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Boutique hotels in Albania
Albania's small hotels fill Ottoman stone houses in Berat and Gjirokastër, Riviera villas above the Ionian and chalets in the Accursed Mountains.
Ranked
The best destinations in Albania
No. 2
Berat
Old town & heritage5 hotels
No. 3
Gjirokastër
Old town & heritage5 hotels
No. 4
Ksamil
Coast & beach5 hotels
No. 5
Sarandë
Coast & beach2 hotels
No. 6
Himarë
Coast & beach4 hotels
No. 7
Dhërmi
Coast & beach4 hotels
No. 8
Shkodër
Old town & heritage5 hotels
No. 9
Theth
Mountains5 hotels
No. 10
Korçë
Old town & heritage5 hotels
No. 11
Përmet
Countryside3 hotels
No. 12
Valbona
Mountains4 hotels
No. 13
Krujë
Old town & heritage4 hotels
No. 14
Vlorë
Coast & beach5 hotels
No. 15
Pogradec
Lake & river4 hotels
Choose your setting
Albania by setting
Albania has changed fast, and its boutique hotels have kept pace with the best of the Balkans: Ottoman mansions with carved ceilings in UNESCO towns, sleek design hotels in Tirana, whitewashed boutique stays above the Riviera's coves and A-frame chalets in the northern Alps. Hosts are warm, breakfast is generous and prices remain modest.
Tirana and the north
Tirana's boutique hotels cluster around Skanderbeg Square. Shkodër is a lakeside cultural town with stylish new stays, and Krujë has a castle town. Theth and Valbona are the trekking valleys of the Accursed Mountains.
Berat and Gjirokastër
The two UNESCO towns of stone houses have the country's best historic hotels, a few steps from their castles.
The Riviera and the south
Vlorë, Himarë, Dhërmi, Sarandë and Ksamil run along the Ionian coast. Korçë, Pogradec and Përmet offer lakes, rivers and a slower, inland Albania.
When to go
May to June and September are ideal. July and August are hot and busy on the coast. The mountains are best from June to September.
Good to know
Questions about Albania
Where is the best place for a boutique hotel in Albania?
Tirana is our top-ranked boutique hotel destination in Albania, followed by Berat and Gjirokastër.
What kinds of boutique hotel destinations does Albania have?
Our 15 destinations in Albania are 5 coast & beach, 5 old town & heritage, 2 mountains, 1 city, 1 countryside and 1 lake & river.