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Toni RetzoRooms, home
The terrace at dusk under a reed roof strung with bulbs: marble bistro tables and canvas director's chairs among olive trees, the bay and its headland below against a pink and violet sky

Potam · Himarë · Albanian Riviera

Breakfast above the bay.

Rooms on the hill over Potam, kept by Toni and his family. Most look across the olive groves to Himarë Bay, and the beach is ten minutes down the lane.

Live rates on Booking.comThe fifteen rooms

The terrace, just after sunset.

A white house of three floors under a terracotta roof, with blue-and-cream awnings over the balconies and a stone cottage below it. In front, a terrace held up by a curved dry-stone wall, where the tables sit under reed and olive trees and look west over Potam to the bay and the headland of Himarë.

Potam Beach · 650 m · about ten minutes on foot

A day on the terrace

Breakfast on a marble table: two glasses of orange juice, sliced melon, tomato and cucumber, a bread basket, a slice of cake and a small bowl of honey, with the olive groves and Himarë Bay behind
01 · MorningBreakfast at the edge of the terrace.
The scalloped edge of a blue-and-cream striped awning over a balcony rail, looking down over the terrace roof and the olive trees to the bay and the headland
02 · AfternoonFrom a balcony, under the awning.
Rows of canvas director's chairs and round marble tables under a reed pergola hung with lit bulbs, a stone wall on the left and the lights of Himarë across the bay
03 · After darkThe lights come on over the tables.
The house from the air: a white three-storey building with a terracotta roof and striped awnings over the balconies, a lower stone cottage, and a terrace of tables and olive trees held up by a curved dry-stone wall on the hillside

The house, the stone cottage and the terrace wall.

Kept by the family

Toni Retzo runs the house with his family, and the whole family works in it: the rooms, the terrace and the breakfast, which is homemade and served outside every morning. The house was Toni Retzo Apartments before it was Toni Retzo Rooms.

  • Breakfast on the terrace
  • A bar and coffee on the terrace
  • A garden and a sun deck
  • Free private parking on site, no reservation needed
  • Lockers
  • Currency exchange

Fifteen keys

Fifteen room types, for two, three or four. Most have a balcony and a view over the bay; one is an apartment with its own kitchen. Every room has air conditioning, its own bathroom, a fridge, a flat-screen TV and free WiFi.

For two

3 room types

For three

4 room types

For four

8 room types

A bright room with a double and a single bed in pale oak, terracotta floor tiles and a glass door open onto a balcony under a striped awning
A double and a single, the balcony door open.
A bed on a mezzanine under white boarded ceiling and exposed timber trusses, a glass balustrade at its edge and blue curtains at the window below
The upstairs bed of a duplex, under the roof timbers.
A long room with a dark timber plank ceiling, a double bed on a low wooden frame, pendant lamps and full-height glass doors onto a terrace
Timber overhead, glass onto the terrace.
Every room type, in full

The way up, the way down

The house is up Rruga Vangjel Zoto, the lane that climbs from Potam to the Himara Bypass Road. There is no sign on the main road: by car, turn off the bypass at the bend and come down the lane. On foot, the beach is the other way, downhill all the way.

Potam BeachAbout ten minutes on foot, downhill.
650 m
Prinos BeachThe pebble beach north of Potam.
700 m
Maraçi BeachNext along the bay towards town.
1.1 km
Filikuri BeachThe cove to the south.
1.5 km
DirectionsFinding us, in full
The way up to Toni Retzo Rooms, and the way down to Potam BeachA plan of the hillside above Potam. By car, the lane Rruga Vangjel Zoto climbs about 598 metres from the house to the Himara Bypass Road. On foot, the path to Potam Beach runs about 659 metres downhill to the west.The houseHimara Bypass Road↑ Himarë centre, 3.8 kmPotam BeachIonian Sea0200 mN
By car: 600 m up the lane to the bypassOn foot: 650 m down to Potam Beach
A storm passing over Himarë Bay at sunset, orange light under violet cloud, the olive groves dark in the foreground and the town along the shore

What guests say

9.1out of 10
on Booking.com

Guests come back to the same four things: the family, the breakfast, how clean the rooms are kept, and the view from the terrace at the end of the day.

Category scores for Toni Retzo Rooms on Booking.com, each out of ten.
Cleanliness9.5
Free WiFi9.5
Comfort9.4
Staff9.4
Facilities9.1
Location9.1
Value for money8.9
Read the reviews on Booking.com

Before you arrive

Check-in
From 15:00 to 22:00. A photo ID and a credit card are asked for at check-in.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 11:00.
Payment
Cash at the property.
Children
Welcome at any age. There are no cots or extra beds.
Pets
Not allowed.
Smoking
Rooms are non-smoking; there is a smoking area outside.
Parking
Free and private, on site.
Languages
Albanian, Greek, English and Italian.

Questions

How far is Toni Retzo Rooms from the beach?

Toni Retzo Rooms is on the hillside above Potam, south of Himarë town. Potam Beach is about 650 metres away, roughly ten minutes on foot downhill, and Prinos Beach is about 700 metres. The walk back is uphill all the way, and Himarë centre is 3.8 kilometres by road, about ten minutes by car.

Is breakfast served at Toni Retzo Rooms?

Yes. The family makes breakfast in the house and serves it on the terrace, at marble tables looking over the olive groves to Himarë Bay. It is homemade, cooked and laid out by the people who run the house. Each rate on Booking.com shows whether breakfast is included before you reserve, so check the room you choose.

Do the rooms at Toni Retzo Rooms have a sea view?

Most of the fifteen room types are sold with a balcony and a view over the bay; the house faces west across the olive groves to Himarë Bay and the headland. Every room has air conditioning, its own bathroom, a fridge, a flat-screen TV and free WiFi. Some rooms on the top floor are duplexes with a loft bed under the roof timbers.

How do I find Toni Retzo Rooms?

The house is up Rruga Vangjel Zoto, the lane that climbs from Potam to the Himara Bypass Road. Coming on the bypass, turn down the lane at the bend; the house is about 600 metres down it. There is no sign on the main road, so set your navigation to plus code 3QV5+2Q Himarë.

Is there parking at Toni Retzo Rooms?

Yes. Private parking at the house is free and needs no reservation. That matters in Himarë in July and August, when the streets near Potam and the town beaches fill early. A car is useful here: the house is on the hillside, and Himarë centre is about ten minutes away by road.

Can I pay by card at Toni Retzo Rooms?

Payment at the property is in cash. A photo ID and a credit card are still asked for at check-in, as the booking guarantee. Rates and the cancellation terms for each room are shown on Booking.com before you reserve, and the house can exchange currency for guests.

Is Toni Retzo Rooms good for families?

Children of every age are welcome, and more than half of the room types sleep four: family rooms, quadruple rooms, duplexes with a loft and a one-bedroom apartment with a kitchen. There are no cots or extra beds, so book a room with enough beds for everyone. The terrace and garden give children room outside.

How do I get to Toni Retzo Rooms from the airport?

The nearest airport is Vlorë International, about 84 kilometres north along the SH8 coast road. From Himarë, take the Himara Bypass Road south towards Potam and turn down Rruga Vangjel Zoto to the house.

Rooms are held on Booking.com.

Dates, availability and the rate for each room type are there. Payment at the house is in cash; for anything else, call +355 69 231 4252.

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A long table with cream canvas chairs on the terrace, an olive tree and a pot of pink geraniums on the stone wall, the olive groves and the Ceraunian mountains behind

The inland side: olive groves and the mountains.