Name: Vila Rias
Address: Rruga Aleks A Aa I, Vlore, 00000, AL

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2026

Seth

Room was clean and served its purpose

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2026

cigdem

Our reservation was for a rooftop duplex room with a view. However, upon arrival at the hotel, we were unfortunately accommodated in a different room in a different building. We were very tired and accepted it without complaining. So, we didn't really care about the view.room clean .

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

Michael

The breakfast was good, but it cost extra.

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2025

Amy

I had a very nice stay. The room was spotless and all furniture and curtains looked brand new. My check in could have been better. I did not get the room i reserved because that hotel was closed for renovations. They sent a message to tell me and give me instructions to check in at their other accommodations nearby. I was already at the property, though. Other than that, great stay!

Self

2/10

Poor

06 Sep 2025

Sofia

The place was dirty, trash everywhere, the toilet had no seat, it was broken. Nobody has helped me with my refund. the place looked really nice in photos but unfortunately it wasn’t at all what we experienced. I am so disappointed. I traveled with my family and kids. This was very very disappointing. We ended up leaving, booking another hotel, and we tried to contact someone, but nobody answered.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

Edmir

Amazing stay at Arial Loft for 2 days vacation in Valona with family

New building, confortable and ecofriendly, with two bathrooms. 👍

Strategic location, only few minutes from the city center

Staff and services at top levels of professionality and availability.

Close to the beach and good restaurants around

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2025

Michal

We had rooms in the building 300 meters away. Rooms were clean but outdated.
We stayed just one nt on the way to Greece.
The highlite was the restaurant in the main part of the hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

Sandor

The service was great and the hotel was clean.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

Catalina

The hotel was very nice very close to the beach ( although the most beautiful part is a bit far) the place is quite and the neighbourhood too. The service is excellent , and the person in charge answered back in a timely manner.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2025

andrew

Second stay at Arial and same good service. Some furniture items could do with a little tlc but for a very reasonable price you get everything you need. Owners are very helpful and will do most things if asked. Breakfast is to die for and reasonable at €5, perhaps a little too reasonable.

Shops are closed by as well as several restaurants and bars and the beach is a 3 minute walk away

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2025

Sharon

Excellent place close to beach

This is a clean and welcoming place to stay. You are close walking distance to the beach, 20 minute walk to the city and some great restaurants and small markets and bakeries near by. We extended our stay here.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2025

Sharon

Close to beach, 15 minutes walk from town

We were in a great location a quick walk to the beach, 15 minute walk to the city of Vlore. There are some great restaurants nearby as well as markets and coffee shops. The only thing we did wrong was follow google maps though it brought us there we did walk through a sketchy area. We quickly figured out instead just walk to the beach and go right in about 15 minutes as it’s easy to find. It’s in a nice area but the wifi is not what you are use to in North America. We liked it so much here we actually extended our stay.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2024

andrew

The property is absolutely fine for people wanting no frills. There is plenty of space for 2 people but the apartment comes across as if they aren't quite sure what to put in there.

There was no kettle, only 3 of each piece of cutlery and only 1 teaspoon, 3 cups and 3 glasses which is strange as the apartment can sleep 4 people. A small sofa would be a fantastic addition as well as the availability of extra heavy blankets. There were no instructions for the cooker or any checkout instructions. All simple things to make the stay more comfortable and could add value for the owners. I would also suggest the option of a welcome basket would also be a welcome option (obviously at an additional cost)

The walk to town is about 10 minutes but the local bars like bar minimal is an excellent destination with good food and beer and well worth a visit

Don't believe the stereotypes, Albania is wonderful, give it a go and be pleased

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

26 Sep 2024

DONNA

They had to book is at another site for the 1st night,. The 2nd night was not on the property shown in the picture. There was no hand soap, no dish washing soap. No paper towels. No both soap. There was some trash from the pervious occupants

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2024

david

Isolated

Hotel was in good location with great staff and very helpful.
Like other people have commented it's a shame to get isolated down the street away from everyone and I believe that if you make a booking you should be informed of that, some will be happy with that others like me won't and can choose somewhere else to stay, I kind of felt conned when I turned up and was told welcome but you're not staying here we've put you in the overflow accommodation

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2024

Cindy

Budget room is exactly as pictured but NOT in the vila arial. It was actually down the street in a seperate place. The room WAS as advertised and great for price, just not in the vila as shown in the pictures

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

Disappointed

It was okay and underwhelming. The description and photos were deceiving. They have 7 to 8 “villas” which are just apartments. The main place was beautiful and that is where we wanted to stay but there was no explanation or details given so we ended up at one of the other places. The room itself was okay, nothing crazy. It was annoying that for four people, there was only one roll of toilet paper. Also the windows and door didn’t have blinds so when the sun rose, it blinded us so early in the morning. Vlora has so many other beautiful hotels that are worth it. The amount I paid was disappointing. I don’t blame the lady who managed and cleaned that apartment. She was very kind and understanding. But the manager was very arrogant and not helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2023

Timothy

The property itself is lovely, well maintained, and picturesque. The staff were helpful and provided a wonderful breakfast.

I don't know if this was typical, but there was a neighborhood dog that barked constantly, all night long. I feel badly for the property as that is not their fault, but I was unable to get any sleep at all as a result.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2021

Abdullah

Great place

It was very comfortable. I felt like at home and my family is helping me. The business owner Beni was very professional and show a very good attitude.

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Beni is the man. He runs the whole place. Very responsive and accommodating. The main place, Vila Rilas was very nice and clean. The rooms were spacious and there was a nice breakfast spot on site. We had booked four rooms but only two of them were actually at Vila Rilas. The other two were off-site nearby. They double booked one of the rooms and we got shuttled to another place 900 meters away and was much lower quality than what we thought we were getting. That was misleading because I believed I was booking 4 rooms at Vila Rilas. There was also a nasty sewage smell coming from the bathroom and we had to keep the bathroom door closed at all times. Overall it was a good experience.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2021

Ahmed

Very friendly

The villa is very clean and the room is very big
The staff very friendly and helpful specifically Benny

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2021

Susan

Will hopefully return

Stayed here a couple of nights working on a major engineering project 30 km up the road. Ben, who speaks good English, couldn't have been more helpful. Great breakfast with delicious home made fruity jam.

Business

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2020

Lee

The vila that value for money, but a bit far from the city.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Nov 2025

Felix

Clean, friendly and a nice quite place to stay!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Bianca

Prima appartement. Kregen een andere dan geboekt, omdat voorgaande gasten iets kapot gemaakt hadden. Er zijn meerdere gebouwen en we kwamen uiteindelijk in het hoofdgebouw terecht.
Personeel reageerde erg goed op persoonlijke voorkeur bij het ontbijt. Strand in de omgeving is links erg smerig en aan de rechterzijde wel prima.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Hassan

TRES PROPRE

Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Sep 2025

ÖZGÜR

Hiç memnun kalmadık yardımcı olmadı.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

Claire

Chambre confortable, spacieuse et propre. La villa principale a du charme avec sa cour (pour les repas et le petit déjeuner), mais nous étions dans une villa annexe, avec un décor plus sobre.
L'hôtel est près de la plage mais à 25 min à pied du centre ville.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2025

Anne

Die Unterkunft liegt etwas abgelegen, langer Weg zur Promenade und Old Town. Die Einrichtung ist schon etwas in die Jahre gekommen und die Zimmer waren sehr hellhörig.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2025

German

Comodo peto lejos del centro

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2025

Rebecka

Can really recommend it

Really lovely place.
Room was great, top location and the owner was super helpful, the power went in our room and they got an electrician there straight away and fixed it for us while we had dinner
Food was also really good and huge portions.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

09 Apr 2025

Sarah Berenice

We stayed at the Beach Lodge, but there was no beach view, the only view was to an old wall, ruins of an old building and tall trees. We did not hear the waves of the ocean. Rooms are very nice and beds very comfortable. The bathroom however is tiny, no storage possibilities for personal items, no hooks for towels. The Shower was bad. Once used, the whole bathroom was under water and toilet seat, toilet paper and sink was wet. The whole floor flooded. We had two rooms, the tv of one room was not working at all. In the other room the tv went on twice in the middle of the night, with the control far away - really scary. The doors have windows, unfortunately the white light of the hallway shines through the whole night, which makes the room very bright in the night. Breakfast was included and very good and traditional. You have to walk to the main hotel to have it, which is a 5 minute walk. Staff very friendly and helpful. Accomodation very clean. Beach, walking distance but very dirty. Further up it is much nicer

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

16 Mar 2025

Emanuele

Per il prezzo pagato non posso lamentarmi posto tranquillo buon breakfast personale gentile, struttura fuori mano ma con pochi euro in taxi ti portano in Centro

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2024

Driton

Empfehlungswert

Schöne Zimmer mit mehr Blick, Personal freundlich und hilfsbereit, leckeres Freistück mit knusprigem Brot und Honig, Parkmöglichkeit vor dem Haus, gemütlicher Sitzplatz.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2024

Manuela

Habitación muy grande y equipada. La ducha tenía una cortina medio caída y era imposible no formar un lago. Desayuno tradicional BUENÍSIMO. Algo alejado del centro pero te puedes acercar en coche porque hay bastante aparcamiento.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Exceptional!

A really great place to stay! the owner is very helpfull providing support right away! lots of nice restaurants in the area. Highly recommended!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Michel

Een aanrader (als je met de wagen reist)

Niet zo gemakkelijk om de 'Vila' te vinden. Eens je er bent is alles uitstekend geregeld.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2024

Alessio

Colazione perfetta

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2024

Lorenzo

A comfortable and accessible place to rest and recover , great location to walk around downtown and have something to eat, the guys were friendly and welcoming

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

Marco

La villa mi è piaciuta moltissimo. Al mattino c'è la colazione, molto molto abbondante e servita direttamente al tavolo e non a buffet. C'è poi possibilità di pranzare e cenare e i prezzi sono buoni. C'è una bella veranda dove si può stare sdraiati su enormi cuscini e rilassarsi. Il personale è molto gentile e vengono forniti ombrelloni se si va nella spiaggia pubblica, che è vicina, così come quelle a pagamento (ma non costano tanto). Ci siamo trovati bene e la spiaggia di Valona è bellissima, con acqua molto calda.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2024

Yvonne

Albania is beautiful- the mountains- the beaches- culture- music-fresh food- fish- boat trips- sunset- Thank you- Faleminderit shume

6/10

Pleasant

20 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Aceptable

La estancia ha sido correcta, aunque la puerta del baño estaba rota, había que subir tres pisos sin ascendor y había muchas hormigas.

Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Aug 2024

Marine

A fuir !

Publicité mensongère dans son ensemble : la chambre n’est pas située dans le bel hôtel , mais dans un autre bâtiment plus délabré à 200 mètres (Anel suites) .
Détrompez vous le nom ne tient pas du tout parole , à notre arrivée fenêtre cassée qui ne fermait pas ; clé de porte intérieur pour porte d’entrée donc pas sécuritaire du tout ; fuite dans les WC ; lavabo bouché.
Lorsqu’on a demandé le remboursement de la chambre pour partir et aller ailleurs , l’employé nous a dit qu’elle voyait avec son manager et revenait vers nous on attend toujours (de plus ils ont envoyé volontairement une personne qui ne parlait pas anglais , alors que la personne a la réception parle anglais par exemple.. nous nous sommes débrouillés avec le traducteur mais preuve de leur malhonnêteté).
Nous ne sommes pas restés et sommes dans une procédure de réclamation pour obtenir le remboursement car pas du tout conforme à la réservation initiale.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

emanuela

Personale molto gentile

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jul 2024

Sarah

Our stay

The room was very nice and the service was friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Francesco

Ottima esperienza

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2024

Virginia

Personale gentile e disponibile
Camera pulita e comoda

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2024

Benoît

À deux pas de la mer !

Hébergement situé à quelques pas de la plage dans un endroit calme. Super séjour, je recommande.

Partner

4/10

Poor

09 Jun 2024

Anthony

Dommage

Dommage, vraiment dommage
Le logement était hyper bruyant, que ce soit la voisine avec enfants, qui semble travailler là, que du logement en lui même.
Il y avait en effet toutes les une demi-heure durant 5 minutes le bruit d'un aspirateur, je n'ai pas réussi à dormir avant 4h du matin...
De plus à notre arrivée il manquait les draps et une cigarette a été retrouvée au pied du lit de mes enfants...
Au niveau de la douche il n'y a pas de rideau ce qui fait que lorsque vous prenez votre douche il y a de l'eau partout mais lorsque je dis partout c'est que la salle de bain est complètement inondée.
Point positif le petit-déjeuner est vraiment super, et l'emplacement top !

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2024

Benjamin

Wir hatte einen sehr schönen Aufenthalt. Der Strand war nicht weit entfernt sowie die Shops und Restaurants

Leisure Partner