Hotel Boutique Restaurant Gloria

As others have said, small room sumptuously decorated- overlooking school playground near the market square (pazaar/ bazaar). Amazing fruit vegetables and egg breakfast - 3 courses!! Very attentive owner who at first introduced himself as our waiter!! In Tirana? Just stay here

Gloria Boutique is located about a 2-minute walk to Pazari I Ri, which is the old market, and it’s fairly easy for taxi drivers to find it, even when traffic is heavy. There are many good things about this place. First, even though there are only 6 (maybe 7) rooms, I never heard anyone else from another room. The woman who is in charge of reception was very helpful. The breakfast is beautiful and bountiful! The AC works fantastic. The bed was comfortable, and I appreciate the varying thickness of the pillows. And it was a very clean space. There need to be repairs done. My window didn’t close completely and when I walked on the floor, I could feel it dipping! Also, some of the pieces are raised, so you have the potential of tripping or stubbing your toe, if you’re not mindful. The website doesn’t state there’s no elevator, but you should know there are about 10 steps to get in, then you have about 15 to get to your room plus another 15 or so to get to the restaurant. It’s generally quiet, maybe a little street noise but nothing terribly loud, until a school day. Kids begin playing around 8a and they scream and laugh and have a very loud time until 3:30p. There is a small break, then they begin again (and now it’s 7:30p, still going on) If this doesn’t matter, no big deal then. I believe it’s only in my room which is across from the others. (Room 106) There’s a mini bar with bottled water, wine, beer, sodas. Also, there is a safe. They provide complimentary water with lemon and mint leaves, but it has been opened to put the leaves in, which I didn’t want to drink because the water gets cloudy as the day goes on because of the leaves. Despite the small annoyances like the floor and the kids, everything was quite good.

I was supposed to have a Twin/DoubleDeluxe room for two people (25 m2) for three days, but I found out afterwards (unfortunately) that the room was quite small, maybe 16 m2. Minbar fridge and air conditioning in the room. The hotel is well located in the center of Tirana right next to the bazaar area. The room was functional and clean, but cramped, maybe it needed a little renovation. The breakfast was very good (lots of vegetables and fruits). Breakfast room on the top floor. There was no elevator in the hotel. Free bottle of health drink daily. Especially the customer service of the breakfast restaurant and reception is very good, for which a big thank you. The best way to get to the hotel from the airport is by bus (approx. 4 eur, approx. 500 m to the bus station) or by taxi.

If you go to Tirana, You really should stay here. The room is beautiful, inexpensive and perfectly located. Go to the restaurant upstairs. The food is excellent and the waiter is the best I’ve ever seen. The hotel is owned by three brothers. They care about the girl where about a family member staying with them. If I needed something, they did it. Their attitudes were great. I have literally been all over the world and this is the top of the line for value, kindness and location.