El Primero Hotel

4.0 star property
Hotel in Sarandë with seasonal outdoor pool and 24-hour front desk

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Seasonal outdoor pool
Exterior
Terrace/patio
Exterior
1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
El Primero Hotel offers unforgettable Ionian Sea views. The seasonal outdoor pool is perfect for cooling down after exploring. Free self parking removes the hassle of finding a spot, and the 24-hour front desk ensures assistance is always available.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Deluxe Suite, Sea View

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Desk
Laptop workspace
In-room safe
Wardrobe
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Double Room, Partial Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Daily housekeeping
Laptop workspace
Desk
In-room safe
  • 23 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Daily housekeeping
Laptop workspace
Desk
In-room safe
  • 25 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed
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About the area

Sarandë is home to El Primero Hotel. While the natural beauty of Beach of Mirrors and Ksamil Islands can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can explore Sarande Ferry Terminal.
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Rruga Butrinti, Sarandë, Vlorë, 9701

What's nearby

  • Mango Beach - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Castle of Lëkurësit - 5 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Synagogue Complex - 6 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Sarande Ferry Terminal - 8 min drive - 5.2 km
  • Port of Sarandë - 8 min drive - 5.2 km

Restaurants

  • ‪LOST restaurant & beach club - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Demi - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪La Petite - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Shtepia E Totes - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Layo's - ‬4 min drive

About this property

El Primero Hotel

Upscale hotel near Sarande Ferry Terminal
El Primero Hotel provides everything that you need. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • A seasonal outdoor pool
  • Free self-parking
  • A 24-hour front desk, smoke-free property and a front desk safe
  • Guest reviews give top marks for the helpful staff
Room features
All guest rooms at El Primero Hotel feature thoughtful touches, such as laptop-friendly workspaces and air conditioning, as well as amenities, such as safes.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Baths or showers, free toiletries and hairdryers
  • Wardrobes/cupboards, daily housekeeping and desks

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free secured, covered self parking on site

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: ALL 175.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
The seasonal pool will be open from April to September
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

El Primero Hotel Hotel
El Primero Hotel Sarandë
El Primero Hotel Hotel Sarandë

Frequently asked questions

Does El Primero Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has a seasonal outdoor pool.

Is El Primero Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at El Primero Hotel?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at El Primero Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at El Primero Hotel?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is El Primero Hotel located?

Situated in Sarandë, this hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Mango Beach and within 3 miles (5 km) of Castle of Lëkurësit and Sarandë Promenade. Museum of Archaeology and Saranda Beach are also within 3 miles (5 km).

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El Primero Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 72 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 72 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 72 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 72 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 72 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ayelet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Very nice place with excellent service and warm, hospitable people. Highly recommended!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, great pool and great breakfast!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet property with beach very close with ample sun beds and beach bar. Breakfast was good - no other food served at the hotel so a quick walk up the very steep path to pizzerias and restaurants was called for in the evenings. Great view out to sea from our balcony to watch the sunsets
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marija

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is amazing! The staff are so friendly, the hotel is immaculately clean. The breakfast is wonderful, as is the beach and pool area. Highly recommend!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ruhige und dennoch zentrale Lage. Alles war sauber und komfortabel – genau richtig zum Entspannen. Kostenlose Parkplätze direkt am Hotel. Das Frühstück war vielfältig, frisch und für jeden Geschmack etwas dabei. Würden jederzeit wieder buchen!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chelsea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was exceptionally clean and sanitized. The breakfast was always fresh, plentiful options including eggs, sausage, waffles, pastries, fruit, yogurt, and beverages. The lobby was spacious, flooded with natural light, with an open view to an infinity pool and the ocean. The beach was on the property and included free sunbeds, lounge chairs and umbrellas for hotel guests free of charge. Several great restaurants within walking distance. The staff was kind, attentive, and had recommendations for every question asked. Great focus on customer service and cleanliness. We wouldost definitely stay there again!!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

arun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great property but there isn’t a restaurant on property only breakfast is available. Also the hot tub included with our room didn’t work at all
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Der eigene Pool ist das Highlight vom Hotel. Die Zimmer sind sauber und werden gründlich gereinigt. Parkplatz ist leider nicht exklusiv nur für die Hotelgäste. Die Musik von der Beach Bar war zum Teil sehr laut. Das Frühstück war ok. Das Brot war sehr lecker. Das Meer ist sehr wellig und deutlich zu kühl zum baden. Die Lage ist sonst Top zwischen Saranda und Ksamil. Daher Gesamtfazit: Es ist gut aber nicht überragend. Preis deutlich zu hoch.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Tine Krogh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vi kørte dertil i bil, der var p-kælder så bilen kunne holde i skygge - det var rigtig godt. Hotellet havde en fed pool tilknyttet og god morgenmad. Dog får det kun 4 stjerner da der ikke er mad resten af dagen. Derfor blev vi tvunget ud i byen for at finde de andre måltider, hvilket der var langt til.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is stunning. The staff was freindly and helpful. We loved the room, the view was amazing. The pool is beautiful and everything is well thought out. Parking is easy. My only complaint is that the road in didnt have a sign at the top so we where nervous for a minute but the gps got us right to the front door.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

bava

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
struttura molto bella con piscina e spiaggia ben attrezzata
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stefanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sauberes Zimmer, schöne und moderne Hotelanlage. Genug Liegestühle am Pool sowohl auch am Strand. Gutes Frühstück. Nettes Personal.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Laurent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

3 jours à Saranda

Hôtel très bien dans l’ensemble, la piscine et l’accès à la plage étaient très bien. Hôtel très propre aussi. En revanche le service n’est pas leur spécialité : peu aimables, mal organisés, et la qualité de la nourriture n’était pas à la hauteur du prix.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Très bon séjour dans l’hôtel. Très moderne et bien équipé. Le petit déjeuner est très bien Il est situé en bout de ville donc un peu excentré vous devrez prendre la voiture pour aller à Sarande centre. La plage privé et piscine sont inclus dans le logement.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcelo

Hotel excelente✨! Tudo novinho, com ótima infraestrutura na praia, piscina, café da manhã, ótima localização e com o privilégio de ver o pôr do sol da varanda do quarto (quarto com sacada na lateral) 😱☀️Funcionários super atenciosos. Super recomendo!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastisk ophold på El primero

Vi er en familie på 5(3 børn og 2 voksne), som lige har boet 8 dage på dette fantastiske hotel. Personalet var flinke og behjælpelige og både den inkluderede morgenmad og maden i restauranten var virkelig god. Vi havde to værelser, det ene med udsigt til havet(kan varmt anbefales) og et andet og lidt billigere uden havudsigt. Begge værelser og det øvrige hotel var ekstremt rent og pænt med daglig rengøring.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Buen hotel

Es un buen hotel delante de la playa con una bonita piscina. Desayuno correcto pero con poca variedad, cama muy cómoda y la comida del restaurante bastante buena. La situación es la única pega porque es el primer hotel que hay en Sarande viniendo de Ksamil y está bastante lejos del centro.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wir waren sehr zufrieden im El Primero! Besonders hervorheben möchten wir den tollen Service, egal ob an der Rezeption oder an der Bar/ im Restaurant. Wir können das El Primero sehr empfehlen:-)
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Akshay

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hotel, great location.

The hotel feels quite new. Seemed like a family run setup. Didn’t see any new faces at the front desk or the bar/kitchen etc. like most of Sarandë, this hotel too looks quite new. The room was comfortable. Parking was convenient. The location is excellent. Right on the beach. The staff was very courteous. The lady at the front desk was kind enough to not charge us for our 5year. For some reason, the reservation didn’t pick up that we were 3 even though the room we booked was a triple sleeper. Some teething bits which can easily be resolved include arranging an iron and a board even if not in every room but maintained centrally. The breakfast was ok. Could be made better with just a few tweaks. We tried to use the swimming pool but the water was quite cold. Wished we could have used it more.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Trænger du til en dag ved stranden i Sarandë..

Lækker pool område Fin stenstrand med stenbund. Kan skimte Korfu. Gratis brug af liggestole og parasol. Både ved pool og strand. Flot udsigt Stille område Opmærksom på stejl og smal nedkørsel til hotel. Dog med parkeringsmulighed både ude og i garage ved hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super modernes und sauberes Hotel. Recht klein und dadurch sehr ruhig. Alle sehr zuvorkommend und nett!! Bitte bei den Getränken die Eiswürfel abbestellen - das haben wir total vergessen und dann leider die Quittung bekommen. Da kann aber das Personal absolut nichts für, daher keine Kritik :-)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Hotel ist ruhig gelegen. Hat einen eigenen Strand & einen schönen Pool. Parkmöglichkeiten waren vorhanden. Personal war sehr nett. Frühstück hatte eine gute Auswahl. Es war sehr sauber, es wurde immer geputzt. Restaurants fußläufig erreichbar. Zentrum etwas entfernt.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff and property! Very clean and well looked after, quiet area at the end of Saranda and is located right in between the town centre and Ksamil. Rooms were tidied very well ( I always inspect for that), we had an issue with a hair dryer but reception gave us an alternative one promptly. All staff were lovely including housekeeping and kitchen aswell. Overall I am very happy with my choice of staying at El Primero!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

HECTOR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excepcional

El hotel está súper limpio, tiene una playa privada para bañarse y ver el sunset sensacional. La comida tanto del buffet como del restaurante está muy buena. Lo único negativo, fue el camarero que servía las cenas, ofrecía mejor trato a los clientes que le dejaban propina haciéndonos sentir incómodos en ciertos momentos. Una pena, porque el resto de personal era de 10!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alessandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
O hotel é novo, muito bonito com excelente roupa de cama e banho. O funcionário da recepção nos ajudou bastante com aluguel de carro e transfer. Os funcionários do restaurante não são muito simpáticos e vários dos pedidos que fizemos no jantar estavam em falta. O café da manhã na minha opinião tinham poucas opções de meu gosto, mas entendo ser cultural o que ofereciam , não gostei, faltaram opções para mim. A piscina é uma delícia e a área da praia realmente faz a diferença com um belo pôr do sol e você pode usar as espreguiçadeiras sem custos adicionais. Outra coisa que incomodou na cidade e na área do restaurante é o excesso de tabagistas, nos éramos os únicos que não fumavam, sofremos com o cheiro de cigarro em todos os cantos da cidade. No geral o hotel é muito bom e muito limpo.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024