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About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Villa Shuaipaj in Gjirokastër offers family rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and garden or mountain views. Each room includes a dining area, work desk, and free WiFi. Exceptional Facilities: Guests can enjoy a sun terrace, outdoor fireplace, and free bicycles. The property features a garden, restaurant, bar, and coffee shop. Additional amenities include a shared kitchen, outdoor play area, and picnic area. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves Greek, Middle Eastern, Steakhouse, local, and barbecue grill cuisines. Breakfast options include continental, Italian, and vegetarian with juice, pancakes, cheese, and fruits. Local Attractions: Zaravina lake is 45 km away, offering scenic views. The property is pet-friendly and provides free on-site private parking.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.3)

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental, Italian, Vegetarian

    • Free private parking available on-site


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Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 single bed
and
1 extra-large double bed
Bedroom
1 extra-large double bed
and
1 sofa bed
Living room
1 sofa bed
4 single beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Lina
    France France
    Such a lovely stay! The hosts were incredibly warm and welcoming — they made us feel right at home from the moment we arrived. The guest house is cozy and full of charm. Would definitely come back!
  • Erion
    Albania Albania
    The place is fantastic for those who want to escape the city life and explore the Antigonea park. It has a rustic vibe with an amazing garden and great interior decor. The host Flamur is amazing and ready to help with any of your needs. It has...
  • Viktoria
    Ukraine Ukraine
    We liked its quiet area, beautiful territory and welcoming hosts, great breakfast.
  • Gin
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    A very lovely house in the hills near Girokaster. Perfect for somewhere peaceful to stay out of the city but easy to drive down and park in the city for the day and see the sights. Flamur was a great host, very friendly and proud to show us his...
  • Jonathan
    Belgium Belgium
    As with every guest house stay in Albania, you come for the views but you stay for the albanian hospitality. As a couple we enjoyed a lovely double room on a beautifully crafted hard wood bed in a calm of the beaten path location. We enjoyed our...
  • Serhii
    Ukraine Ukraine
    Everything is great! Everything is like home, very nice hosts. Сlean room, delicious breakfast.
  • Angela
    Austria Austria
    Very cute place with homegrown veggies right next to the house. Very calm and relaxing. If you travel by car this is the perfect location in Gjirokaster. The landlord and his wife are super friendly and make a very authentic Albanian experience....
  • Paul
    Romania Romania
    Fabulous stay and wonderful host, I cannot recommend it enough. They even served an excellent breakfast on the house.
  • Vija
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very welcoming host and very comfortable stay. Very recommended!
  • Miro
    Finland Finland
    The best guesthouse experience in Albania. The host offered us homemade Raki. Breakfast was made fresh from things in the garden around the house. Room was clean and tidy.

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Managed by Flamur Shuaipaj

Company review score: 9.9Based on 76 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

Our entity is registered with the National Business Center as a natural person from 08/11/2019 until today with activities as a farmer, agritourism, guesthouse-bed-breakfast. Our subject is distinguished by correctness in work and services, as well as complete safety during the stay in our premises. Being that until today we have received very positive evaluations in the way of carrying out the activity, we very much hope that in the future we will expand the facilities and increase the field of activity, such as a farm or a swimming pool.

Property information

Our villa was built around the 50s-60s of the 19th century, which served as a residential house for generations. With the funds of IPARD in 2021, their facilities have been reconstructed and adapted into a guest house. Our villa is located in the village of Asim Zeneli and is located 5 km from the city of Gjirokastra. In our characteristic surroundings, it is the peace that forgives the village, as well as the traditional foods. All the foods that are used in our facilities originate from the village and the surrounding area. The rooms of the villa meet all contemporary standards regarding the interior environment. A very important part of the stay in our facilities is the hospitality, which we have an old tradition. At Villa Shuaipaj, the friend is known as at home :)

Neighbourhood information

MONASTERY OF SPILE, is located 2 km far from Antigonea Archaeological Park in the village Saraqinisht, on the slope of Lungeria Mountain. It has been damaged during the years, but from the old complex resisted only two churches. The Church of St Mary, which is 400 years old, built in XVI century (1635). The church is totally decorated with mural alfresco and biblical motifs. The other church is Shen Kolli, which is places in a cave in the slope of the mountain 30 m high from the ground. This cave according to the legend has served as a place of sacrifice for the Eremites. It is called differently the Cave of Eremites. The road to the Monastery is very difficult, you can go only by 4 x 4. Then you have to walk until reaching the destination. To go there, take the road from Gjirokastra to Asim Zenel, Saraqinisht and then to the Monastery place. The moanstery is about 4 km from Villa Shuaipaj. ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK OF ANTIGONE Antigonea is one of the largest ancient cities of the territory of Albania and the most important ancient settlement of the Drinos Valley. Residence within the fortification walls of the c. III has an area of ​​45 ha, while the territory of the archaeological park is over 90 ha. There have been various hypotheses about the location of Antigone until the archaeological research of the 70s provided reliable evidence for this. The city got its name from Antigone, the first wife of King Pyrrhus. The city was fortified with powerful walls at the beginning of the century. III BC, while it is not excluded that there was an earlier settlement in that place, later renamed by Pyrrhus. The park is about 10 km from Villa Shuaipaj

Languages spoken

English,Albanian

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Traditional Restaurant
    • Cuisine
      Greek • Middle Eastern • Steakhouse • Local • Grill/BBQ
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Brunch • Lunch • Dinner • High tea
    • Ambiance
      Family friendly • Traditional

House rules

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Check-in
From 11:00 to 23:00
Check-out
From 08:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 6 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 4 years
Cot upon request
€ 10 per child, per night
5 years
Cot upon request
€ 10 per child, per night
Extra bed upon request
€ 12 per child, per night
6 - 12 years
Extra bed upon request
€ 12 per child, per night
13+ years
Extra bed upon request
€ 15 per person, per night

Prices for cots and extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

The number of extra beds and cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed. No extra charges.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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