The Top 11 Hotels Near Yacht Hotel
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Every room at this modern hotel on Vlorë's palm-lined promenade has a balcony facing the Adriatic, so the sea isn't an amenity so much as the entire point. The design is clean and locally grounded, and the restaurant pulls together Albanian, Mediterranean, and Italian cooking with open water as a constant backdrop. A Michelin Selected Hotel, it keeps things simple in the best coastal way.
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A rooftop pool looking straight out over the Bay of Vlorë sets the tone for this modern Adriatic hotel, part of the Meliá group. Rooms run spacious and light, with some opening onto the sea via balcony, and the Amadeo restaurant leans into Mediterranean cooking built around local catch. It doubles as a clean, comfortable base for poking around the Albanian Riviera, which remains one of the few coastlines in the Mediterranean that hasn't fully noticed itself yet.
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Corner windows wrapping around the full-view rooms mean you wake up more or less inside the Adriatic. This resort on the Albanian Riviera sits in a secluded bay about ten minutes from Vlora, with three restaurants, a spa running organic treatments, a pool, and the only casino in southern Albania if you need somewhere to be at midnight. The Michelin Guide has it among its selected hotels.
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Stone and sand tones fill the rooms at this MGallery resort on the Albanian Riviera, where terraces look out over the Ionian and the beach below is supposedly where Julius Caesar came ashore in 48 BC, which is a lot to process before breakfast. The infinity pool, spa, flame-grilled plates at Mosaic, and cocktails at the beach bar fill the hours between history lessons. The Michelin Guide has it among its selected hotels.
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A boutique hotel on the Albanian Riviera, La Brisa sits directly on the golden sands of Dhërmi, which means the Ionian Sea is less a view than a constant fact of life. The rooftop infinity pool and al fresco restaurant stack that view even higher, while the ground-floor Artur Restaurant handles Mediterranean cooking with an Italian lean. A kids' club and play areas mean the whole family can find their groove, though the rooftop massage terrace is quietly doing the real work.
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A private strip of beach on a secluded Albanian Riviera bay frames this resort hotel, where every room faces the water and suites add balconies and Jacuzzis. The outdoor pool splits neatly between a children's zone and adult peace, while the spa covers facials, Swedish massages, a sauna, and a gym. The restaurant moves between Albanian cooking and a sushi lounge that leans on whatever came out of the sea that morning.
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The geometric concrete facade cuts a sharp line against the Ionian coastline near Himare, which is either jarring or refreshing depending on your tolerance for resort modernism. This hotel's 57 rooms run to greige palettes, wood paneling, and private balconies with sea or mountain views, some with Jacuzzis. A spa covers Balinese and Thai treatments alongside a sauna and gym, and there's an outdoor pool, beach bar, sushi bar, and a Mediterranean restaurant facing the water.
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Stone walls and wooden beams from a 19th-century family home frame this four-room boutique hotel on a cobbled street in Gjirokastër's old town. The restoration kept the bones of the place and layered in dark wood and neutral tones rather than fighting them. Breakfast is homemade, the doughnuts are fried fresh each morning, and the chef will put together a seasonal dinner if you ask, which you probably should.
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A former embroidery workshop in Gjirokastër's old bazaar, converted by an architect into five individually designed suites, each with its own layout and odd flourish, one has a glass floor panel, just to keep you honest. The Ottoman castle is minutes away, and the views run across the stone city or out to the mountains. No front desk, no lobby small talk, just a pre-arranged check-in and breakfast from the cafe below.