosts were super nice and made sure that everything was fine during the stay
- the location is super nice, about 5 minutes by walk to the old bazaar.
The cozy family-run hotel is located right in the historical center of Gjirokastër. True to the name of the hotel, the owners have beautifully decorated all rooms in the distinct traditional style of the area with style and great attention to detail and historical accuracy.
Both hosts are exceptionally welcoming and helpful. Great breakfast, home made honey and pies. any time again
Everything. Gorgeous room- worth splashing out for a balcony. The hotel staff apologised that the balcony was 'small' but it was amazing and roomy enough for two persons with a magnificent view of the mountains AND Gjirokaster castle. Room itself felt like a posh Ottoman house. Breakfast was 5-star, so much food and all so good!! Staff very attentive and helpful.
Everything was absolutely amazing! I enjoyed my stay a lot. It's the best option where to stay in Gjirokaster. Picking up from the bus or driving you to the city, castle was huge advantage as well. Hotel homemade restaurant with delicious food for good money was super tasty! Rooms were clean, nicely furnished with all facilities you need. I can only recommended.
An amazing little hotel. Staff was super friendly and helped so much even with my early arrival. The bed was very comfortable and the shower was clean and there was very good water pressure. Would highly recommend it if you are in the area it's just a short walk in old town. My room had a beautiful view of the castle and the snow-capped mountains.
Castle Hotel is beautiful and cozy. The family who owns the hotel was super nice, very helpful and we felt at home there. The place is absolutely beautiful and the view as well. We stayed two nights since one day wasn't enough in this lovely city. I highly recommend this hotel and Gjirokastër as well.
The Stone Sky Hotel is a gem of a place in Gjirokaster. Impeccably clean, with wonderful hospitality and large beautiful rooms. The restaurant served the best food we had in our ten days in Albania. The staff is helpful, friendly, knowledgeable. It was a superb experience.
The hotel is very modern in the old city of Gjirokastër. The breakfast was very tasty. Also the location was perfect for a stroll through the tourist sights. The rooms were very clean and the beds comfortable.
Beautiful hotel right on top of a hill in Gjirokaster, as such the views are absolutely amazing. Room was very clean and spacious and the restaurant was amazing, really wonderful breakfast and food.
The service was very good. We loved the breakfast and the position of the hotel was very good, with a very nice view over the city and the castle. It is a good choice if you go to Gjirokaster
Everything, including the breakfast was superb. What a lovely new little hotel . Great to see Albania investing in its hot spots , of which Gjirokaster is certainly one .
Wonderful typical hotel
Super friendly staff
Room and bathroom super clean
All in typical Albania style
Nice view at the balcony
Nice breakfast under the vine
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