Orea Hotel
Two black bistro chairs and a table on the hotel's flagged terrace at dusk, a globe lamp lit on the balcony rail and the mountains behind
ALHOTEL OREA

Park at the door. Walk down to the water.

Orea Hotel stands on the SH8, the Riviera coast road, at Llaman in Himarë. Private parking at the door is free and needs no reservation, there is a garden, and the family rooms have balconies, air conditioning and a refrigerator. Llamani Beach is 710 metres away and roughly fifty metres below.

ALPARKING

Free parking at the door

The hotel stands on the SH8 itself, where the coast road drops through the fold above Llamani Beach. Private parking on site is free and needs no reservation, and there is no airport shuttle — Tirana is the airport to fly into, a little over 220 kilometres north by road.

ALHOTEL OREA

Drawn at 520 × 110 mm, from the hotel’s own plate

The SH8 curving down between green slopes, a derelict brick complex with corrugated roofs on the left and the mountain ridge along the horizon
The SH8, looking north-west from the hotel
AL6.2

What guests score it

Guests on Booking.com score the hotel 6.2 out of 10. The word it puts against that band is Pleasant. Seven categories are published separately, and they run from 6.2 to 7.5.

6.2out of 10Pleasant
Free Wi-Fi
7.5
Cleanliness
7.3
Location
7.2
Staff
7.1
Comfort
7.0
Value for money
6.4
Facilities
6.2
ALTHE VIEW

Two directions, and neither of them is the shore

The hotel is set back and up. Balconies on one side look south down the valley, where the Ionian shows as a wedge of open water between two hillsides; on the other they look north-west at a derelict brick complex on the slope and the ridge behind it.

The Ionian seen from a balcony as a wedge of blue water between two green hillsides, with a table and chairs in the foreground
South — the sea between the hills
A balcony with a steel rail looking across scrub and trees to a derelict brick complex on the slope and the mountain ridge behind it
North-west — the derelict buildings on the slope
ALROOMS

Two published types, both of them family rooms

Every room here sleeps more than two. Both types carry a balcony, air conditioning, a refrigerator and a flat-screen television, and both are non-smoking. Cots and extra beds are not available.

ALTRIPLE

Basic Triple Room

1 single bed and 1 double bed · sleeps 3

Two beds in one room, a balcony, air conditioning, a refrigerator and a flat-screen television.

The bed schedule
ALQUAD

Classic Quadruple Room

2 single beds and 1 double bed · sleeps 4

Three beds in one room for four guests, with the same balcony, air conditioning, refrigerator and television.

The bed schedule
A room with a single bed and a double bed side by side, white bedsteads, white walls and a tiled floor
A single and a double in one room
White beds in a white room with pale blue louvred balcony doors and a wall-mounted air-conditioning unit
Louvred doors onto the balcony
A double bed with a buttoned cream headboard, a single bed with a plain padded one, a small lamp between them and a sofa in the foreground
A sofa in the room
ALHOUSE

What is here, and what is not

The hotel is plain and does not pretend otherwise. This is the whole of it, in both directions.

Here

  • Free private parking on site, no reservation needed
  • A garden
  • Free Wi-Fi in the rooms
  • Air conditioning
  • A balcony
  • A refrigerator
  • A flat-screen television
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Family rooms
  • An invoice on request
  • Key access to the rooms

Not here

  • No swimming pool
  • No restaurant and no bar
  • No spa
  • No airport shuttle
  • No cots and no extra beds
  • No pets
  • Cards are not accepted — the hotel takes cash only
ALLLAMAN

What is within walking distance, and what is not

Llamani Beach is the near one: 710 metres away, roughly fifty metres of descent, and about 850 metres by the road — a longer walk coming back than going. It is a pebble cove, so the snorkelling is worth a mask. Three more beaches lie along the coast between 1.2 and 1.9 kilometres away, and the other beds near the cove are up on the same coast road, this one included.

Cabo del Mar
710 m
Llamani Beachand roughly 50 metres below
710 m
Mumbas Beach Club
710 m
Hola Summer Beach Club
760 m
Potami Beach
1.2 km
Filikuri Beach
1.3 km
Maracit Beach
1.9 km
Finding the hotel
The hotel at night: a rendered two-storey block with deep cantilevered balcony slabs, pale blue shutters and ground-level uplighting
The elevation, uplit
A first-floor walkway at night, downlights in the soffit and a flowering kalanchoe in the foreground
The walkway to the rooms
ALFAQ

Questions

How far is Orea Hotel from the beach?

Llamani Beach is 710 metres away in a straight line and roughly 50 metres below the hotel; the road down runs about 850 metres, which is a ten-minute walk going and a slower one back up. Three more beaches — Potami, Filikuri and Maracit — lie between 1.2 and 1.9 kilometres away along the coast.

Does Orea Hotel have sea views?

Some balconies look south down the valley, where the Ionian shows as a wedge of open water between two hillsides. Others look north-west at a derelict brick complex on the slope and the mountain ridge behind it. The hotel does not stand on the shore, so no room looks straight out over the water.

Can I pay by card at Orea Hotel?

No. The hotel accepts cash only, so bring what you need for the stay — this is the single most useful thing to know before arriving. An invoice is provided on request.

Is there parking at Orea Hotel?

Yes. Private parking on site is free and no reservation is needed. The hotel stands on the SH8, the Riviera coast road, and the beaches along this stretch are easier to reach with a car than without one.

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in runs from 12:00 to 23:30, so a late arrival off the coast road is fine. Check-out is a narrower window, from 08:00 to 10:00. The minimum age for check-in is 18.

How do I get to Orea Hotel from the airport?

Tirana is the airport to fly into — Vlorë's is closer on a map, but it has no scheduled passenger service. From Tirana it is a little over 220 kilometres south by road, four to five hours, the last stretch on the SH8 over the Llogara pass. There is no airport shuttle here, so guests hire a car or arrange a transfer — which is also why parking on site is free and needs no reservation.

What do guests score Orea Hotel?

Guests on Booking.com score it 6.2 out of 10, the band its platform calls Pleasant. The seven separate categories run from facilities at 6.2 to free Wi-Fi at 7.5: cleanliness 7.3, location 7.2, staff 7.1, comfort 7.0 and value for money 6.4.

Are there family rooms at Orea Hotel?

Yes. Both published room types sleep more than two: a Basic Triple with one single bed and one double bed, and a Classic Quadruple with two single beds and one double bed for four guests. Cots and extra beds are not available.