Hotel Shpija e Gjyshit

Amazing stay at Shpija Gjyshit! Everything was perfect — clean, comfortable, and very welcoming. The atmosphere felt like home, and the hosts were incredibly kind. Highly recommended. 10/10!

Everything was perfect. We had a nice stay for our anniversary. The rooms are clean and comfortable, featuring a balcony with a fantastic view, and the pool was fantastic; we spent many hours swimming (the pool is warm, as it is closed with glass, and can be used in the winter, with a great view). The food is fresh, homemade and with quality ingredients. The included breakfast exceeded our expectations, with home grown eggs, both fried and cooked, dry meat, cheese, vegetables, traditional fried dough with jams and honey, and traditional cake. We cannot wait for another opportunity to return, and bring our friends and family.

The breakfast was excellent and we really enjoyed it

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Nice scenery with a gorgeous view, pretty rooms, good breakfast, a pool&sauna - this "hotel" has so much potential, unfortunately their focus lies only on the restaurant and not the hotel guests.

Cold shower. No additional towels for the spa area (we wanted to ask for fresh ones, but hotel & reception were already closed in the evening). They use their own exchange rate, so when we asked to pay the room in local LEK we ended up paying 5% more than the Euro value we booked @booking. Invoice from restaurant was wrong by 20€, which we had to find out on our own afterwards. At breakfast the Cappuchino from the good portafilter coffee maschine had to be payed additionally. Basically everything had to be payed on the spot: room at check-in, lunch right after, etc... I would kind of expect at a place like this to be able to pay all at checkout (which we were able to do at all the other hotels/homestays). You are also not allowed to eat leftover food from their restaurant in your room/balcony - they want you to order and pay again. All in all I really missed the warmth and hospitality which we encountered in so many albanian places, which makes it then easier to look over small unpleasantries - and the cold shower at the end of the day was the final disappointment.