Must-see hotels in The Accursed Mountains

  • Rose Garden Hotel

    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…

  • Vila Pisha

    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…

  • Tradita G&T

    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…

  • Mi Casa Es Tu Casa

    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…

  • Lake Shkodra Resort

    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…

  • Vila Zorgji

    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…

  • Shpella Guesthouse

    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…

  • Petit Hotel Elita

    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…

  • Wanderers Hostel

    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…

  • Guesthouse Rupa

    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…

  • @Home Hostel

    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…

  • Hotel Kaduku

    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…

  • Red Bricks Hotel

    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,…

  • Çarku Guesthouse

    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…

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