Name: Hotel Villa Tafaj
Address: Str. Mine Peza 86, Tirana, Tirana, Tirana, 1001, Albania
Rating: 8

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Spanish

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Tirana International Airport

Hotel Villa Tafaj

Tirana

Some features of the hotel's location were good: quiet neighborhood, close to Skanderbeg Square and close to mini-markets for bottled water and snacks. However, other than the hotel's restaurant, there was nowhere close by to eat. (The hotel's food was adequate but unimaginative.)
The "geography"/architecture of the hotel was very strange: lots of separate buildings haphazardly joined together with little passageways and interminable steps!
My room was very small, up in the attic with a sloping walls and not a proper window' that overlooked other sections of roof. The curtain was gauze that couldn't close (sloping wall). 
Pros: clean, quiet, AC worked well, shower was hot and powerful
Cons: difficult to locate central light switch, no switch for bedside light (I had to carry the desk light to my bedside). And breakfast was not good: only white bread, eggs premade so solid and oily, no fruit, no self-service coffee/tea so you had to go to another counter to order it so it took quite some time.
Staff friendly and helpful.

Adequate ...

Spent 3 nights here
Very well situated, barely 5 mins walk from main square, 10 mins from airport bus stop
Friendly staff
Something of a warren inside, and no fire escape instructions in room
Our twin room was 1st floor front with two large windows. Traffic a bit noisy
Large wardrobe but full of bedding
Safe didn't work
Bathroom shower fine. Sink plug did not work. Plenty of hot water
Bed firm but comfortable
Room smelt whenever we returned to it unless we left windows open/bathroom blower on
Breakfast fairly typical Eastern Europe continental ie meat, salad, cheese. 2 cereals, some warm options, orange juice which was almost juice rather than squash.
Breakfast disappointments - City is stuffed with wonderful bakeries but the only bread was soul-less white sliced pulp, and there were cellophane wrapped jam/chocolate sponges but no croissants or suchlike. "Management supplied photo" shows a tier of fresh fruit but in reality none provided despite all the lovely shops nearby
They don't tell you but there is a covered outside eating area beyond the breakfast room which is a more pleasant place to eat in
Fridge in room
TV but no international channels
I had tremendous problems with WiFi - weal signal, flaky connection though others seemed to be OK. 

Adequate enough 

This hotel has the best location. Lots of restaurants all within in easy walking distance. Very convenient for the main square which is also just a short walk. The breakfast is superb. The reception staff are adorable. Always helpful and a friendly greeting. I didn't have to tell them my room number. They always remembered) I would recommend this hotel

Great location

This was the group hotel for two nights. It is well located in a rather quiet neighbourhood, some 6-7M from Skanderbeg Square. I get the impression it was converted from an upper class home re the layout. Check in was efficient, a complimentary bottle of water welcome. My single room was expectedly small ie with no place to put the luggage, you adapt. The a/c was very good. The bathroom was fine, including soap and shampoo. No coffee making facilities were available. Wifi signal was excellent. Not a big concern but I could hear the shower next door. There is a small safe in the room. Happy to have a firm mattress. The breakfast was very good. You got your java from the bar and there was a buffet with ample enough choice. It’s a solid choice if staying in the capital.

A GOOD CHOICE

The hotel is a second home for us. I have been to Vila Tafaj frequently, both privately and for business. Very highly recommended in the best downtown location with a very friendly team! The restaurant has very good food. The event room is perfect for events!

Perfect accommodation in the heart of Tirana!

I love this place. Well situated, in the heart of Tirana, but without being too noisy. Clean rooms, friendly staff, excellent service. The food of the restaurant is also amazing. Keep up the good work guys!! 

Great place, in the heart of the city, with the nicest staff🥰

Very nice small hotel in the city centre, walking distance to the square, friendly reception and always attentive to informing us about cultural excursions every evening, rather average lunch, in the vicinity: several typical bistros/restaurants offering a wide selection of dishes and barbecues at low prices.

Nice to meet you.

I stayed here for two nights during a tour of Albania. The hotel is clean and the breakfast is good. My room was small and the WiFi in my room was so poor as to be unusable, although it could be used in the small reception area. Despite being given a remote control, there was no TV in my room.

When I came to check out I was charged 560 lek for four small bottles of water that I found on their own in the fridge (which was definitely not a minibar) and had drunk. The hotel had not informed me that these were to be charged and I had assumed they were complimentary. The same bottles of water in a nearby shop would have cost me 30-50 lek each. I think this is disgraceful behaviour and an obvious rip off. It has coloured my opinion of the Albanian people, which hitherto had been very positive.

Average overall but misleading policies

My son and I stayed here for a weekend in Tirana (recommended for a city-break), ahead of a walking tour in northern Albania.  Villa Tafaj is an attractive low-rise hotel, as its photo shows, which is conveniently located just five minutes walk from the city's central Skanderbeg Square, with the airport bus stop just off the opposite corner of the pedestrianised square, and most of the city's main tourist sights nearby.  Our room was cosy but with comfortable beds, very effective air conditioning, and a good range of satellite TV channels.  We booked a room with a balcony, which turned out to be a substantial outside area with table and chairs, overlooking the street -  I would definitely recommend going for this, if available.  Our room was cleaned and tidied - twice in one day!  The buffet breakfast on our first morning (Saturday) was pretty dismal, but on the Sunday the waiter-delivered a la carte breakfast from a sizable range of options was much better.  Be aware that the hotel prefers to be paid in cash rather than credit card; fortunately, as the room-rate was quite modest (55 euros a night for our double room, through booking.com), we had enough spare cash, although I'm sure they would have accepted payment by credit card if necessary.  All in all, we were pleased with our choice of Villa Tafaj for our inexpensive and conveniently located accommodation in what proved an unexpectedly pleasant, friendly and interesting city.

A good choice for a Tirana city-break

Hotel Vila Tafaj
Formerly 3 houses so lots of small staircases and a very confusing layout
Very small single rooms, you literally could touch the walls and some rooms are internal with no outside window on the corridor so become quite noisy, the beds are also quite narrow and very short
Plastic flip flops are provided but did not use them as there was no guarantee that they were clean or sterile as obviously used by many guests
Thin curtains in the bedroom let in light so will cause you to wake early
Poor breakfast, the hot choice very limited, overcooked eggs, no fruit, and limited bread options, there was nice fresh yoghurt, but bitter coffee and weak tea choices

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