Mövenpick Hotel Lalez Durres

We had a wonderful holiday with family. The weather was good, it was so refreshing. The hotel was smart, good breakfast too.

Este es un hermoso hotel con un amplio estacionamiento que facilita el estacionamiento. Tienen un vestíbulo hermoso y moderno con una excelente cafetería donde podemos pedir cualquier bebida fría o caliente. También tienen una selección de puros y una amplia carta de licores. El restaurante es enorme y tienen buen menú. Desde el vestíbulo se puede acceder a la zona de la piscina, que es agradable. El personal es increíble y educado, lo que le brinda un excelente servicio. Definitivamente regresaremos pronto ya que fue una gran experiencia.

In no way this hotel can be considered to be 5 stars. The hotel itself is quite good, rooms are nice, but service is disastrous and guest satisfaction is something that employees have never heard of. You can see waiters happily chatting to one another during dinner ignoring newly sat guests or English-speakers who need something else for their table. Restaurant bills cannot be charged to room and you will hear lengthy explanations about their past guests making problems with bills that were posted to the rooms as if it is my problem as a current guest that they failed to resolve such issues in the past. Management in the hotel is non-existent as well, if you have any issues - good luck finding someone in charge, as there is no duty manager, front office or operations manager. No one will even say sorry for causing you so much inconvenience, they don’t care. You may spot housekeeping manager at the reception desk though doing receptionist job, crazy! Taxi is a gamble, you may be lucky and reception will arrange a normal taxi for you, but they may as well simply forget about it and instead will call some random local guy with a very old vehicle who speaks zero English to drive you to your destination in a smelly hot car. Beach is dirty and mainly occupied by locals, front row sunbeds are “reserved” with towels for the entire day and no one shows up. Owners of the jetski that can be rented at the beach are also always occupying the front row with their friends and family, hotel guests are definitely not the priority. You have to collect beach towels from the hotel reception and bring them all the way back to the hotel! No towels are available by the pool or at the beach, and no place to drop them off either, enjoy 10 minute walk back to the hotel with the wet towel in your hands. Breakfast is suitable for a 3-star hotel, but not for a 5-star. No live station, cooked eggs look unappetizing and variety is very poor. Service during breakfast is also slow, plates are not collected timely and waiters only interact with those who speak their language. Spa is disgusting, everything is covered in black mold 🤢 I am very surprised that Movenpick brand allows this hotel to operate under their name.