White bungalows and beamed rooms in an olive garden, a few steps above the water, where the promenade stops and the shingle runs into rock.
Alevra is a small beach resort at the southern end of Dhërmi Beach, where the promenade stops and the shingle runs out into rock. White timber bungalows and a block of beamed rooms climb a garden of olive trees and geraniums behind its own stretch of beach, with a seafood restaurant and a beach bar on the way down.
The beach in front is the resort's own, with loungers and umbrellas on the shingle. Guests on Booking.com score the location 9.4 out of 10.
From the veranda of a bungalow to the edge of the sea, in six stops through the garden.
Coffee on the covered veranda, under the olive branches.
Dry-stone steps and pots of geraniums down through the garden.
Crazy paving between the bungalows, banana leaves overhead.
Under the reed and rope pergola to the restaurant terrace.
Sofas in the shade of the beach bar's reed roof.
Loungers on the shingle, and the Ionian a few steps on.
White timber bungalows on the garden terraces, each with a covered veranda among the olive trees.
The bungalows stand on stone bases along the paths of the garden, painted white inside and out, with glass doors onto a covered timber veranda. Some are doubles, some twins and some sleep three or a family; a few look through the olive trees to the sea.
Rooms with timber-beamed ceilings, stone-tiled shower rooms and terraces, set around an old olive tree.
The newer rooms have timber ceiling beams, rattan pendant lamps, upholstered headboards and walk-in showers in warm stone tile. They open onto terraces and a whitewashed courtyard built around an olive tree, and from the upper terraces the view runs over the bungalow roofs to the sea.
Fishop at Ālevra, the resort's own restaurant, cooks seafood for lunch and dinner on a terrace shaded by reed and olive trees.
Breakfast is served there from 08:00 to 10:30, from the buffet or à la carte. Down on the sand, the beach bar keeps its sofas and loungers under a reed roof, facing west over the water.
English, Italian, German, Spanish, Albanian
8.4
Very Good, out of 10. The beach on the doorstep, the breakfast and the staff are what guests praise most.
Alevra is the name of the southern corner of Dhërmi's bay, where the beach meets the cliffs, on the Albanian Riviera in the municipality of Himarë.
Straight-line distances from the resort.
Alevra is on Dhërmi Beach itself, at its southern end, where the promenade stops and the shingle gives way to rock. The resort's private beach area with loungers and umbrellas is directly in front of it, and the bungalows and rooms climb the garden behind, a short walk up from the water.
Two kinds. White timber bungalows with covered verandas stand among the olive trees in the garden, as doubles, twins and rooms for three or a family. A newer block has rooms with timber-beamed ceilings, stone-tiled walk-in showers and terraces. Every room has air conditioning, a private shower room and a flat-screen TV.
Yes. Fishop at Ālevra, the resort's own restaurant, cooks seafood for lunch and dinner on a shaded terrace under reed and olive trees. Breakfast is served there from 08:00 to 10:30, from the buffet or à la carte. Down on the sand, the beach bar has lounge sofas under a reed roof.
Yes to both. Private parking on site is free and needs no reservation, so the car stays at the resort rather than up on the main road. WiFi is free across the whole resort, from the rooms to the beach bar, and guests on Booking.com score it a full 10 out of 10.
Check-in is possible at any hour of the day or night, and check-out is between 09:00 and 11:00. Children of all ages are welcome, although cots and extra beds are not available, so book a room that sleeps the whole family. Pets are not allowed anywhere at the resort.
Dhërmi is about 180 km from Tirana, roughly three and a quarter hours by car, south through Vlorë and the Llogara Tunnel on the SH8 coast road, then down the access road to the beach. Coaches towards Himarë stop on the SH8 above the coast, a steep fifteen-to-twenty-minute walk down, so arrange a taxi if you have luggage.
The staff speak English, Italian, German, Spanish and Albanian, so most guests can sort out a table at the restaurant, a lounger on the beach or directions along the coast in their own language. Guests on Booking.com score the staff 8.7 out of 10, and the location 9.4.
A bungalow, a lounger, and the Ionian in front of it.