Hotel Praga in Gjirokaster

Beautiful hotel, so peaceful and quiet to sleep. Situated in the centre of old Gjirokaster, excellent to visit the area. Staff are amazing, nothing is too much trouble and always a smile. The only place to stay in Gjirokaster

Really pleasant hotel with bags of character. We had the family ( or alpine ) room right at the top with two beds for children, decorated with super-hero characters and Disney princesses. When we had children travelling with us they would have adored this but the room would have been small for two parents and two teenagers. The walls and ceiling were clad with timber and the views! the view out of the front dropped down to the plain a very long way below with mountains soaring the other side, and the view out of the bathroom was of the fruiting pomegranate tree outside. We were definitely not at home! The staff were always available - speaking good English and very friendly. It was a joy to have a swimming pool on a very hot day. The hotel had provided very specific directions which were 100% accurate bringing us to the hotel. However I had never experienced a road like this. The drive up was the wrong way up a one way street which also carried domestic traffic to the town, and the road as well as carrying two way traffic, also had cars parked on it. Did I mention how steep it was? I was third in a queue of cars and every time the first one stopped for what ever reason , everyone else had to stop. This required the steepest series of hill starts I have ever experienced, but even if you were ready to move, it happened many times that the driver in front had trouble with the gears so you had to abort your hillstart and slam on the footbrake. I have been driving for 52 years , I live in a mountainous country and I am used to manual transmission but this was something else. Somewhat to my surprise we made it without burning out the clutch and were then helped by ever so many local men asking where we were looking for and directing us. I loved Girokaster and only regretted that we didn't have time to go up to the castle. There were many many cafes and restaurants all with outside seating. Maybe now I've managed the road once we should go back. Oh and by the way, it seemed that access to every hotel required driving this road so this is the way to go!

An absolute gem of a hotel. Literally at the entrance of the old city. The rooms are big (we had room 201) and the AC works really well. Washroom was completely redone. Breakfast was good. Eggs could have been hotter or done on demand. But none the less. Everything was fresh. Staff were great and helpful. The owners own another hotel and restaurant. I suggest you do go to the Kodra restaurant.

Big plus is the pool no doubt, but the entire city is really worth a stop. Walking distance everywhere. Getting there by car was the challange. Narrow streets and I neen narrow. Cobblestone, steep up and downhill. Cross fingers that you dont meet another car. Guesthouse fine, nice english speaking girls. Cheap good wine and hang by the pool.

Our agency found this hotel, and we were very happy. Location is just next Hoxa and Skanduli house, very center in Girolaster. The building is an old renovated house with extreme good taste and very nice amenities. Rooms are big and bathroom is great. The breakfast is also great. Staff is very nice, friendly and professional and most speaks very good English.

Very nice hotel...a struggle to find, but worth it. Clean and tidy, nice staff with good English.
Large room out front was comfy but you do get morning noise, i might have preferred no view as we didn't sit in the room at all.

All perfect, location, breakfast, hotel, room, staff, recommend.

I can definitely recommend this small hotel. Very cozy, friendly and helpful staff, nice pool and a little gym with a great view. Located right next to the old town. Our room was on the top floor and the roof was a little low, but it was clean, nice and with good air conditioning

Lovely small hotel in an old house, very close the bazaar centre. Good size rooms, modern bathroom. Also a small swimming pool and patio area where they serve a big and varied breakfast. Helpful staff, couldn't fault it.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. It’s more like a boutique hotel or bed and breakfast. Wonderful welcome by the staff. Our room was spacious for our family of 4. We were considering a larger resort there, but I’m so happy we didn’t. Praga was closer and a short walk to the old town and…that big resort is not walkable to the sites. The room was super clean and had modern and nice bathrooms. The air conditioning was perfect as it was super hot during our stay. Then there was the pool! Our boys thoroughly enjoyed everything! And the breakfast was filling and delicious.