Palmanova Beach Mardok

Very good breakfast and a variety of choices. The boy who works there is awesome and he did everything he could. The cleaning ladies were helpful and changed sheets upon request.

The toilets. We were there 5 years ago and we really liked the place, but now we were quite disappointed to see that no investment has been made in the bathrooms. The toilet seat was broken and strange odour was coming from the toilet. Plus, it didn't have hot water in the morning and in the evening which is a big minus.

I would like to sincerely thank the owner, Arijan, and his wonderful team — Vanessa, Lejdion, and everyone else — for their warm welcome, genuine hospitality and kindness throughout our stay. The hotel staff were very friendly and professional, and the room cleaning service was excellent. The restaurant deserves special praise for its delicious and generous breakfasts, as well as the outstanding dinners, especially the fresh and beautifully prepared seafood. The beach area was exceptionally well organized and maintained, with clean sun loungers and umbrellas. The sea water was crystal clear and so inviting that you simply didn’t want to leave it! All in all, Palmanova Beach Mardok Hotel is a place I would warmly recommend to anyone looking for a peaceful, relaxing, and enjoyable holiday in Vlora ,Albania. The hospitality of Arijan and his team truly makes a difference and makes you feel welcome from the very first moment. A wonderful experience and definitely a place I would be happy to visit again. My rating: 9.5/10

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The breakfast was delicious, and it had a lot of choices to choose from.

The room itself was looking kind of nice, everything was new, beds were good, air conditioning worked. Close to the sea, the view from the window was nice, with the exception of the awning posts flying around. It has great potential, if they get their issues fixed.

What they failed to tell was that the hotel was very much "in construction", to the point that there was no signage, not even the name of the hotel anywhere, the reception area was a construction zone and the receptionist worked off a laptop in the restaurant. Bits and pieces still missing in the bathroom and crooked electrical installations in the room. The awning support posts on the room terrace were not fixed to the floor in our room, so they were just flapping around in the wind (special feature of our room, others seemed to be fine, but our terrace was a bit different and the posts were not fixed). No shower curtain or any other water blocker, so the whole floor around the toilet was wet after showering. We spent a good time searching for the place, none of the people around in the restaurants or other hotels seemed to be able (or willing) to tell where this place was. The street off the main road down to the hotel/beach is super steep and the turning angle next to impossible to turn in one go, when approaching from the south. The "free public parking" was a joke, 3 places next to a shed with pieces falling off of it onto the cars. Not a fault of the hotel, but it was super windy when we were there (July 10, 2025) and I guess the sea level was high, waves were big and the beach strip was barely half of what's seen on the pictures. We had planned to stay there for the next day and enjoy the beach, but in reality we wanted to get away from there as quickly as possible.