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Penelope Rooms
The white three-storey house with brick-faced balconies, a tiled pergola over the porch and magenta bougainvillea along the front, mountains behind

Bed and breakfast · Dhërmi · Albanian Riviera

A garden of olive and fruit trees, ten minutes above Dhërmi beach.

Penelope Rooms is the family house of Spiro and Dora on the beach road in Dhërmi: rooms, a stone studio and a four-bedroom apartment, breakfast made at the house, and a fire ring in the garden at night.

Five ways to stay +355 67 490 5515

Five ways to stay

Who sleeps where.

Each row is drawn as its beds: the wide blocks are doubles, the narrow ones singles. Every room has air conditioning, its own bathroom and a terrace or balcony. Open a row for its photographs.

  1. 01Budget Double RoomSleeps 2 · Terrace over the garden
  2. 02Double Room with BalconySleeps 2 · Balcony over the garden
  3. 03Family or Triple RoomSleeps 3 · Terrace or balcony over the garden
  4. 04Studio with Sea ViewSleeps 2 · Terrace with a sea view
  5. 05Superior ApartmentSleeps 10 · Balcony to every bedroom, over the garden

Children up to four sleep in a free cot. There are no extra beds.

One room, closely · No. 04

The stone studio, with its own door and a terrace facing the sea.

A stone-walled room with a white iron double bed, two armchairs with peach cushions, a red striped runner and curtained windows
The stone studio

The one stone room: rough stone walls, an iron bed, two armchairs and a fireplace, with its own door and a terrace facing the sea.

Sleeps
2
Bed
1 extra-large double bed
Outside
Terrace with a sea view
Inside
Fireplace · Its own entrance · Air conditioning
Bathroom
Private, with shower

In every room

Air conditioning and heating, a private bathroom with towels and toiletries, a wardrobe, mosquito nets and free Wi-Fi.

Around the house

Breakfast made by the family, a sun terrace and outdoor tables, a barbecue, free parking on site and somewhere to leave your bags.

There are no kitchens, in the rooms or the apartment. Rooms have a refrigerator and a table, and the barbecue is outside.

The garden by day

Olives, a banana plant, and bougainvillea up the steps.

The house stands in its own garden on the slope, with corners to sit in under the trees and the mountains behind.

An old olive tree shading a flagstone terrace, bougainvillea at its edge and a strip of blue sea beyond the trees
Under the olive
A curving paved path through the garden past the ground-floor terrace, a banana plant and a cypress, with white houses and mountains beyond
The path through the garden
A paved path running up beside the house under a cascade of magenta bougainvillea, cliffs and green hillside behind
Bougainvillea up the side path

The house and garden in photographs

Evenings

The fire ring, when the day is done.

Down the garden there is a round whitewashed fire pit with curved benches set about it, and a barbecue beside it. This is where the evenings end.

“Prepare something on the barbecue, or just stay around the fire and enjoy your company.”

Spiro
The round whitewashed fire pit lit at night, curved white benches with timber seats around it and a dog asleep on the paving
The fire ring at night
Flames rising from logs in the stone-rimmed fire pit, in darkness
The whitewashed fire pit by day on a paved circle with timber bench seats, cypresses and a limestone hillside behind
The fire ring by day
Stone steps up to the front door under a timber pergola with terracotta tiles, potted plants either side
The porch steps

The family

Spiro and Dora.

The house is run by Spiro and Dora, who make the breakfast and look after the rooms. Between them they speak Albanian, Greek, English, Italian and French, and they know the village and the coast well enough to send you to the right beach and the right table for the evening.

Guests on Booking.com score the house 9.5 out of 10, exceptional, and the hosts themselves a perfect 10.0. On Google it holds 4.8 out of 5.

Read the reviews on GoogleReviews on Tripadvisor

Where it is

On the beach road, up the hill from the sea.

  1. Harmonia Restaurant100 mThe nearest table to the house.
  2. Dhërmi beach650 mTen to fifteen minutes down on foot. Steeper on the way back up.
  3. Piratet restaurant650 mBy the beach.
  4. Palasa beach1.9 kmThe long beach to the north.
  5. Gjipe beach5 kmThe canyon cove to the south, reached on foot from the coast road.
  6. Llogara National Park15 kmThe pass and the pine forest above the coast.

Getting here

Before you come

Booked with the family, paid in cash.

Write to the house with your dates and how many of you there are. The Book now bar at the foot of the page writes the message for you; the number is the one painted on the sign in the meadow.

Text the houseCall +355 67 490 5515
Check-in
12:00–20:00. Tell the family your arrival time, and bring a photo ID.
Check-out
09:00–10:00
Paying
In cash, at the house
Children
Welcome at any age; a free cot for children up to four. No extra beds.
Pets
Not allowed
Quiet
23:00–07:00. No parties.
Parking
Free, on site, no need to reserve

Questions

Asked most often.

How far is Penelope Rooms from Dhërmi beach?

About 650 metres. Guests walk down to Dhërmi beach in ten to fifteen minutes, and the walk back up the hill is steep. Parking at the house is free and on site, with no need to reserve a space, so the car can stay at the house all week.

How do I book a room at Penelope Rooms?

Write or call the house on +355 67 490 5515 with your dates and how many of you there are; the Book now bar on this site writes that text message for you, with the dates already in it. Payment at the house is in cash, and children up to four stay in a free cot.

Is breakfast served at Penelope Rooms?

Yes. Breakfast is made at the house, and after the hosts it is the thing guests remember most. Say when you write about your dates that you would like breakfast, and how many of you will be eating, so the family can plan the morning.

Do the rooms have air conditioning and Wi-Fi?

Yes. Every room, the stone studio and each bedroom of the apartment has air conditioning and heating, and Wi-Fi is free throughout the house. Each has its own bathroom with towels and toiletries, a wardrobe and mosquito nets.

Is there a kitchen at Penelope Rooms?

No. None of the rooms and not the apartment has a kitchen, though rooms have a refrigerator and a table. In the garden there is a barbecue and the fire ring, an outdoor fireplace with benches round it, and Harmonia Restaurant is about 100 metres away.

Can a large family or group stay together?

Yes. The Superior Apartment is four bedrooms taken together, each with its own bathroom and balcony, sleeping up to ten in four large doubles and two singles. The family or triple room sleeps three, and a cot is free on request for children up to four.

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

Check-in is from 12:00 to 20:00 and check-out from 09:00 to 10:00. Let Spiro or Dora know your arrival time before you come, and bring a photo ID to show on arrival. Free parking is at the house, and luggage can be left there before check-in or after check-out.

Is Penelope Rooms quiet at night?

Yes. The house is up the hill from Dhërmi beach, in a garden of olive and fruit trees, away from the beach bars by the water. The house keeps quiet hours from 23:00 to 07:00, and parties and stag or hen groups are not allowed.

Are pets allowed at Penelope Rooms?

No, pets are not allowed. Children of all ages are welcome, and a cot is free on request for children up to four years old. There are no extra beds, so a family of three takes the family or triple room, and larger families the apartment.

A hand-painted blue plank sign reading Penelope's Rooms and the phone number, on a post in a meadow of wildflowers under old olive trees

The number on the sign

+355 67 490 5515

The same number is painted on the blue board under the olives. Text it with your dates, or call.