Himarë · Albanian Riviera
Oasis Hostel
“Come as a stranger, leave as family”
A house with a garden, a quarter of an hour on foot above the beach at Himarë. Beds in mixed dorms, a reed roof over the long tables, and a boat that goes out for the sunset.
Live rates on Booking.comPinned up in the hall
The board
Three things this hostel puts on itself rather than sells you a ticket to someone else's. They run through the season, not to a weekly timetable — the dates and whatever they cost are on the booking channels.
on the water
Sunset Boat Party
The hostel's own boat goes out for the last of the light over the Ionian and comes back after dark.
on the road
Gjipe Beach Bus Tour
A run north to Gjipe — the canyon beach you cannot reach on a bike — and back the same day.
in the yard
BBQ & Karaoke Night
The grill in the garden, then the microphone. Karaoke is the one thing every channel this hostel is listed on mentions.
Where the day goes
A reed roof and a very long table
The terrace runs the length of the building under a reed pergola, vines over the rail, pots of red flowers against the apricot wall. Cast-iron benches down both sides. Behind it, a second yard between the two buildings with more benches and the grill.
There is a shared kitchen and a bar, and the hostel's own site lists darts, a shared lounge and a garden.
Free, and the whole point
The bikes
The hostel keeps bikes for guests, and its own Instagram and its Booking.com description both call them free. The coast road out of Himarë runs south past three beaches before it starts climbing.
1.1 km
Himarë town & Spile
1.5 km
Maraçi
2.5 km
Livadhi
Distances as the hostel publishes them on its own website.
What the bikes and the bus reach
Himarë and Spile beach1.1 km
The town beach, the pier and every bus that stops in Himarë. The nearest swim to the front door.
Livadhi2.5 km
The long pebble bay south of town — the one the free bikes were built for.
Gjipe
A canyon mouth on the coast north of Himarë, reached on foot or by boat. The hostel runs a bus tour to it.
Himarë Castle
The old walled village on the hill above town — a stiff walk up, stone lanes and a view down the whole bay.
Last, because it matters least
The beds
Mixed dormitories, bunks, a private bathroom on each. Four sizes on the hostel's own list — though what is actually open moves with the season, so treat this as the shape of the place rather than tonight's inventory.
6
beds · mixed
The smallest room the hostel lists, and the one that goes first.
9
beds · mixed
Two rooms opening into each other, so nine beds never feel like nine beds.
10
beds · mixed
The same interconnected pair, one bunk deeper.
12
beds · mixed
The big one. Cheapest bed in the house, loudest room in the house.
What guests give it
Two scores, unblended
Two channels, two different sets of guests, two different numbers. Averaging them would produce a figure neither site publishes, so both are here as they stand.
9.0/10
Hostelworld
8.4/10
Booking.com
House rules
- Check in
- 14:00 – 23:00
- Check out
- by 11:00
- Minimum age
- 18
- Pets
- not accepted
- Smoking
- smoke-free property
- Bags
- free before check-in and after check-out
Asked before you get here
Is Oasis Hostel on the beach?
No. Some of its listings use the word beachfront, but the same listings put Spile beach 1.1 km away and the centre of Himarë about 0.9 km away. It is a hostel with a garden, a few minutes on a bike or about a quarter of an hour on foot from the water.
What kind of rooms are there?
Mixed dormitories only. The hostel's own site lists a 6-bed room and 9-, 10- and 12-bed interconnected rooms; Booking.com has at other times listed smaller dorms as well, so what is actually open varies through the season. Every dorm is listed with a private bathroom and free Wi-Fi.
Is there an age limit?
Yes — the Hostelworld listing states that guests under 18 are not accepted.
What does it cost?
Dorm rates move with the season and the night, so no figure is published here. Live prices are on Booking.com and Hostelworld, and the hostel also takes bookings through its own booking page.
Is breakfast included?
The Hostelworld listing shows breakfast as free. The property's own website does not mention it either way, so it is worth confirming when you book.
Are the bikes really free?
The hostel's Instagram bio and its Booking.com description both say free. Its own website words it as bikes available for rent. Ask at reception — but every channel agrees there are bikes.
What is there to do in the evening?
The hostel runs its own sunset boat party, a bus tour to Gjipe beach, and a BBQ and karaoke night in the garden. Karaoke and darts are on every listing the hostel keeps.
Can I bring a dog?
No. Pets are not accepted, and it is a smoke-free property.