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Adriatik Hotel
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General information
LocationDurrës, Albania
Other information
Number of rooms60
Number of restaurants2 ( and 2 bars)

Adriatik Hotel is a hotel near Durrës, Albania. This is the main tourist hotel in Durrës, located on the long sandy beach to the south. It contains 60 rooms and was built during the Stalin-era.An early reference to the facilities is contained in an article written for Atlantic Monthly magazine in 1963 by the well known journalist James Cameron. By the time Philip Ward visited in 1982 each bedroom was en suite but was still basic. The hotel was extensively renovated in 2003 and now boasts the best swimming pool in the Country a far cry from the situation when James Cameron visited. [1]

Themes

Each floor has a given theme; the Marubi Floor is the business hall, reception,library and 4 conference rooms with a set of paintings by Marubi, the Doruntina Floor has 13 executive rooms, 8 standard rooms and 2 suites viewing the sea with paintings by Gentiana Gishti, the Shqipëria Fantastike floor has 13 luxury rooms viewing the sea, 8 standard rooms and 2 suites viewing the sea as does the Tradita Shqiptare floor which contain paintings related to Albanian tradition.

Restaurants

The hotel is served by two restaurants, Beauty of Durrës” (Bukuroshja e Durrësit) and “Three Generations”, serving Italian cuisine.

References

  1. ^ Brosnahan, Tom; Fallon, Steve (31 January 1997). Mediterranean Europe on a shoestring. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9780864424280. Retrieved 20 March 2011.

Philip Ward. Albania A Travel Guide ISBN 0-906672-41-4 Oleander Press 1983