Tafaj

“Character and good service”

The joy of this hotel is on its history. Yes rooms are small but you haven't come to Tirana to stay in your room! The other great thing about the hotel is it's staff; so helpful and friendly - not a given in Albania. We stayed as part of a group tour do I can't comment on value for money. Our room… more

The joy of this hotel is on its history. Yes rooms are small but you haven't come to Tirana to stay in your room! The other great thing about the hotel is it's staff; so helpful and friendly - not a given in Albania. We stayed as part of a group tour do I can't comment on value for money. Our room was a twin, first floor at front of hotel. Large balcony but too hot to use when we there. There was a fridge and compact shower room, plenty of hot water. Noisey at night with traffic until about midnight. The location of the hotel is spot on. Close to the city centre, most sites in easy walking distance, as are loads of restaurants. Three mini marts close to hotel. Come out of front door and turn left for a great pub and a little further on a cafe for coffee, cake and sandwiches. Breakfast in the hotel is plentiful and standard Albanian. Eggs, bread, cheese, fruit - buffet so eat as much as you want! We also hot washing done. Handed in the afternoon we arrived, got it back that night. 5 euros for one bag. If you want something different to the homogeneous multi nationals then this is for you.

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“If you have difficulty with stairs do not stay here”

A 23 euro taxi ride from the airport, right in the city centre 5 minute walk from Skanderberg Square. I had a single room, it was adequate, good shower lots of hot water. Comfortable bed , WiFi OK did the job. Reception staff helpful and friendly. 5 euros will get a bag of washing done , quick… more

A 23 euro taxi ride from the airport, right in the city centre 5 minute walk from Skanderberg Square. I had a single room, it was adequate, good shower lots of hot water. Comfortable bed , WiFi OK did the job. Reception staff helpful and friendly. 5 euros will get a bag of washing done , quick turn around. Breakfast OK, eggs , sausage, toast , fruit yoghurt, , Albanians not that big on Breakfast . I had an evening meal in the hotel , salad , veal medallions and vegetable risotto, it was OK filled a gap , the WiFi in the dining room is good. There's a supermarket a few minutes walk away. Decent hotel for a couple of nights. Warning, if you have difficulty with stairs do not stay here , lots of stairs and no lift.

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“Adequate ...”

Some features of the hotel's location were good: quiet neighborhood, close to Skanderbeg Square and close to mini-markets for bottled water and snacks. However, other than the hotel's restaurant, there was nowhere close by to eat. (The hotel's food was adequate but unimaginative.) The "geography"/a… more

Some features of the hotel's location were good: quiet neighborhood, close to Skanderbeg Square and close to mini-markets for bottled water and snacks. However, other than the hotel's restaurant, there was nowhere close by to eat. (The hotel's food was adequate but unimaginative.) The "geography"/architecture of the hotel was very strange: lots of separate buildings haphazardly joined together with little passageways and interminable steps! My room was very small, up in the attic with a sloping walls and not a proper window' that overlooked other sections of roof. The curtain was gauze that couldn't close (sloping wall). Pros: clean, quiet, AC worked well, shower was hot and powerful Cons: difficult to locate central light switch, no switch for bedside light (I had to carry the desk light to my bedside). And breakfast was not good: only white bread, eggs premade so solid and oily, no fruit, no self-service coffee/tea so you had to go to another counter to order it so it took quite some time. Staff friendly and helpful.

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