N'SOKAK Boutique Hotel

Restored Ottoman townhouse

The four-room townhouse runs like an intimate private home, centered on a fireplace downstairs and a stone terrace overlooking the fortress.

What it’s good at

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Design

Notable

Dark-wood interiors displaying sculptures by late local artist Arben Bajo and Era Bajo paintings.

Heritage

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Nineteenth-century family home restored within Gjirokastër's UNESCO-inscribed upper quarter.

Local

Notable

Morning petulla doughnuts and rooms named after Ismail Kadare literary works.

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What they say

Michelin Selected

Michelin

Also in Condé Nast Traveler.

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A sensitive restoration has retained the building’s historic stone walls and wooden beams, which have been smoothly blended with neutral tones and dark wood furnishings in the four guest rooms.

Right in the middle

Lively Central Quiet Secluded

Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.

Steep cobblestones lead past the front door, set halfway between novelist Ismail Kadare's former home and the yellow Fico House.

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The rooms

The four bedrooms keep their original stone walls, and top-floor rooms open onto private balconies facing the mountains.

At the table

Warm cheese byrek and mountain honey start the morning, and the chef prepares seasonal dinners to order.

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The Grade II-listed townhouse, built in the 1800s and once home to a well-known local family, has been thoughtfully restored and transformed into a cozy guesthouse, blending Albanian heritage with contemporary comfort.

How it began

2024Opened

A local family built the residence in the nineteenth century, and its name translates directly to alleyway in Albanian.