Reviews of Vista Maris Hotel
Vista Maris Hotel, 9402 Vlorë, Albania

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Reviewed: 27 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe location of Vista Maris in Albania is great, and the view from the hotel is Ok.
.The service was awful – unfriendly and unprofessional. Breakfast was an absolute disaster, the same poor food every day and of the lowest quality. The room was much smaller than advertised, which is nothing but fraud. The hotel left us with an extremely negative impression. The owner will probably try to make excuses, but everything I wrote is 100% true.
Reviewed: 19 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe only thing i liked was the wonderful sunset view from the Terrace.
In booking they make it look like its a very fancy Hotel, while in reality is completely different. The rooms are very old the furnitures very cheap and you can hear the outside noise in the rooms. These kind of hotels would be fair to be at max 35€ per night not 80 as i paid. I totally regretted to be honest and also i thought well the breakfast maybe is good but it was very bad. The guys working there were like lost in the morning there were barely 2-3 people on tables and they were so “busy” that i had to wait 30min for that silly breakfast. Im albanian myself and i love my country and support albanians but when they want money, they should also offer people that for what they paid. I also told the owner that im totally unsatisfied in everything cause at the end of the day we want to have good times on holidays not getting angry for this kind of stuff.
Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe sea view was beautiful, but sadly, it is the only positive thing I can mention.
Our stay at this hotel was extremely disappointing. Breakfast was poor, limited, and very slow — we often waited over an hour, and even coffee or tea had to be paid separately. Because of the hotel’s location, we had dinner there as well, but the service was even worse, with up to 1.5 hours of waiting. Cleanliness was unacceptable: during 9 nights, the room was cleaned only twice despite our complaints, and towels and sheets were changed just then. The bathroom was dirty from the start, full of hair, and clearly not maintained. To make matters worse, the walls had no soundproofing, so conversations from the next room could be heard clearly, leaving no privacy at all. While the staff were polite, the lack of hygiene, extremely slow service, and poor management ruined the experience.
Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewView, position and clean.
Reviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGreat view
Breakfast
Reviewed: 13 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe room was very comfortable but very noisy at night the cars passed with high speed disturb the sleep, the breakfast wasn’t without it very mean position not well presented for hotel service neither the costumer service you would need to wait like you are waiting for charity food, not organised at all I was the 1st person attending the breakfast hall and the last person ignored me and served the last people arrived 1st. I will attached the breakfast with extra eggs as I don’t eat sausage and the extra egg I have to go to kitchen beg for it, they were waiting for me to forget about it
Consumer services on the breakfast place was terrible and was noisy nice panoramic but without peace.
hello dear zineb. thanks for your review. But still you must take account that we expected your reservation at 1 o'clock in the night for the check in. the check in times of our hotel are 13:00-18:00, and we didnt takr any fee for late check in. in the morning we are sorry for the late service of one of our employees. it was not intentionally. sorry again. we try our best always
hello dear zineb. thanks for your review. But still you must take account that we expected your reservation at 1 o'clock in the night for the check in. the check in times of our hotel are 13:00-18:00, and we didnt takr any fee for late chec… Show more
Reviewed: 6 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGood location and seaview.
Staff was very inattentive, we got tissues instead of toilet paper, one day they couldn’t book a taxi for us. No tea available for breakfast and coffee is extra charge. There’s a construction going on next door and a rooster starts crowing at 5am.
Reviewed: 30 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewWhat stayed in our hearts the most was everything the entire family at Vista Maris did for us – their kindness, dedication, and care will stay with us for a long time. We also can’t forget the stunning sea view and magical sunsets that made the place even more special.
Reviewed: 29 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
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Verified reviewI enjoyed everything including breakfast
Reviewed: 23 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified review- Spotlessly clean! - Great staff - Views from the terrace were beautiful - Easily walkable to multiple beaches - Salads at lunch time were tasty
- Quality of the food at breakfast wasn’t great -There were some minor issues that the staff immediately resolved like AC not working and door wouldn’t lock from the inside -No space to dry towels/swimwear -We didn’t love the music in our room early in the morning and late at night from the bar
Reviewed: 11 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewA very beautiful hotel with comfortable conditions. The view was magnificent,very clean.The restaurant had good food with very good prices.The staff was very helpful and kind. I will suggest it to everyone.
Reviewed: 12 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe only thing that we appreciated from the property was the view but not from the room, the view that you could see from the veranda but you didnt have privacy. The view from the windows was a disaster.
The woman who welcomed us was very rude, she asked for money without even giving us the key. Before we did the reservation we saw that it was pet allowed but when she saw our little dog, she was surprised. The room had a strange smell all the time. There were ants in the room. The breakfast was very poor and bad. We don't recomand it.
Hello, we are really sorry that your experience was defined in this way. Regarding your pet, we had no problem and welcomed you. Regarding the payment part, we did not ask for money without giving you the keys. Your request was that you wanted to see the room first and then pay and we understood this and accompanied you to present the room to you. Anyway, thank you for your review.
Hello, we are really sorry that your experience was defined in this way. Regarding your pet, we had no problem and welcomed you. Regarding the payment part, we did not ask for money without giving you the keys. Your request was that you wa… Show more
Reviewed: 1 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThe sea view that the rooms offer is exceptional. The rooms are very clean and the staff very friendly, they basically help you with all you need. If you are looking for a quiet and relaxing place I would say this is one of the bests.
Nothing to say here.
Reviewed: 30 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewvery beautiful place, clean and very beautiful view! the sunset was fantastic! very welcoming staff