Kallmi View - Nature Retreat on the Albanian Adriatic Coast

Everything was absolutely wonderful! The place is beautiful, cozy, and has such a lovely atmosphere. Everything was perfect from start to finish, and the view from the window was simply breathtaking — truly a view that takes your breath away! We really enjoyed our stay and would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a beautiful and peaceful getaway. ❤️

Location, atmosphere, room

We were greeted warmly and promptly and had help with our bags. The room was lovely, the gardens gorgeous and well looked after and the beach was very well maintained and clean. The family were very lovely and really looked after us whilst we were there. We both had a really lovely relaxing few days, we researched the place before hand (so we knew that we wouldn't be venturing out much due to the road) So we kept our days very relaxed staying mainly at the private beach and eating at the restaurant- the food was delicious and we found the prices fair. We enjoyed beach days, having drinks on the sunbeds / sunbathing and doing some paddle boarding and kayaking. Thank you so much, we will hope to return one day :)

Road was tricky but manageable- but we knew this and we were prepared. Mosquitoes - but again the owners let us use some bug spray which really helped. Service was relaxed not super fast, but we really didn't mind as we were not in a rush to be anywhere.

We stayed 1 night here in October and expected to like it more given the price and photos on Booking.com. Scenic beachfront location. There are 2 rooms (next to each other) and they share a private balcony and pretty garden space furnished with wooden chairs, tables and sun loungers. In a separate building a few steps away is a large restaurant. There are umbrellas and loungers near the beachfront just steps away. We had the place to ourselves.

The room is pretty but definitely form over function. Apart from a wooden hanging rail there’s nowhere to put anything. The few surfaces (small table, small spaces built into the stone walls) were filled with useless bric a brac (candles, dried flowers, lights). A lot of decorative items and clutter. A small bathroom is a portion of the room made semi private with opaque glass walls. It’s actually a wet room so you drench the entire space if you have a shower. Not even a hook to hang a towel and nowhere to put a few toiletries in the bathroom. Very impractical. Mugs were provided but no coffee or tea making things and also no fridge. No complimentary water provided. Breakfast is not included in the price. The road here was very unpleasant. You skirt a large construction site leaving Durres (the road almost disappears) and then it’s single track, mostly gravel, very uneven. We were glad to have a vehicle with high clearance. About 15 min drive. Once here, the drive is a deterrent to popping back into Durres (a lovely city with lots going on). Dinner was just ok, expensive for what was served up. At breakfast our bread basket from dinner was still on the table. Little care shown to us. This did not seem like a professionally run place, especially compared to other Albanian accommodations during our 3 week trip, all of which were better value. We didn’t linger and can’t recommend. Very poor value.