Reviews of Hotel Livia 3 stars

right next to Butrint UNESCO sighting, really nice staff, located in nature and big room

the common areas felt outdated, the breakfast was small and the prices for food with expensive

It was really nice to be just beside the Butrint archaeological site The building is beautiful

We couldn’t sleep (the rooms are paperwalls) and we could hear cutlery and kitchen all day all night People screamed and cats fought We booked the hotel to go really early to Butrint and enjoy the calmness of the morning We went for breakfast at 8.10 and were served quite late then it as long to check out so we arrived in Butrint (5min walk) but later than we had hoped.

I arrived for our 3 night syay with a little trepidation having read the reviews. Yes the place is a little tired but it is clean and comfortable. They fitted in a third bed for my daughter - I never expected this to be a full sized bed as we had booked a double room. Breakfast (included instead price) was really lovely with eggs cooked to order. Food was good quality albeit a little more expensive than elsewhere. They have a captive audience given this is the only place to eat at Butrint. I would have paid alot more in the UK.

For me the concern is that children could easily fall over the balonies as they have a very low walls. Please repair cistern of the toilet running all the time and shower attachments broken - Room 304.

A lovely family hotel, with great staff. Couldn't do anymore to make our stay enjoyable. Food really lovely

Hotel Livia was a great place to base ourselves and explore Albania. It is well kept and the family who run it are lovely. It’s far away from the craziness of Ksamil or Sarande which suited us.

Very close to the archaeological site. Helpful staff. Shady garden. Everyone was very tolerant of my.being early: I discovered later that my phone had updated incorrectly and gave the time as an hour ahead. I would like to apologise for that.

Not the hotel's fault but mosquitos are very bad and there were two power cuts in one night. Food could have been better - they cater for a lot of tourists groups and it showed. Missed opportunity to provide more information about the location.

Family run and friendly great location

The location was excellent if you want to visit Butrint National Park and it was only a five minute bus trip to Ksamil (bus stop is just outside the hotel). The hotel is set in big grounds with lots of pleasant and shady outdoor seating. The staff were friendly, attentive and helpful. Breakfast was great, and it was lovely to enjoy it outside in the garden each day. Livia also provided lunch and dinner if you needed them, and the food was very good. Note that there is nowhere else to eat nearby. Good value for money and a quiet place to stay if you'd like to avoid the crowds in Ksamil and Surande.

The interior of the hotel is very dated, but quite ok given the price. However, some serious maintenance is definitely required in our bathroom - the shower needs a shower screen or curtain, the shower rose needs a wall mounting and the toilet needs to be fixed (it runs constantly). Also, the balcony is very dangerous as there is a tripping hazard at the door and only a low barrier on the balcony. A hand rail needs to be installed to avoid a nasty accident.

Next to Butrint national site Staff were helpful

Noisy kitchen air vent right next to room Food/drink quite expensive and nothing special

service was very friendly and helpful

beautifull spot but would be nice to tidy it up a bit

The property is located just a couple minutes walk from Butrint Park. Staff are kind. It was cool to open up the balcony window and realize we were inside of a forested area. The building itself is unique and designed nicely.

The hotel could use a major overhaul. Wasn't so clean... there were quite a few womens' hairs on the floor. Room didn't feel very pleasant, a little old. Instead of setting up nice seating from the hotel balconies and roof where there are views, most of the common areas are used as storage for boxes and places to hang the linens... Felt more like a restaurant conveniently located next to Butrint National Park that also happens to have some rooms for whoever wants to stay.

This hotel was bad from the start. Shabby surroundings, nothing like the photos. Unfriendly reception and attitude, with some muttered discussion between members of staff. Unwelcoming.

We were not given the type of room we had booked, which was a double room size 22m2. After checking in, we were shown to a very small, unpleasant room with two single beds, dominated by a rusty old fridge on a table. Pointed reference was made to the fact that they were giving us a twin bedded room, rather than the double room we had booked. Everything was pointing towards homophobic disapproval. We are not willing to stay at properties where management are homophobic, so we decided to leave and found a beautiful room in the welcoming, very clean and spacious Hotel Onix in nearby Kasmil for the same price. We were charged by the Hotel Livia anyway and booking.com were quite unhelpful in dealing with issue.

big spacious room, very comfortable bed. Very attentive staff. Very good breakfast and evening meals in the restaurant.

Ideal for visiting Butrint. Great breakfast!

We didn’t have hot water in the shower.

The (only?) reason to stay in this hotel is the location - right next to the entrance to the Butrint archaeological site. Excellent to be able to be at the site as the gates open. Parking is spacious and easy. The hotel is an unusual design and the grounds are nice. It could be a really nice place with better/more switched on staff and improved food. Note that there are no eating options in the immediate area so you are stuck with the hotels underwhelming and very overpriced offerings. Bring your own drinking water - none is provided but they're happy to sell you massively overpriced bottles.

The staff are OK, but not especially interested and it's difficult to tell who is staff and who is just one of the hangers on. The rooms are adequate but no charm or special touches. Food is really poor and very expensive indeed. Very disappointing! No drinking water is provided in the rooms (the only hotel in Albania where we experienced this). Bottles of the cheapest mineral water are 300 lek!!

very good breakfast, large bedrooms, beautiful terrace, located next to the archeological park, good wifi

I had not realized that beyond the archeological park there's not much to do around the hotel, which is a bit isolated. Don't try to take the ferry, it's quite expensive (€7) for what it is. Rooms are not really sound proof, we were lucky in that it didn't turn into an issue, but it could.

perfect place in the middle of nature, the fish was excellent

the toilet did not flush (in both rooms)

The staffs were very amazing. The location itself was beautiful. We visited in the quite period of the time. So there was no botheration anywhere.

There is nothing i can say that i didn’t like. Except the heater. It was too cold in the night but the heating wasn’t sufficient

Nice experience, people were great, even out of season ;) Very nice, greatly located hotel.

Warm welcome. Really excellent location for visiting Butrint. Very clean . Good value and a decent evening meal.

We arrived at breakfast ,which was included in the price at 8.10 and after choosing something off the menu were told that the kitchen was closed. Other people had been eating. The very nice waiter was put in an awkward situation. We don’t know what had happened to the chef.

very amazing location, 1 min stroll from Butrint which is an absolute must see, astonishing evidence of ancient technology right here in Albania. Nice rooms, lovely courtyard, really charming and friendly staff and delicious breakfast and coffee. Highly recommended