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The blue Hostel Mateo sign in the foreground, with Himarë's promenade, umbrella pines, Spile Beach and the turquoise bay behind it
The board on the balcony, and the Lungomare it hangs over.
HostelMateo

Spile, Himarë · Albanian Riviera

Third floor, first row

A hostel on the Lungomare in Himarë, twenty metres from the Ionian and three floors above the promenade it looks down on. Everything it rents is a bed: mixed dorms of six, ten and twelve, a six-bed female dorm, and a single private double.

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What you book

Everything here is a bed

There are no suites to choose between and no upgrade to weigh. The two booking channels between them sell mixed dormitories of six, ten and twelve beds, a six-bed female dormitory, and one private double with a bathroom of its own. Beds are sold one at a time.

  • 66-bed mixed dormitoryOpens onto a terrace
  • 66-bed female dormitoryOpens onto a terrace
  • 1010-bed mixed dormitoryPrivate bathroom · 30 m²
  • 1212-bed mixed dormitorySold by the bed
  • 1Bunk bed in mixed dormitoryShared bathroom · 30 m²
  • 2Private double, en suitePrivate bathroom · The only room here that is not a dormitory

All six, in detail

Berths, as the frames are painted

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  • A curtain that pulls across the bunk
  • A reading lamp at the pillow
  • A small shelf inside the bunk
  • A locker with a numbered door and a key
A blue-painted bunk bed with the numbers 5 and 6 on its frame, a dark red curtain drawn back, and a mirror reflecting numbered lockers
Beds 5 and 6. The numbers are painted onto the frame, and the mirror behind picks up the locker doors carrying the same ones.
A dormitory with steel bunk beds down both walls, dark red privacy curtains and a pale wooden floor
The inside of a lower bunk: white bedding, a small wall-mounted reading lamp lit, and a wooden shelf above the pillow
A grey marble bathroom with a glass walk-in shower, a wall-hung basin and a large round backlit mirror
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Where it stands

Twenty metres of pavement

The building fronts the Lungomare, Himarë’s seafront walk, with a line of umbrella pines and then Spile Beach between it and the water — twenty metres of pavement, and then the Ionian. The centre of town is about fifty metres away, which puts the shops, the cafés and the buses on the national road inside a few minutes on foot.

It is the one thing every scoring system agrees about. Both booking channels rate the location 9.6 out of 10 — well above what either gives the hostel overall.

9.6Locationout of 10, on both channels
Spile Beach
Across the promenade
The centre of Himarë
About 50 m
Maracit Beach
300 m
Prinos Beach
700 m
Potam Beach
1.2 km
Livadhi Beach
1.6 km

Getting here

Spile Beach seen from above: umbrella pines along the promenade, pale sand, turquoise shallows, moored boats and the headland
Spile Beach from the height of the building — pines, shingle, and the water going from turquoise to navy.
Two folding wooden chairs and a small table on a wrought-iron balcony, looking out over pines, the promenade and the sea at dusk
A balcony over the promenade: two chairs, a table, and the pines between you and the water.
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What the building has

Above the promenade

The building

  • On the beachfront
  • Sea-view terrace
  • Balconies over the promenade
  • Shared lounge
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Non-smoking throughout

In the dormitories

  • Air conditioning
  • Bunks with privacy curtains
  • Reading lamp and shelf per bed
  • Numbered lockers with keys
  • Keypad entry to the room

Shared

  • Fully equipped kitchen
  • Modern bathrooms with walk-in showers
  • Coworking space
  • Laundry

Practical

  • Free WiFi
  • Adaptors
  • Taxes included
  • No curfew

The restaurant downstairs

There is a restaurant in the building. It opens for breakfast and runs through to dinner, and it keeps a separate line of vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free dishes alongside the rest of the menu.

Greek · Italian · Pizza · Seafood · Steakhouse · European

Vegetarian · Vegan · Gluten-free · Dairy-free options

How it scores

7.7Booking.com8.9Hostelworld
  • Location9.6
  • Staff8.2
  • Value for money8.0
  • Comfort7.8
  • Cleanliness7.7
  • Facilities7.7
  • Free WiFi7.7

Category scores as published by Booking.com.

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Before you book

Who it is for

The house rules here are narrower than most, and they are worth reading before the dates are picked. This is an adults-only hostel with a defined age range, and it does not take children, cots or pets.

Check-in runs from 14:00 into the evening; check-out is by 11:00. There is no curfew.

Age
Check-in for guests aged 18 to 55
Children
Not accommodated; no cots or extra beds
Pets
Not allowed
Parties
Not allowed
Smoking
Non-smoking throughout
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Answers

Asked and answered

Is this a hotel or a hostel?
A hostel. What you book is a bed: mixed dormitories of six, ten and twelve beds, a six-bed female dormitory, and one private double with its own bathroom.
How close is the beach?
Spile Beach is directly across the promenade — the property sits 20 metres from the Ionian, and the centre of Himarë is about 50 metres away.
Is there an age limit?
Yes. Check-in is only possible for guests aged between 18 and 55, and children are not accommodated. Cots and extra beds are not available.
Is there a female-only dormitory?
Yes — a six-bed female dormitory, sold as a single bed at a time on both booking channels.
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Check-in runs from 14:00 into the evening. Check-out is by 11:00.
Is there a kitchen?
Yes. The shared kitchen is fully equipped, and there is a shared lounge and a terrace with the sea in front of it.
Is there food on site?
There is a restaurant in the building, open from breakfast through dinner, serving Greek and Italian dishes, pizza, seafood and grills, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options.
Are pets allowed?
No. Pets are not allowed, and parties are not allowed either.
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