Hotel Vlora International

We stayed at Vlora International Hotel for a week in July and were unfortunately disappointed. We arrived in the middle of the night and immediately noticed that the hotel looked nothing like the pictures online. Luckily, we were greeted by friendly and helpful staff at the front desk, which was a nice start. The room appeared modern at first glance but was poorly maintained. The air conditioning didn’t work in one of the rooms, making it unbearably hot. The bed was full of sand for some reason, and the sheets were stained with brown marks. I ended up sleeping on the sofa bed instead. Overall, the room was dirty and had several issues. The view was “fine,” but currently it’s facing an active construction site. Every morning we were woken up by loud noises that felt like an earthquake – this happened all day, every day. If you’re thinking of booking here, wait a few years until the construction is finished. Breakfast was very basic, with little variety, and wasn’t restocked properly. Honestly, it was one of the saddest hotel breakfasts I’ve seen. We also thought the hotel had an outdoor pool based on what we saw online, but it turned out to be an indoor pool that we were only allowed to use once during the whole week. Apparently, it had to be emptied and was then just left unused. There’s just a treadmill in the pool room – not exactly what I’d call a fitness room. The location is okay – about a 10–15 minute walk to the beach, and 5–10 minutes from restaurants and shops. The town is somewhat cozy, but traffic is chaotic and cars drive wherever they want. Be careful as a pedestrian. The parking area shown in the booking photos no longer exists – it has been replaced by a small park with sand and dried-up trees. There were also lots of stray dogs outside; we counted eight right in front of the hotel one day. The bathroom was alright but the shower was dirty. They did provide shampoo and soap, but towels were a constant issue. Housekeeping took away the used towels but didn’t leave any clean ones. We had to track down the staff multiple times to ask for new towels. There’s a fridge in the room, but it was frozen over on the inside and very dirty. All in all, the hotel is cheap, and the stay was okay, but I wouldn’t recommend it at the moment. Maybe in a few years, if they improve the conditions and finish construction, it could have potential. But for now, it’s not worth it.

Our stay for summer holidays in Hotel Vlora International was excellent. We have stayed there for 12 days. Our room with the balcony was on 4th floor with the view on the city and neighbour building. The room was spacious and the bed was very comfortable. The room was equipped in small refrigerator, tv with 2 channels and the saife. The bathroom was clean, with spacious shower, however there was missing the shelf for the washing stuff, so it was quite uncomfortable. The lobby, corridors and hotel restaurant have a nice design. Hotel itself is situated in perfect location - in the city centre, close to the restaurants, shopping mall, small shops, exchange and newly constructed garden and port. In the very close area there are reconstructions so it might be noisy for someone who has a room with the view to the gardens. There are two elevators for the guests inside so it is frendly to the disabled people, however on the upper floors there are few stairs from the corridor to the rooms. The most important in my opinion was the staff. All the staff, at the reception desk, in the restaurant and at the breakfast was VERY nice, helpful, kind and professional. They really care about their guests! The breakfasts, lunches and dinners were very tasty, meals were freshy and delicious! Many local and regional food has been served. I truly reccomand this hotel. Our stay was unforgetable!!! For sure I will choose it again. The importamt note: the distance to the beach is around 2 km but for us it wasn't a problem at all! Thank you Hotel Vlora International for your excellent hospitality and professional service❤️

Okay.. I actually don't usually write anything but I think this is the worst I have stayed in for a very long time. I am taking into account Albania standards.. however having just been on a tour I know things can be lovely... Reception were lovely I have to say . However the standard of room was way below average although v clean . Shower I discovered later at night wasn't working well and fittings were falling off. My friends room had holes in the walls and cigarette burns on the bedding.. With the standard I stayed everywhere else this is definitely not great and I'd avoid. I came in too late to ask to change rooms and as I was only there for one night .. but I'd look at others before this 🙏

Excellent location. Amazing view from the room. Friendly staff. Good breakfast. Good service. There should be more outlets in the room. Toilet paper was far away from the toilet seat. Emergency exit to the stairs on the 5th floor was not identified.