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Hotel Parku
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  • Written by maykal on Apr 10, 2008
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  • Possibly the cheapest bed in Albania, the Hotel Parku I think is aimed at the local market and probably doesn't have that many foreign guests. The freindly but slightly eccentric lady at reception is easily impressed by a word or two of Albanian, and I managed a whole phrase (memorized from a phrasebook!), so provided her with amusement for the whole day! Rooms are basic but clean and comfortable, and you pay per bed. A bed goes for 600 Lek, but to get a key for the room requires paying for both beds, 1200 Lek, otherwise you'll end up sharing with the next walk-in guest, something I was not willing to do after enduring the snores of Tirana's backpacker dorm. Still, at 1200 Lek, it is cheaper than any other hostel Albania (or Kosovo, Macedonia or Bulgaria for that matter) has to offer.

    The shared bathroom facilities are perhaps the only real drawback. Two squat toilets, one tap, low ceiling, no light, no shower. Hmmm...well, for one night I can cope with that...

    Unique Qualities: The location is great, in a sidestreet off a park, with the university and its bars and cafes just a minute's walk in one direction, the centre of town two minutes' walk in the other.

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    Theme: Pension/Guesthouse
    Comparison: least expensive
    Prices: less than US$20  » Currency Converter
    Address: No good giving a streetname, as they mean very little in Albania!
    Directions: Behind the Orthodox Church you can see from the main square, at the top of the street, look out for a Hotel sign pointing left. Yes, I did say sign...see, they do exist in Albania, just need museums and bus stations to follow suit!
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