Lovely little hotel in an amazingly location within the walls of Berat Castle complex. Stunning views over the castle walls. Breakfast was huge and plentiful with freshly cooked eggs two ways, sausage, breads, gorgeous locally made cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber sweet pastries and a bunch of grapes plus really decent coffee. All served in the outdoor veranda overlooking the castle. The staff were very discreet but friendly, the twin room was clean and easily spacious enough for a solo traveller like me or a couple, and bathroom/shower was in good working order. Good A/C too.

I couldn't find fault with this fabulous little hotel.

The place is located inside the cattle walls and gives the opportunity to visit it when the mist of tourists are gone. The room was nice and clean and the breakfast was delicious, varied and big. The person that attends the guesthouse was very friendly and the view from the room and the terrace were really nice.

It's not negative but just two have in mind that the way from the castle to the tarn is narrow and approx. 30 minutes walking distance so it's better to use the car to move. I would choose it again without any doubt.

Excellent location - with ample parking right outside the hotel. Breakfast in the morning is very hearty (croissant, fried & boiled eggs, coffee, sausages, cucumber / tomato / feta, bread). Room itself was quite spacious for 3 of us & beds are all comfortable to sleep in

Only downside could be the pub nearby which gets crowd / plays music till late. But we were so tired after trekking all the way up from the old town that we just passed out

Well located. Our welcome was rather indifferent at first and we were given a smaller room than we had booked initially. Another staff member turned up and moved us to the correct room, which was very nice. Breakfast was good.

We had read reviews about how friendly and helpful the staff were - other than the man who changed our rooms, we found them rather cold. But they did help with things if we asked.

The wonderful location is probably the best part about this hotel. It is right at the heart of the castle and you can easily access all the wonderful areas around. The breakfast also was great, plenty of options to choose from different foods that were served. The bathroom was clean aswell. In general the room was ok for what i paid, can't have big expectations for such price.

Host could have been a little bit more flexible with us. We were 3 peoples in total (two adults, one baby) and we got accommodated in a room for two. This wasn't hosts fault as i was the one who mistakenly choose the wrong option during the reservation, however the hotel had the possibility to accommodate us in a bigger room and host hesitated. Instead host choose to accommodate us who were 3 peoples on a room for two, meanwhile someone else who came a little later was accommodated on a room for three while they were just 2 peoples. There was no TV installed. One of the beds was not very comfortable

Fantastic location in UNESCO World Heritage town of Berat. This is the Hotel Kalaja (Castle) because it is located inside the castle at the top of the steep cobbled street. The owner/manager was great. Not much English but good spirit and helpful. Get used to using Google translate conversation in Albanian. Breakfast was great. Price is inexpensive, almost too little for USA travelers. Leave the windows open for the mountaintop air. See the surrounding mountains all around. Listen to the local guys yakking with each other as the sun sets. Walk on the stone streets as it gets dark. Olive trees everywhere and figs grow from every crack in the stones.

The accommodation is in an excellent, very cosy location, and what is very important in Berati the parking problem is solved. In the evening the room can be a bit noisy because of the nearby restaurants, but for us it was not a problem. It was nice to listen to the authentic music. Breakfast was plentiful and delicious.

everything was perfect for us

Amazing location and food. I would have paid the same amount just for that breakfast for the 3 of us. Very convenient when travelling by car - we parked right in front of the hotel and enjoyed the next morning walking all over old town before checking out.

no way to take a shower without getting the entire bathroom floor wet. Seems to be a trend around there.

Good location. This is right inside the fortress and therefore easy to get around for sightseeing. It's also on top of the hill and far away from the noise of old town Berat. You can drive all the way to the hotel and parking was easy. Breakfast was sumptuous. We actually had to tell the owner to reduce the amount of breakfast we got :-)

The site is absolutely well located. It is within the castle walls and there is no more pleasant environment to be in in the entire city. The staff's attention was very good, and the breakfast was very very good. Comfortable beds and a feeling of well-being in that place when you wake up in this place. 100% recommended.