Valbona
Pioneering tourism in Valbona since 2005, the Albanian-American–run Rilindja is a fairy-tale wooden house in the forest 3km downhill from Valbona village…
Must-see hotels in The Accursed Mountains
Shkodra
A wonderfully restored old town-house, the Rose Garden is all clean modern lines dusted with touches of old-fashioned class. Rooms are exceptionally…
Theth
Next to the church, right in the centre of the village, this place has been totally rebuilt from the ground upwards. It is one of the best guesthouses in…
Shkodra
This innovative and hugely atmospheric hotel is as much a museum as a mere place to rest your head. Housed in a painstakingly restored 17th-century…
Valbona
Named after one of the soaring mountain peaks nearby, this guesthouse on Valbona's main (well, only) street has freestanding pine huts in a pleasant field…
Shkodra
Shkodra's original hostel is a gorgeous arty space, and with a peaceful garden and open-air bar (selling local craft beers) you'd hardly guess that you…
Shkodra
Frequently appearing in lists of Europe's best campsites, this gorgeously located place is not in Shkodra itself, but on the lakeside 7km from the city…
Theth
Zorgji is a gorgeous stone farmhouse with big, bright en-suite rooms and a dining room full of drying corn and old farming implements. The garden is…
Theth
The friendly Shpella family run their 110-year-old house as a traditional hotel and it's located in an atmospheric environment near to the Kulla. The 12…
Shkodra
With bold statement art, dark tiled floors, subtle colour schemes, giant TVs and sharp, angular furnishings, this modern boutique hotel is easily one of…
Shkodra
Very popular with a young Anglophone crowd, this central and convivial hostel is a great place to hang out by the garden bar and make fast travel buddies…
Valbona
Buried among dense pine forest a couple of kilometres beyond the village, this inviting and surprisingly plush hotel has modern rooms, smart service and a…
Theth
This traditional stone guesthouse with a large garden is run by the formidable Roza, who speaks good English and is a great source of information about…
Shkodra
Gregor gives attentive care to his guests at this super-clean and great-value hostel. It's in a self-contained house with a small garden where a communal…
Shkodra
Set back from the busy main road and so nice and quiet, this is an old-fashioned family-run hotel that extends the warmest of welcomes. True, the rooms…
Shkodra
While definitely being on the wrong side of garish in parts of its design scheme, this decent attempt at a boutique hotel gets a lot of things right,…
Valbona
This collection of ten huts in the middle of the village has extraordinary views in all directions. The pine cabins each sleep three, come with hot water…
Theth
This charming family home has thick stone walls, timber floors, a garden and farm. Food is all grown locally and the meals (€10) are delicious. It's well…
