Hotels near Berat Fortress, Kucove

My wife and I stayed here for just one night in late September, ‘23 as part of a small group tour of the Balkans. It was a pleasant stay and we would have liked to stay longer. The hotel is on a side street just a short way off the river, and it is a very attractive building in the same classic style that is the hallmark of Berat. It is very close to the scenic walk along the river and close to restaurants, shops, and historic sites. Our room (101) was very large and had a nice view of the open area in front of the hotel and the shops opposite. There was a comfortable king bed and one twin bed, two night stands with outlets, a desk, armoire, and a small refrigerator. The bathroom was large and attractive, with a shower, a stylish raised sink, and plenty of storage space on the surrounding vanity. Breakfast was served in a restaurant area on the street level, only reached by going outside and down the steps. It was a pleasant setting, but the breakfast itself is hard to evaluate because we arrived after one or more tour groups had pretty well cleaned everything out and nothing much was left. We suspect that under normal circumstances it would have been very adequate. Overall, we found the Onufri to be a comfortable and convenient place to explore Berat, and we recommend it.

High cost performance. The location of the hotel is excellent. It is close to the river on one side, and it takes only 1 minute to walk to the pedestrian street on the other side, and 15 minutes to walk to the castle. It is not an option, but the slope is too steep.

When we arrived, they brought water and chilled delicious watermelon and melon in our rooms which was spot on after our long trip to Berat. We are family of 6, 4 kids. We booked a four bedroom and double room, the rooms are beautifully and tastefully decorated in traditional style, very spacious and what is most important to me, very clean. When asked what they recommend for dinner they suggested the Taverna next door owned by the owner’s brother and the dinner there was just amazing. The breakfast served at Hotel Kaceli was best we had in Albania on our three-week trip; pile of pancakes for the kids, homemade jams, bio diary products from local farmers, omelets, toast, olives, salami etc. The kindness and excellent service at Kaceli was exceptional, we totally recommend this hotel to everyone. Thank you Refid and Etleva Kaceli, we and our kids loved it!