This hotel has the feel of many international hotels but with a less money to spend on décor. Staff friendly and helpful, room large, clean and comfortable enough overlooking main square where reconstruction has stopped and Christmas decorations are up. Variety of food on offer at the breakfast buffet including some lovely dark brown rolls and baby oranges. Ate one night in the restaurant food which was fine, fairly basic and relatively cheap. If you are visiting Tirana do save sometime for a visit up Dajti cable car, the ride alone is worth it and the view at the top of Dajti Mountain is impressive. Go in the morning if you can to get a clearer view and avoid the sun in your eyes.

Spent one night there -- the room had a good view of the central sqare, which is, however, undergoing huge contruction work. Wi-fi was really slow and alost useless, although is in the offer, for all the rooms.

Bathrooms should be renovated.

Staff is not very skillful.

Advice is to pick a hotel in Bloku, Tirana's "heart of the city", and not this one.

We were on a month-long tour of The Adriatic and Albania/Macedonia with Adventures Abroad. We stayed here one night at the beginning of our Albania/Macedonia tour and one night at the end. The rooms are small but we had no problem finding a place for our suitcases. The towels and pillows were fine, which is always unexpected when traveling. The breakfast buffet was good. The main square was undergoing a reconstruction and walking around was treacherous although when we returned to Tirana 10 days later the situation around the square had improved somewhat. Beware of the traffic when crossing the street anywhere in Tirana as cars don't stop and you take your life in your hands.

It wasn't very often that I would travel to Europe on business, let alone to Tirana! As a once-in-a-lifetime thing, it was an eye opener for me and I enjoyed the experience tremendously. However, I would give the Tirana International 3 stars, not 4 like I've seen in some promotional materials. I attended a conference there and the business facility and service were of professional quality. We also hosted a luncheon and Happy Hour, and the hors d'oeuvres served were delicious. The booze was decent. The free Internet access was a nice touch.

Now here are the Cons. Dinners served in the main restaurant were only so-so. The maitre'de and the waiters were very slow even though the restaurant was practically empty. The room was clean but small. The front desk staff were either cheerful or outright hostile. Sure, I also get the same flippant treatment sometimes in Manhattan, New York, but this is more of ex-Communism paranoia, in my opinion.

Hence, my 3-star rating. Cheers,