Comfortable three-star hotel in central Durrës with air-conditioned rooms, private balconies and city views, free private parking and a bar, minutes from the Roman amphitheatre.
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Hotel Hersol is a small three-star hotel in the centre of Durrës, Albania's historic Adriatic port, on a quiet street a short walk from both the old town and the sea. It earns a superb 9.0 from 273 guests, who single out the attentive staff — scoring an exceptional 9.6 — the spotless rooms and the easy central location.
The three room types are all 20 square metres, air-conditioned and finished for a comfortable city stay, each with a private balcony, city views and a private bathroom with a bath. The Budget Double sleeps up to three, while the Suite and Junior Suite add a separate living room and a private hot tub for up to four guests.
Downstairs there is a bar and an on-site coffee house, an outdoor fireplace for cooler evenings and a 24-hour front desk that handles private check-in and currency exchange. Free private parking is available nearby, free WiFi covers the rooms, and the Roman amphitheatre is around a sixteen-minute walk away.
Hotel Hersol keeps things simple with three room types, all 20 square metres, air-conditioned and finished with a private balcony, city views and a private bathroom with a bath. The Budget Double Room sleeps up to three thanks to an extra-large double bed and a futon, and comes with a dining area and a sofa bed. The Suite and Junior Suite each add a separate living room, a king bed and a sofa bed for up to four guests, plus their own hot tub. Every room includes a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a minibar and a refrigerator, and the upper floors are reached by lift.
For a small three-star hotel, Hotel Hersol offers more than you might expect. The standout is wellness: two of the three rooms come with a private hot tub, and there is an outdoor fireplace for cooler evenings. A bar and an on-site coffee house keep things sociable, while the 24-hour front desk handles private check-in, express check-out and currency exchange. Free private parking is available nearby at no charge, a real bonus in a busy port city, and free WiFi reaches every room. Good to know before booking: the property is non-smoking throughout, pets are not allowed, and payment on site is accepted in cash only.
Hotel Hersol stands on Rruga Kasem Durresi, a quiet street in central Durrës only a short walk from the seafront and the old town. Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa, the country's main gateway, is about 35 km away and reached in roughly forty minutes by car along the SH2 dual carriageway. A taxi from the terminal costs around 30 to 35 euros, agreed in advance; there are also scheduled airport buses to Durrës for about 480 lek that take around thirty-five minutes. If you land in Tirana first, frequent intercity buses and shared furgon minibuses link the two cities throughout the day for a couple of euros. Durrës train station sits under a kilometre from the hotel, though the Tirana line is being rebuilt and is not currently running, so buses are the reliable option. The hotel has free private parking nearby, so arriving by car is straightforward too. Once here, the centre is flat and easily walked.
Durrës is one of the oldest cities on the Adriatic, and its highlights are all within reach on foot. The Roman amphitheatre, built under Trajan and the largest in the Balkans, is about a sixteen-minute walk south. From there it is a few minutes more to the Venetian Tower, which closes the surviving Byzantine city walls and is free to visit, and to the seafront promenade with its cafés and the port, where ferries leave for Bari and Ancona. The long sandy Durrës Beach and the quieter Currila and Kallmi coves lie one to two kilometres from the door, best enjoyed from late spring to early autumn. Summer weekends get busy with domestic holidaymakers, so start sightseeing early and save the beach for the afternoon. Set aside an evening for the lively streets around Sheshi Liria, lined with bars and seafood restaurants.
