Hotel Elior

The hotel door locked. There was no receptionist. This is not a hotel maybe should be listed as short stay apartment. Maybe better to revolve the listing.

good hotel

Our little room was beautifully clean with beautifully functional TV, shower, mini fridge and air con. Breakfast was served to us rather than as a buffet, in the little coffee shop downstairs. Our hosts were so warm, friendly and welcoming. Thank you so much everyone. Under the hotel is a quiet little grocery shop which was handy, and open 8am-10pm. Location was superb, on the end of a little side road round the back of the House of Leaves. We were able to walk out quickly and easily to local attractions. There’s also market stalls round the back lane which are friendly.

Positive- —Excellent location. The hotel is very centrally located. It is only a 4-5 minute walk from the Skanderbeg Central Square. The are countless shops, restaurants, pastry shops, supermarkets, etc. just within a 1-2 minute walk away —There is a deluxe feel about the hotel —There are only a six rooms —There was good water pressure —Hot water supply was good —The WiFi was good —Each room has individual heating & air conditioning (remote to operate it was a bit unclear) —Although the hotel does not offer laundry service, they arranged my laundry to be cleaned with the same company that cleans their bed linins —The breakfast served (which was included) was great! Freshly made cappuccino, good orange juice, a small container of cottage cheese, toast with butter and jam, boiled egg, and a plate of sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, block of feta cheese, but most of all, a warmed local feta cheese flaky pastry. I could not even finish everything! Negative- —Check-in was a disaster! It has to do with this being a small hotel of only six rooms, plus it being the off-season. The Front Desk/Lobby was closed most of the day (in reality after 3p, but the door sign says 11p, and the written ******* confirmation says 12a.). I ended up staying at another hotel for my first night after wondering around in the late evening hours. But the hotel made up for it financially and was great otherwise. —The hotel has no web site. If you do a search on Google, there is no direct listing for the hotel - how is this even remotely acceptable for a business in 2024? Hence, there is no way to email the hotel. They have a Facebook account, but they don’t reply to any Facebook messages. The only way to communicate with them i found out is to Instagram or WhatsApp a DM. How is any guest to know this ahead of time? —The hotel is located on a small out-of-the-way street (not a main street) - hard to find. Summary- — I usually end my review by saying whether I would stay at this hotel again or not. I am conflicted about this. First, I actually did stay here a second time, but it was for a free night to make up for the first night I had to buy another hotel because I could not check in. And now that I know the ins and outs of this hotel I probably would stay here again. Everything about the hotel was great except the check-in mess.

The hotel is in a fairly quiet street, in the very middle of the city. From outside, it doesn't look like a hotel, but the inside is OK: about 6 comfortable rooms. Mine was the smallest and the TV was broken, but otherwise it was fine. Reception was OK, too, they did help me, the breakfast was fine, especially the coffee. I recommend this hotel to anyone, but after just one night it is hard to say more. Having been to many hotels in Tirana, this is somewhere in the middle of the range.

This was my first visit to Albania and it was a great hotel and location to be based. It is about 5 minutes walk from the airport bus stop, very close to Skanderbeg Square. The entrance is on a quiet back street but easy to find following Google Maps. The room was spotlessly clean with a good modern bathroom and walk in rain shower. Good Wi-Fi and a clean comfortable bed. There was also a fridge, TV and kettle. I have paid so much more than this cost in other cities for much worse accommodation and the guy on reception was helpful too. The only thing missing was tea or coffee to go with the kettle - I didn’t need any so didn’t ask but it’s probably available. There is a ground floor cafe and plenty of eating and drinking options nearby. I hope to come again and would definitely stay here if I do.