Valza Boutique Hotel

Limited choice for breakfast for vegetarian

No beach view. Room was clean and modern however they use false advertising - the room we booked had clearly the sea view on the picture - upon check-in we discovered that the only view was another building, definitely not the view they show on hotels.com. Albania is one giant construction zone but they shouldn’t be advertising/selling something that does not exist. After long negotiations with the receptionist we got a room on a higher floor with limited sea view but different type of bed (worse) that we booked and two glasses of house wine. The rooftop restaurant has a nice view. Breakfast was fine by Albanian standards. We went to the restaurant for dinner celebrations, ordered food (lots of great reviews on internet) only to discover after long wait that the chef quit the day before and the staff left was cooking only some dishes - the pork chops were poor quality, squid was ok, in general not the quality one might expect from price and reviews. The good things were the view and the waiter. There was parking garage in the building.

The property is new with nice amenities. Room was clean and spacious. The breakfast was also great. It's also close to the beach. The check in and check out process was smooth. Underground parking was available. Gerti, the manager of the Valza hotel was very welcoming and accommodating.

This is not a property to book without a car. It is a perfect location to sleep and then explore. There is one beach walking distance which is horrible for heavier or older people - rocks are sharp, easy to fall, or sprain your ankle. Feedback on hotel: - the hotel elevator was not working which was a pain for my parents who were in their 70s to walk up and down the stairs with luggage - the hotel did not have enough staff to run the restaurant on the rooftop; we ordered whatever they had but the food was bland and expensive; the rooftop does have a beautiful view of sunsets over the water; breakfast had everything for everyone and was decent - modern and clean interiors; rooms & bathrooms are spacious; cheap bed linens & pillows; rooms do not have a safe; some balconies have a place to sit & others do not like ours; it did have a fridge which was great to keep water & drinks cold - the noise: horrible! Monday & Tuesday nights at 12am got woken up by fireworks from the next door restaurants celebrating birthdays; we thought they were bombs going off how loud it was; completely ruined our sleep; there is a lot of construction going on around the hotel but that was not loud surprisingly - the staff: the main manager or owner was kind and polite; the front desk staff - one lady was nice and another incompetent; unable to communicate or provide direction or help with the elevator that was broken

Very nice hotel and excellent service. Only minus is that it’s 40 min walking distance from lungo mare, so you have to take a taxi. Otherwise it was good, and beautiful beach nearby