The door closes at eleven.
Himara Royal Hotel stands on the Himarë–Livadh road, above the last line of houses before Livadhi Beach. Three room types, a balcony on each of them, a forecourt you can leave a car on, and eight hours every night in which nobody arrives and nobody leaves.
It does not stand on the beach. The nearest edge of it is eighty-one metres away and the walk down is about two hundred and ten — a garden, a road and a row of low roofs sit between the balconies and the water. What the building has instead is a quiet lane, a view over those roofs to the bay, and a hillside of olive and maquis at its back.
A day at the hotel, drawn from seven in the morning.
Three of this property’s house rules are hours, so they are set out here on one axis rather than buried in a policy list. The measure begins at 07:00, the moment the entrance is unlocked, and runs a full twenty-four.
- The door is closed23:00 — 07:00
- From eleven at night until seven in the morning the entrance is shut. Eight hours in which nobody arrives and nobody leaves.
- Arrivals13:00 — 22:00
- Check-in runs from one in the afternoon until ten at night. There is no age requirement at the desk, and rooms are paid for in cash.
- Departures11:00 — 12:00
- Check-out is between eleven and midday, which leaves the morning long enough to swim before you pack.
The rest of the house rules — cots, cash, children, breakfast — are set out on their own page.
Every one of them has a balcony.
Deluxe Double Room with Balcony
1 queen bed
The smallest of the three and the only one built around a single bed. A balcony, a private bathroom, air conditioning, a flat-screen television and a table to eat at.
What the picture settles
Deluxe Triple Room
1 twin bed and 1 queen bed · 20 m²
Twenty square metres, white walls, a bed for two and a bed for one, brown upholstered headboards, and a patterned curtain drawn over the balcony opening.
What the picture settles
Deluxe Quadruple Room
2 twin beds and 1 queen bed · 22 m²
Twenty-two square metres and three beds, with the balcony door dressed in a sheer and a patterned curtain. The largest room the hotel publishes.
What the picture settles
Eighty-one metres of ground, two hundred and ten of lane.
The pebble beach is supervised and open around the clock, and returning guests write in five languages about free loungers and an umbrella on it. Food is nearer than the water: the closest table is sixty-four metres from the door.
- Livadhi Beach, nearest edge
- 81 m
- The coastline
- 121 m
- Bar Restaurant Corali, the nearest table
- 64 m
- Restorant Odissea
- 130 m
- Plazhi i Akuariumit
- 905 m
- Plazhi i Jalës
- 1.9 km
- Himarë town centre
- 2.3 km
What is here
- Free private parking on site — no reservation needed
- Free WiFi in the rooms
- A shared lounge and TV area
- A garden, a terrace and a sun deck
- Cots for children under two, free on request
Breakfast is continental, italian, full english or irish, american, à la carte — breakfast is served in the morning and is booked separately from the room.
What is not
- No swimming pool, no spa and no gym
- No restaurant or bar on site
- No lift — the upper floors are reached by stairs
- No extra beds; a cot is the only addition to a room
- No pets
- Housekeeping is daily, and carries a charge of its own
- Cards are not taken — the property is paid in cash
Guests on Booking.com score the hotel 9.2 out of 10 — wonderful — and the highest of the seven things they are asked about is the staff.
Read the reviews on Booking.com- Staff
- 9.7
- Cleanliness
- 9.5
- Location
- 9.3
- Comfort
- 9.1
- Facilities
- 8.9
- Value for money
- 8.9
- Free WiFi
- 7.5
The weakest of them is the WiFi, which is free and reaches every room but is the one number here below nine.
Before you book
How far is Himara Royal Hotel from the beach?+
The nearest edge of Livadhi Beach lies 81 metres from the building and the walk down the lane is about 210 metres, under three minutes. The hotel does not stand on the beach: a garden, a road and a line of low buildings sit between the balconies and the water.
Is there a curfew at Himara Royal Hotel?+
Yes. The entrance to the property is closed between 23:00 and 07:00, so plan to be back before eleven at night. Check-in runs from 13:00 to 22:00 and check-out is between 11:00 and 12:00.
Does Himara Royal Hotel have parking?+
Free private parking is available on site and no reservation is needed for it. The forecourt is a hard standing directly in front of the building, concrete where the drive runs, with the cars parked nose-in to the facade.
What rooms does Himara Royal Hotel have?+
Three published types, all with a balcony: a Deluxe Double with one queen bed, a Deluxe Triple of 20 m² with one twin and one queen, and a Deluxe Quadruple of 22 m² with two twins and one queen. There are no extra beds.
How do I get to Himarë from the airport?+
Tirana is the practical arrival airport for the Albanian Riviera, about 215 kilometres north of here by road. The hotel can arrange an airport shuttle. The SH8 coast road runs about 1.3 kilometres north-east of the property; the lane down to Livadh leaves it there.
Can I pay by card at Himara Royal Hotel?+
No. The property accepts cash only, so bring what you need for the stay or draw it in Himarë town, 2.3 kilometres away in a straight line and about four by road. Rates and availability are held on Booking.com and the reservation itself is made there.
Is Himara Royal Hotel quiet?+
It is the property's strongest suit. All three room types are soundproofed, the entrance shuts between 23:00 and 07:00, and the building stands on a residential lane above Livadhi rather than on the promenade.
Is breakfast included at Himara Royal Hotel?+
Breakfast is not part of the room rate; it is added to the reservation separately on Booking.com. Continental, Italian, full English or Irish, American and à-la-carte options are all served.