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Saranda · Ionian Coast · Albania
Elena Hotel
★★★
Right on the seafront, on Saranda's promenade. Rooms and apartments with balcony, 250 metres from the city beach and 250 metres from the port where the Corfu ferry docks.
8.7 "Fabulous" · 385 reviews
9.7 for location
10 rooms and apartments
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A small place, run by its owners
Elena Hotel is 10 rooms and apartments on Saranda's seafront promenade, in the best-rated part of town. It's not a chain or a big complex: it's run by its owners, and that's exactly what the reviews keep saying.
The building is new and every unit has a balcony. Rooms face the garden and the town; apartments face the sea and have a kitchen. The promenade is right outside, with restaurants 50 metres away, and the city beach is a three-minute walk.
- Score 8.7 "Fabulous"
- Real reviews 385
- Location 9.7 / 10
- Category 3 stars
- Address Rruga Jonianet 30
What makes Elena Hotel different★★★
Six things straight from the property's listing and from the reviews of people who actually stayed here, not from a brochure.
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Right on the beach
The listing literally describes it as "beachfront". The city beach is 250 m away and Sarandë's main beach is 700 m away.
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9.7 out of 10 for location
The highest score on the listing, based on 394 reviews. It's in the best-rated part of Saranda.
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250 m from the Corfu ferry
The port is a three-minute walk away and the crossing from Corfu takes 30 minutes. The bus terminal is 100 m away.
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Balcony in every unit
No exceptions. Some face the sea, others the garden and the town, and several have outdoor furniture.
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Elena and Neida
The hosts show up by name in the reviews: "super friendly and attentive", "helped us and gave advice, always available".
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New building
"Very new, the rooms are really comfortable", "new building, everything looked after": it comes up again and again in the 2025 and 2026 reviews.
Rooms and apartments★★★
Elena Hotel has two different things, and it's worth knowing which one you're booking: rooms facing the garden and the town, and apartments facing the sea with a kitchen. Every type comes straight from the property's own table.
Rooms
With balcony, air conditioning, private bathroom and a garden or town view.
Triple Comfort Room
The most spacious room, the same 28 m² as an apartment but without a kitchen. Balcony, garden and town view.
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Triple Room with Town View
Designed for three, with a sofa bed as well as the double bed. Balcony with town and garden view.
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What they add on top of the rooms: sea view and a kitchen.
Apartment with Sea View
Private kitchen area with utensils, hob and toaster, fridge, en-suite bathroom and a balcony looking over the Ionian Sea. There are two units of this type: one with a single bed plus a double, the other with a double bed plus a sofa bed.
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One-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View
The most complete unit: a separate bedroom and an actual kitchen, with oven, hob, toaster and a dining table. It's the only one with an oven. It tends to sell out first, so it's not always available.
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Room or apartment? The real difference comes down to two things: the view (rooms
face the garden and the town; apartments face the sea) and the kitchen. In the price check
on 15 August 2026, for two nights from 15 to 17 October, the double room cost €60 and the
sea-view apartment €90: the sea view and the kitchen cost €30 more for two nights.
What's included in your stay★★★
Everything below comes straight from the facilities the property lists, one by one. What's not there, isn't there: below we also say what the property does not have.
In every unit, no exceptions
- Own balconyyes
- Air conditioningyes
- Free WiFi8.5 / 10
- Private bathroom with showeryes
- Flat-screen TV with satelliteyes
- Fridge and kettleyes
- Hairdryer and toiletriesyes
- Linens and towelsyes
- Non-smoking roomsyes
- Family roomsyes
And what's worth knowing it doesn't have
- Served breakfastno
- Poolno
- Liftno
- On-site restaurantno
- Spa or gymno
- Parkingnot in the listing
None of these are a problem if you know about them beforehand. Further down we cover
each point: where to have breakfast 50 metres away, which beaches stand in for the pool, and
how to get around without a car. Upper floors are stairs only, and that's worth
keeping in mind when booking.
Where to have breakfast and eat
Elena Hotel doesn't serve breakfast. In a place right on the seafront promenade that matters less than it sounds, because it's solved in two ways.
In your own unit
- Kettleevery unit
- Fridgeevery unit
- Kitchen area, utensils, hob and toasterapartments
- Oven and dining table1-bedroom apt.
- Corner shop for anything you're missingnext door
The kettle is one of the five amenities the listing highlights. And 150 metres away there's a farmers' market with produce from nearby villages.
A few steps from the door
- Restaurant Gerthela50 m
- Krahu I Shqiponjes100 m
- All Day Grill100 m
- Corner shopnext door
- Farmers' market150 m
The closest restaurant is 50 metres away and serves seafood. The seafront promenade, with Mediterranean food, starts right at the door.
Saranda's beaches
There's no pool, and it makes sense: the Ionian Sea is right outside. These are the distances measured from the property itself.
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Saranda City Beach
250 m — a three-minute walk. It's the one right across from the promenade.
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Sarandë Main Beach
700 m — the biggest one, with more facilities.
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La Petite Beach
1.2 km
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Maestral Beach
1.3 km
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VIP Beach
2.9 km
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Ksamil and its three islands
12 km — southern Albania's most famous beaches, according to the host themselves.
The sea stays warm through October. Based on Sarandë's averages, the water is 25 °C in
August, 24 °C in September and still 22 °C in October — the same month the property costs
half of what it does at the end of August.
Saranda's top-rated activities
Based on real traveller reviews. Scores are converted to a 0-10 scale and prices are "from".
Blue Eye, Gjirokastër and Lëkurësi Castle
A full day covering the south's three must-sees: the Blue Eye spring, the stone city of Gjirokastër, and the castle that looks down over Saranda.
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Blue Eye and Lëkurësi Castle at Sunset
Departs from Saranda in the afternoon and ends with sunset at the castle, which is 3.2 km from the property.
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Blue Eye with Saranda and Ksamil Pickup
The most affordable and convenient option: they pick you up in Saranda and combine the spring with Ksamil's beaches.
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Corfu and Palaiokastritsa Cruise
A full day in Greece, departing from Saranda's port, which is 250 metres from the property.
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Boat Trip to Hidden Beaches
Several local operators run boats from the port to Kakome, Kroreza, and coves you can only reach by sea, snorkelling included. These are new listings and don't have a rating yet: we say so rather than making one up.
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Butrint National Park
The Greco-Roman city declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, set among lagoons and woodland, south of Saranda on the way to Ksamil.
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When to go to Saranda
Average maximum air temperature and sea temperature, month by month, using Sarandë's own averages. Below, what the property actually cost on 15 August 2026.
High season (June to September)
Good and cheaper (May and October)
Off season
Jan
13°
sea 15°
Feb
14°
sea 15°
Mar
16°
sea 15°
Apr
20°
sea 16°
May
25°
sea 19°
Jun
30°
sea 22°
Jul
34°
sea 24°
Aug
33°
sea 25°
Sep
29°
sea 24°
Oct
23°
sea 22°
Nov
18°
sea 19°
Dec
14°
sea 17°
The warm season runs from 15 June to 8 September, with daily highs above 30 °C. July is the hottest month (34 °C) and the driest (8 mm of rain for the whole month). November is the rainiest, with 129 mm.
What it actually cost
Always for the same stay: two nights, two guests, taxes included.
| Check-in | Units with a rate | Double room from |
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| 18 and 25 August | None: sold out | — |
| 31 August | 3 of 7 | €120 |
| 15 September | 6 of 7 | €90 |
| 25 September | 6 of 7 | €80 |
| 15 October | All 7 | €60 |
| From November | No rate loaded | — |
No rate showing from November onward doesn't mean the property closes: it could be that sales haven't opened yet for those dates. We publish the fact and the date it was checked, not the reason. For the latest, click here and see the update right now.
Book ahead if you're going in August. The two dates we checked in the second half of
August had zero units available. One guest put it better than we could:
"I imagine it's impossible to book in summer." In October, on the other hand, all seven units
were available and the double room cost half as much, with the sea still at 22 °C.
Round out your trip
Everything else for the trip, booked in the same place where you book the stay.
Car Rental
Butrint, Ksamil and the southern beaches are much easier to explore with your own car.
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Flights
The nearest airport is Ioannina (Greece), 96 km away; you can also arrive via Tirana or Corfu.
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Private Transfer
Fixed price including taxes and tolls, flight tracking with up to 45 minutes' wait, meet & greet with a name sign, and free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Getting There from Corfu
The ferry crossing takes 30 minutes and the port is 250 metres from the property: you can walk there with your bags.
How to get thereGetting there and getting around
The listing doesn't include parking among the property's amenities. The good news is that, given where it is, you don't really need a car.
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Bus terminal
100 m. Buses from Tirana and the rest of the country arrive practically at the door.
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Ferry port
250 m. The ferry from Corfu, Greece, crosses in 30 minutes.
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Airport
Ioannina, 96 km away, is the closest one.
About parking: it's not listed among the amenities shown for this property,
although one review mentions having parked there. If you're driving, it's best to ask directly
when booking rather than assuming.
Location
Rruga Jonianet 30, on Saranda's seafront promenade. It's the property's strongest point: 9.7 out of 10 based on 394 reviews.
- Saranda City Beach250 m
- Bus terminal100 m
- Ferry port (Corfu)250 m
- Saranda synagogue and basilica250 m
- Closest restaurant50 m
- Farmers' market150 m
- Sarandë main beach700 m
- Lëkurësi Castle3.2 km
- Ksamil and its three islands12 km
- Ioannina airport96 km
Distances published by the property itself, measured on foot or by car as appropriate.
See the mapWhat guests are saying★★★
385 verified reviews, from people who actually stayed here.
8.7
Fabulous385 reviews
10
Exceptional
"A place with a lot of charm, very clean, comfortable and well located. The girls are very attentive — we had a problem with the air conditioning and they sorted it right away. Next year I'm planning to come back with my parents."
Andrea · Spain · June 2026
10
Flawless
"The location and the cleanliness." For anything negative, she wrote one word: "Nothing".
Gloria · Argentina · August 2025
9.0
Weekend in Saranda
"I really liked the location, unbeatable, and this time of year it's perfect. I imagine it's impossible to book in summer. The staff were also really helpful, super friendly, and the place was clean. Good WiFi."
Cynthia · Albania · March 2025
9.0
Close to everything, with sea views
"The views, the location and the value for money."
Ruy · Spain · June 2025
10
Exceptional
"The location was perfect and the beds were very comfortable."
Laura · Spain · September 2024
8.0
Great, and exactly what we were after
"The location is fantastic. It's very new, the rooms are very comfortable." And for anything negative: "no lift, but I think the value for money is unbeatable".
Eva · Spain · September 2025
Worth knowing before you book
We'd rather tell you ourselves than have it be a surprise on arrival. All of this comes from the house rules published by the property and from guest reviews.
Hours and arrival
- Check-in15:00 to 00:00
- Check-out8:00 to 10:00
- Notice of arrival timerequired
- Photo ID and cardat check-in
- Quiet hours23:00 to 8:00
Children, pets and accessibility
- Childrenany age
- Cot, on requestfree
- Extra bed (ages 0-11)€8 per night
- Extra bed (age 12+)€10 per night
- Petsyes, surcharge applies
- Liftnone
Cots and extra beds are always on request and subject to availability: it's worth confirming with the property when booking.
How and when you pay
It depends on the rate conditions you choose when booking. The three most common options are:
- Pay now — at booking, with lots of payment methodsonline
- Pay in advance, following the property's instructionsbefore arrival
- Pay at the propertyon arrival
Reserving online means you sort it out, with a wide range of payment methods, and it takes two minutes. Each rate's payment conditions are shown on the listing itself, next to each room.
Book in 2 minutesWhat the less glowing reviews say
Of the ten most recent reviews, three mention something that could be better, and it's always the same three things:
- No lift2 of 10
- The shower gets the whole bathroom wet1 of 10
- Noise from restaurants on the terrace1 of 10
None of the three shows up in more than two reviews, and those same guests scored the stay 8, 9 and 9 out of 10.
Frequently asked questions
The questions people ask most, answered with the property's own data.
Does Elena Hotel serve breakfast?
No, the property doesn't offer breakfast. Every room and apartment has a kettle and a fridge, apartments add a kitchen area, and within 100 metres there are three restaurants, a corner shop next to the building and a farmers' market 150 metres away.
Is there a pool?
There's no pool. The property is beachfront: Saranda City Beach is 250 metres away, a three-minute walk, and Sarandë's main beach is 700 metres away.
Is there a lift?
No. Access to the upper floors is by stairs only, according to the facilities the property lists and as confirmed by two guest reviews.
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Check-in is from 15:00 to 00:00 and check-out from 8:00 to 10:00. You need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive, and present photo ID and a credit card at check-in.
Are pets allowed?
Yes, pets are allowed and a surcharge may apply.
Is there parking?
The listing doesn't include parking among this property's amenities, although one review mentions having parked there. It's worth asking directly when booking. The bus terminal is 100 metres away and the ferry port 250 metres away.
What's the difference between a room and an apartment?
Rooms have a balcony facing the garden and the town. Apartments have a balcony facing the sea and a kitchen area, and the one-bedroom apartment adds an oven and a dining table.
How much does it cost to stay at Elena Hotel?
On 15 August 2026, a double room for two nights cost €120 checking in on 31 August, €90 on 15 September and €60 on 15 October, taxes included. Prices change depending on the date and availability.
Can you get there from Corfu?
Yes. The ferry between Corfu, Greece, and Saranda crosses in 30 minutes, and the port is 250 metres from the property.
How and when do you pay?
It depends on the rate conditions chosen when booking. The three most common options are paying now when booking online with a wide range of payment methods, paying in advance following the property's instructions, or paying at the property on arrival.
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8.7
Fabulous385 reviews · Location 9.7
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