KAVALONA Hotel in Vlore

I liked the view, wi-fi is available, the breakfast is ok, and the parking is available. What I didn’t like: rude staff, noisy, dirty rooms, towels are over used and stained with yellow marks, the sink is unsafe you can’t lean on it and leaks, Miskitos caused bites all over my arms and my legs, using the balcony is not possible due to different insects, no swimming pool it was close all the time I was there for six days, the hotel is not handicap friendly. Overall, pictures online are really deceiving, the hotel needs renovations

The hotel was in very good location and easy to find. However, we lacked some towels when we first got to the room. Also the room was not cleaned at all during our stay except the couple of hours before our check out when we told the cleaner that it’s already unnecessary. The breakfast was very disappointing, the selection was good, but the quality was not very good. Some of the food looked like it has been sitting there for many hours or really days already. Hope I would be lying but unfortunately I’m not. Not very good experience, also of course wasn’t very expensive either but maybe not the compromise I would love to be making.

The hotel was 4 star but the service unfortunately was very bad
The air conditioner in the main room was defect through our stay their for three nights
The breakfast was poor there's no options
Also for children

We stayed at Vlora International Hotel for a week in July and were unfortunately disappointed. We arrived in the middle of the night and immediately noticed that the hotel looked nothing like the pictures online. Luckily, we were greeted by friendly and helpful staff at the front desk, which was a nice start. The room appeared modern at first glance but was poorly maintained. The air conditioning didn’t work in one of the rooms, making it unbearably hot. The bed was full of sand for some reason, and the sheets were stained with brown marks. I ended up sleeping on the sofa bed instead. Overall, the room was dirty and had several issues. The view was “fine,” but currently it’s facing an active construction site. Every morning we were woken up by loud noises that felt like an earthquake – this happened all day, every day. If you’re thinking of booking here, wait a few years until the construction is finished. Breakfast was very basic, with little variety, and wasn’t restocked properly. Honestly, it was one of the saddest hotel breakfasts I’ve seen. We also thought the hotel had an outdoor pool based on what we saw online, but it turned out to be an indoor pool that we were only allowed to use once during the whole week. Apparently, it had to be emptied and was then just left unused. There’s just a treadmill in the pool room – not exactly what I’d call a fitness room. The location is okay – about a 10–15 minute walk to the beach, and 5–10 minutes from restaurants and shops. The town is somewhat cozy, but traffic is chaotic and cars drive wherever they want. Be careful as a pedestrian. The parking area shown in the booking photos no longer exists – it has been replaced by a small park with sand and dried-up trees. There were also lots of stray dogs outside; we counted eight right in front of the hotel one day. The bathroom was alright but the shower was dirty. They did provide shampoo and soap, but towels were a constant issue. Housekeeping took away the used towels but didn’t leave any clean ones. We had to track down the staff multiple times to ask for new towels. There’s a fridge in the room, but it was frozen over on the inside and very dirty. All in all, the hotel is cheap, and the stay was okay, but I wouldn’t recommend it at the moment. Maybe in a few years, if they improve the conditions and finish construction, it could have potential. But for now, it’s not worth it.

Okay.. I actually don't usually write anything but I think this is the worst I have stayed in for a very long time. I am taking into account Albania standards.. however having just been on a tour I know things can be lovely... Reception were lovely I have to say . However the standard of room was way below average although v clean . Shower I discovered later at night wasn't working well and fittings were falling off. My friends room had holes in the walls and cigarette burns on the bedding.. With the standard I stayed everywhere else this is definitely not great and I'd avoid. I came in too late to ask to change rooms and as I was only there for one night .. but I'd look at others before this 🙏